Dan M.
Yelp
Great experience this weekend at the New Yorker Hotel...the hotel staff was nice and friendly, the property was clean...I stayed in room 125, 1st floor, pool room....minor negative items would be that the cleaning staff needs to lighten up on the fabuloso as yes, the reviews across the web that previously mentioned a strong smell of cleaning product were accurate...it took a day and a half of coming and going and leaving the door open some when I was there in order to get the scent to a less overwhelming level...but that's also fabuloso for you...the stuff is concentrated, and the room was definitely clean. 2nd would be that they need to figure out how to make the back parking area more accessible, maybe not parking the golf cart right in the 1st spot or eliminating the first 2 spots so there is room for people to navigate the corner without running over the curb...there was a vehicle parked in the 2nd spot in the back which made it so I could not clear the corner to enter the lot and park, if the golf cart had been parked somewhere else I could have pulled straight forward, but anyway you cut it there is no turning around in the back lot if there is a single other vehicle....no big deal, just something they need to work on. Also, the rain head in the shower did not work, so only the handheld head worked, but the shower was hot and clean, so again, no big deal. Bed was comfy, no stains, no signs of life that shouldnt be there...plenty of soft fluffy pillows. Alot of folks that left reviews talked about the "bad area" that the hotel is in...The area isn't dangerous IMO, its cultural, its local, its no more dangerous than any other inner city neighborhood...I'm very white, I dont speak the language (i understand enough) I walked late at night, I went into a local bodega at 3:00am, I was by myself, I didnt feel unsafe or uneasy at all...its not touristy south beach so it has a neighborHOOD feel, but I hear more sirens and loud bangs in the Tampa suburbs...do not let the OLD stats and OLD reviews keep you away from a great cultural experience... I'd 100% stay here again and had such a great experience being immersed in the local culture, enjoying the food, art and vibes that the city has to offer!