Ymca West Side

"Only good things about this are the location, which is next to Central Park, Times Square and most things you want to do in Manhattan. The other major factor is its one of the cheapest hotels in Manhattan. This is where the good ends and in a big way. Most rooms are with a shared bathroom in the hallway but you can find a key locking "private" bathroom as well. The main and unavoidable issue that cancels all the good is the NOISE. It is impossible to get a good night's sleep here and I have stayed here many times due to the price factor, but only try it for 1 or 2 nights at most because after 2 nights of sleep deprivation, you will be happier sleeping under a tree in Central Park. Doors start slamming as early as 5 in the morning as other guests start leaving to use the bathroom and staff start cleaning rooms. The door slamming can also happen at night if someone gets back late from partying. Beds creak from any movement you make and the walls are thin so you'll hear other people and they will hear you and both of you will be pissed off at one another. It's a shame really because otherwise it would have been the perfect place. If you just need one night to sleep for a bit (think 5-6 hours as I doubt you will last longer with all the noise) and move on, then this will work. For a longer stay, it would be really tough. Maybe if you got ear plugs, lol?"

"Very well located"

"The location is good right by Central Park and the 59th st stop on the subway but that’s the only redeeming factor for this place. The rooms are repulsive we had a roach as large as a dollar bill in our first room they did switch our room but our next room was not much better. The bathrooms /showers are a joke they where always out of TP and hand towels and I think they may be cleaned maybe once every couple days cause I definitely saw fecal matter on the floor in a couple of the bathrooms it was absolutely disgusting the beds where uncomfortable and people tried to open our door in the middle of the night so there that\nso yeah my stay at the YMCA was extremely uncomfortable"