Pod 39

pod 39 great location Pod 39 is in a great location. I chose because it's a quite area. There are many places for eating and walking. The rooms are small but cozy, very clean and comfortable. The price was fair compare to other hotels in the area. The staff is very helpful. I love it.

Sleazy Sleep Factory! Tiny badly laid out room with noisy air-conditioning condenser nearby. It was just so sad and small and dubiously clean, as in palm prints and dried treaks of somthing on the door. Front desk staff was unfriendly. In the end, I hated just about everything here and would NEVER stay here agian. Very bad value fo r the money, too--better to pay another $100 a night and stay in a real hotel.

Hidden Gem I have stayed at the Pod numerous times. Yes the rooms are small but it's NYC. That is truly the only negative. The place is spotless and the staff is wonderful! Added bonus is rooftop bar! Such a great place for a drink and a nice laidback NYC experience. Enjoy!

Will avoid next time I got a small, simple and dreary room, very noisy ventilation that cannot be turned off. I found a much better hotel and a much more cosy room for the same price in the same area the following week despite booking at the same time. Do not recommend.

Just OK Knowing I would spend little time at the hotel itself, the price, & trying a new location somewhat close to Central Station, are the main reasons I chose Pod 39. The check in process was time consuming when the young desk clerk refused to accept numerous photos of the following on my iPhone since I do not carry these unless traveling abroad; drivers license, passport, work badge, etc, clearly identifying me, a 70 y/o nurse, the most trusted profession per polls. I finally found my Global Entry-TSA pre-check card after digging through my main luggage to satisfy his demand for a physical photo ID. In this day & age of technology & online check in at most hotels, update your process for efficiency. It also takes a while for the elevators, so be patient & make sure you allow time for waiting. The room was smaller than expected, but clean, although the lobby toilet in the basement needs attention. As a light sleeper, I requested a corner room away from the elevator noise on a high floor, & this was mostly honored, although still lots of street noise 24/7 because the windows are not sound proof like most hotels, & even open surprisingly. No restaurants in this hotel, but not a high priority as I never eat at hotels anyway. They did have coffee & sweets in the bar for breakfast, but I found the bagel place next door much better with better prices. It was almost comical when I needed a "glass" made of glass to mix my medication in, & the 3 bars in the hotel refused, On my last attempt in the bar facing the street next to the lobby, I succeeded. I initially explained my need to a young waitress, yet she returned with another plastic cup, the same as supplied in my room. The bar tender that apparently understood rocket science, rolled his eyes & handed me a glass. The charges on my credit card before arrival, at check in & check out were confusing, & although the hotel swears this is normal for all NYC hotels, I've never experienced this before on numerous trips to NYC, or anywhere else for that matter. Eventually the charges were corrected. Overall, the hotel was acceptable, but I will go back to my Citizen M hotel on future trips to NYC. I've traveled to over 120 countries & slept in hammocks in the jungle, tents in the desert, yurts, train births, & some pretty seedy guests houses, so not a picky person. However, when paying these prices in the USA, one expects better.