Huilian Qiu

Review of Hostelling International New Y...

I ve stayed in several others hostels in Manhattan...

I ve stayed in several others hostels in Manhattan and I think this is absolutely the best. Excellent location. Subway line 1 is just one block away, 2 min walk. You can get to the Times Square in around 25 minutes. Many nice restaurants and a fruit shop nearby. They also have many activities including cooking lessons, although I wonder who come to New York City to spend 5 hours on how to make cookies. But they also have tours and bar crawls.
10 people or 12 people rooms may be stuffen in the evenings but that is unavoidable. 4 or 6 people rooms are excellent because they have curtains around the beds.
They have a cafe which is quite convenient. The food there are all huge in quantity so you are guaranteed for a full stomach.
I found that bathrooms on the first floor are cleaner than those on the other floors.