듀안 스트리트 호텔 트라이베카, 벨빌라 디스트릭트 6, 이전 소너

Immediately, I was greeted with a QR code. There were no physical employees and I instead had to scan a QR code to check in. Upon that, I was greeted with a $35/night fee that I had to pay before receiving the room number and a punch in code to access the room. The room itself was very dirty. Hair in the shower, stains on the curtains and sheets, scratches on the wall from the bed frames which had chipped wood. The thermostat was set to 76 degrees F, and would not change. The shower had a piece of hair in it, and trash was found under the bed. The only good thing about this place, was the coffee shop and pizza place that were a three minute walk from the place. Overall, I definitely would NOT recommend staying here.

Where to begin? The whole check-in process was multi step pain in the neck. The instruction was entirely different once I went to the front desk, which was so filthy. It looked like an open air market in Bombay. When I went up the back steps to go to the room that all supposed to supplies in the back it looked like a gymnasium from grammar school. The room itself? While I walked to the room, the carpet was so weathered and beaten up in old. It was very depressing. The dressing table they had was falling apart and hasn’t been cleaned or updated in 50 years. You could go on Facebook marketplace and get better furniture. The bed was itchy and scratchy, which made me very uncomfortable. The windows you couldn’t open the windows which is fine but the windows on the outside and inside was so dusty and messy. It was gross you could barely look out the windows. In fairness, it was pretty quiet and I did get a cheap rate, but it was oversold and over advertise, they will not be a return engagement.

I stayed here about a year ago before it switched owners and it was absolutely lovely. Not the same now. Despite a person sitting at the front desk, we needed to check ourselves in. Not welcoming or smooth. There were lockers before room check-in, but most were broken. Bathroom was dirty-shower was moldy. Floor dirty. Towels rough. Sink broken with a faucet that was not fully connected. Never heard of an extra fee for staying less than 7 days. Won’t stay again.

BEWARE HIDDEN FEES first, a mandatory “facility” fee beyond the posted price. For nothing (there is no pool or gym which is what this fee is supposedly for). Also, there is no front desk and minimal services. There’s a nice guy downstairs, but he’s not interested in restocking tea or water cups or cleaning out the microwave (one for the whole hotel) unless asked. Finally, there are no room key cards. So you get an access code emailed before check in (hopefully) which maybe doesn’t work until you call (from your door) so they can unlock it. And after that, it might take a couple of tries until it does work every time. Get ready to remember a 6 digit code, or look it up every time.