St Marks Hotel

12/19/10

horrific! do NOT stay here.

by shanayhay

1- the staff there is extremely rude and not interested in helping in the least. plan on lugging all of you luggage up the multiple flights of stairs without even an an attempt to ask if you need help.

2-rooms are super small. i thought this would be ok because i was getting such a great price, but these rooms were closets. you had to walk sideways to get around. oh and our toilet was clogged when we first arrived. not to mention the stained sheets.

3-ridiculous noise pollution. the radiator clicked and clanked, outside traffic seemed like it was happening in the room, and the people next door decided it would be a good idea to have the noisiest "relations" of their lives. that too seemed like it was happening in the same room. gross.

4-i couldn't stand to sleep there another night, and was not able to get my money back for the next 2 nights due to a 48 hr cancellation policy. how i was supposed to know this place was way below the standard of care before i arrived, i'm not sure. but they didn't care. and the so-called manager seemed to NEVER show his face to be talked to. so i was out of the money, but it was worth it to never step foot in that place again.

Conclusion: the WORST!

02/15/08

LOVE THIS HOTEL

by Debbiepapp

Clean and comfortable rooms, helpful staff and all at a great price. We will definetly be back and would recommend this hotel to anyone looking to stay in the city, but not pay the price for the city.

I WOULD COME BACK IT THE CHEAPES HOTEL AND THE RIGHT PRICE

02/13/08

Great stay at a great rate !

by Chelsea20423

Clean and comfortable rooms, helpful staff and all at a great price. We will definetly be back and would recommend this hotel to anyone looking to stay in the city, but not pay the price for the city.

• Pros: Location, Neighborhood, Plasma tv's
• Cons: No elevators

12/29/06

I've counted 38 bedbug bites on me from staying here for a wknd

by rc618

A week after my trip to NYC, I noticed these insect bites popping up all over my arms and legs. They are itchy as hell. I had no clue what was happening to me, I was freaking out. So I searched the net on insect bites and I came across this article on bed bu gs :

www.msnbc.msn,com/id/11823244/

and I remembered clearly coming across 1 or 2 of those bu gs on the sheets, at the time I didn't think anything of it and just brushed it off the bed.

Sure, it's a great location, close by to great restaurants, bars, and the subway.

Paid $120 a night for a wknd in Mid Dec.

Subway ride from JFK to st.marks costs $7 and a little under 2 hrs

If you really must stay there, clearly inspect your the bed/sheets, edges of carpet for bed bu gs, if you see one, that means the room is infe sted. get out of there!

• Pros: great location, convenience
• Cons: bedbug infestation

09/21/06

Clean rooms but no elevator/lift and next to noisy streets!

by gez

Stayed here for a couple of days in September 2006, last minute booking (quite literally walked in off the street), so we were glad to find somewhere for me and my friend for just $140 for a twin double room each night.

If you have heavy bags then you won't like the fact that there is no elevator/lift. The hotel is fairly nicely decorated, lots of light woodwork stairs and quite clean.

The staff were polite and helpful, especially the daytime receptionist who was very accommodating.

Although the hotel is ideally located, the rooms are not double glazed so bring your ear plugs as this hotel sits on the corner of a busy crossroad unless you are lucky enough to get a room away from the road.

The bathroom was mimimal but very clean and all the usual towels, etc provided. The rooms had some small space to hang clothes (no iron) and the air con worked fine. The beds were quite spring and creaky but comfortable enough. No mini-bar or tea making facilities. The TV had a couple of hardcore adult channels on it if thats your thing or maybe not a good idea to book in any elderly folk!!! I imagine the adult channels & the stairs (no elevator/lift remember) might just finish them off ;-)

Checkout is 11am. Would stay again if I could get a room away from the noisy street, on the whole a great budget price to be in the centre of things.

• Pros: Location & Price
• Cons: Next to noisy crossroad, No elevator/lift.