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Hotel 17, New York City
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Official Contact Details - Hotel 17
- Address: 225 East 17th Street - New York City - New York - 10003 - United States
- Phone: 212 475 2845
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- URL: http://www.hotel17ny.com/
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- Rooms: 120
"When my mother, my sister and myself arrived at the Hotel 17 for our 4-day family vacation, we..."
"Have stayed twice at Hotel 17 and have always found it very clean, central and loved the..."
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Loads of surprises at Hotel 17
Submitted by: Rachel in 01/01/06
- Age Group: 18 - 25
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- Traveller type: Family Traveller
When my mother, my sister and myself arrived at the Hotel 17 for our 4-day family vacation, we were thrilled by the looks of it from the outside. When we walked in, it was just as quaint. It has a 1920's feel and makes you feel like you're a part of NYC's history. We arrived too early and our room was still being occupied. Having taken a red-eye flight and being exhausted, the front desk clerk kindly allowed us to sleep in another room until our room was ready. The floor had a destinct smell, like an old version of cleaning detergent from the 20th Century. We got into the temporary room and found one full-sized bed, a vanity and a sink. We were kind of baffled that there wasn't a bathroom included (we're used to the required necessities of life, being from Orange County, California). But we figured our room would definitely have one. No big deal. At 12:00 we checked into our room and found there wasn't a bathroom. What the f#$*!? I went downstairs and the clerk explained the whole concept of a "shared bathroom" to me. It was kind of annoying, but it's amazing how quickly you can get over something like that. The bathrooms were always kept emaculate and I never felt like I was going to walk in and find a dead rat or something.
During the course of our stay, we consistently heard 1940's jazz music coming from the room next to us. Although it was loud, it was soothing. One day while coming out of the restroom, I saw the door to the room nextdoor opened, and immediately noticed it wasn't just any old room. It was decorated with deep red cutains and had a personal touch to it. Clearly, someone was living in it.
The next day, I went to shower and found hair dye in the sink. The only people on the floor were us and the resident nextdoor. Very late that night, my sister was in the hallway, talking on her cellphone and saw the girl next door. She said she looked like a clown. She had a silver wig on with loads of makeup. We all decided she was a Broadway actress or entertainer of some sort.
The next day I asked the hotel clerk if someone lived in the room next to us. He smirked and revealed that the person did in fact live there, and was a transvestite nude model for European magazines. Wow. He told me how people always complain about the scent on that floor. It's her perfume. He told how she was famous worldwide and had friends like Pam Anderson and Madonna coming to visit her often.
Since I'm a dork, I googled the history behind Hotel 17 and found that the lady nextdoor was Amanda Lepore http://us.geocities.com/theblitzkids/amandalepore.html (and she has her own perfume line...).
Hotel 17 has an interesting entertainemnt history. Woody Allen shot his film, Manhattan murder mystery there, and many people such as Matt LeBlanc, Madonna and others have all lived there before making it big.
Overall, I would recommend this unlikely hotel to anyone. All three of us became very attached to the hotel, our room, and the two pigeons outside our window (we named them Harry & Sally). It's a great place to stay.
9/11 at Hotel 17!
Submitted by: Kirsten Clow in 06/23/05
- Age Group: 26 - 30
- From: United Kingdom
- Traveller type: Backpacker
Have stayed twice at Hotel 17 and have always found it very clean, central and loved the original old fashioned look. Unfortuantely I was staying here during 9/11 and due their public phone not working, no room phone and the slightly spaced out, but very friendly, receptionist I ended up on the British missing persons list! but would definately stay again. I hope they don't modernise it.
Reasonably priced
Submitted by: Christine Pirrung in 06/29/05
- Age Group: 51 - 60
- From: United States
- Traveller type: Business Traveller
We thought the hotel was fine for the price. Sharing the bathrooms wasn't as bad as it seems, except for some other travelers who weren't very considerate about leaving it clean for the next person (left the shower curtain out and a huge puddle!) We loved the area, though and the many great restaurants and quaint look. Very convenient access although the front stairs to the hotel are quite steep. They had only renovated 2 floors when we were there, but hopefully more are complete now. Perfect for the budget minded traveler.
Cheap and Great
Submitted by: Zach Canfield in 06/27/05
- Age Group: 26 - 30
- From: United States
- Traveller type: Young Couple
Really enjoyed my stay at Hotel 17. It's small, but if you're a tourist to NYC, you won't be spending much time in your room.
I shouldn't tell people!
Submitted by: Carlos VillaroYLassen in 05/23/05
- Age Group: 31 - 40
- From: Denmark
- Traveller type: Family Traveller
I shouldn't tell people, because now the hotel 17 will be booked all the time. But I am thankful. We slept 9 days at Hotel 17 summer 2004 in one big room with our 3 kids - twins one year old and oldest son 4 years old. It was the perfect Hotel for our vacation I New York. Central, nice hotel, nice people, perfect atmosphere. The Hotel was a very important reason, that our stay I NY for ever will be in our minds.
Location, location, location and price
Submitted by: Connie Sonderegger in 05/23/05
- Age Group: 41 - 50
- From: United States
- Traveller type: Budget Traveller
We have stayed at hotel 17 at least 6 times in the past two years, and will be arriving there again on june 1st. We really enjoy staying at this hotel for many reasons. One, the location is great for us. The Gramercy park area of NYC is not only lovely on it's own, but is so convenient to many other wonderful neighborhoods. The east village is to the south, Union Square is to the west, the 3rd Avenue L train station is 3 blocks south at 14th and for us, there is a catholic church 3 blocks north on 2nd Avenue and many great diners where the food is good and so are the prices. Speaking of prices, Hotel 17 is a fantastic value. By staying there, we are able to visit NYC several times a year to visit our son and other family members who live in the area. We wondered at first about the shared bathrooms, but have found no problem at all with them. There are four to each floor and they are always immaculate. The staff at hotel 17 is great, really helpful and kind. So,if you want to stay in a hotel in a lovely area close to everything, in a hotel with great personality and a warm staff, where the price is right, the hotel 17 is it.
Simply Lovely
Submitted by: Nichole in 04/28/05
- Age Group: 31 - 40
- From: Canada
- Traveller type: Family Traveller
We loved it! Clean, quaint, cute with a European flare and we felt totally safe. The clientele average 30 something, young & hip, the staff super helpful and friendly. This place totally met our needs and our budget! We have been recommending it to everyone we know back home and plan to stay there the next time we visit. We just hope not too many people know how great it is, so things don't change for us. We wouldn't change a thing!
No Frills & Funky
Submitted by: Helen in 05/01/05
- Age Group: 31 - 40
- From: United Kingdom
- Traveller type: Young Couple
17 is perfect for a trip to the Big Apple where you want to spend your time and money out and about rather on your hotel. 17 is centrally situated with funky but basic rooms. There are no extras but everything you could possibly need - including great coffee - can be bought at any hour around the corner. We had no problems getting into the shared bathroom when we needed it and indeed saw very little of other guests although the hotel was full. The cost was a fraction of what a more 'luxurious' hotel would charge but the hotel's star studded history makes you feel you're doing things how they should be done in Manhattan.
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