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Reviews of Bowery Grand Hotel - Hostel

1 out of 5
Bowery Grand Hotel - Hostel
143 Bowery, New York, NY

Reviews

4.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 93 out of 998 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 90 out of 998 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 194 out of 998 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 172 out of 998 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 449 out of 998 reviews" "

4.4/10

Cleanliness

5.6/10

Staff & service

4.4/10

Amenities

4.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Hysni

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Real dirty, the noise is out of any imagination. It is not a real hotel/motel, its just space divided in spaces enough to fit a small bed and there is no ceiling, the whole floor shares a sigle ceiling because the walls do not reach the ceiling. Worst experience I ever had
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Angel, Caguas

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Raja Prithu

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As soon as I entered the reception, there were 2 homeless people right there staring at me. It felt very unsafe and it was very noisy. Please refund me if you can. It was pathetic
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lower Manhattan is historic and atmospheric. This can't be denied.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

CHRISTOPHER

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is a scam. Do yourself favor and skip this roach ridden hostel.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Megan, Vancouver

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel/hostel should not be rented out by Expedia. Upon arrival all I could hear was the high pitched beeping of a fire alarm battery dying. They said there was nothing they could do and just let it beep all night long every few minutes. No toilet paper or soap on the bathrooms ever. Woke up this morning and there was a roach in my shoe. Bugs in the bathrooms. No quiet hours, other guests screaming at all hours of the night. No sink in the room like there was on the picture of the room I booked. As a solo female traveller, I felt extremely unsafe in this room. I would like compensation for this absolute nightmare.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jared

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fleas, green crap on the walls next to the bed. I could hear people hacking up and spitting. It smells like a homeless shelter. Urine and vinegar...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Francesca

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The pros of staying in this hostel: they keep your bags after checkout and it’s in a good location- surrounded by cheap eats (hard thing to find in NYC) and the metro is less than a 5 minute walk away. The cons: stinks of smoke, there’s no toilet paper in the bathroom, no heating and we were woken up every morning by people shouting in the reception area. Once there was a man screaming that he was going to stay no matter what and that they couldn’t make him leave. Fair to say you don’t exactly feel safe. Overall, if you’re just looking for a place to sleep and you’re not a solo female traveler this is a good option given how cheap it is for NYC. Otherwise, I don’t recommend this at all
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Louis

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is not a hotel or a hostel or even a safe place to stay. To best describe this place is a homeless shelter for drugs users. The room was uninhabitable . There was no bed, it was a prison cot. PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION AND REMOVE THIS ABANDONED UNIT FROM YOUR WEBSITE. The pictures displayed on Expedia are FALSE and MISREPRESENTING and TARNISHING Expedia's good name. I frequently use Expedia, because I trusted the reviews of the properties. This place is an OUTRAGE. I appreciate your help , Lou
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Anthony

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Poor
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Alexander

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Good
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Meshal, LYNNWOOD

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

ROBERT

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Cool
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

LE HANG

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No frills hostel. Was difficult to sleep due to no ceiling. But the staff were extremely nice and helpful. Staying here is only recommended if you know what a more affordable hostel entails.

10/10 Excellent

Kurt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Convenient Location with quick access to public transportation .
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

TAKEHIRO

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

JALOLIDDIN

4/10 Poor

Stacey

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Amer

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Omar

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Muzamil

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Rafael

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Brandon

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This place would be a steal if they emphasized cleanliness. The small rooms are fine for solo travelers, hearing your neighbors snore is a pain but a bit overblown by the other reviews, and the bathrooms were fine (I'd advise you to bring shower shoes). But this establishment has bedbugs and that is completely inexcusable. If the Bowery Grand Hotel just washed their damn sheets consistently, it would be the greatest value for a room in NYC. Until that day comes, I'd advise you to stay away.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Saw

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Shashank

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gaan

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Simon

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tatsiana

Disliked: Cleanliness
This place has bed bugs and fleas. Avoid this place. Had to throw away the suitecase and all clothes I had on me. Homeless people live in the lobby area and smoke inside. No jokes, never expected to see anything like that

2/10 Terrible

Lawrence

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Rosa

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Zhi Hao, Clevelandohio

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jake

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great for da money
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tristan

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was just a size of a closet. Almost couldn’t fit my suitcase in it.Can’t hardly even move around. There is no ceilings. Just wires. While in your room You can hear the others on the snoring, coughing, watching videos on their cell phones. I had trouble sleeping and was woken up numerous times during the night. The lobby had at least 2 to 3 homeless people sleeping in it.The bathrooms are old and moldy. No toilet paper & paper towels.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
not the worst place to stay ever, but not good
the bathrooms were a little gross, and the room wasn't the cleanest ever (but no bugs in the bed or anything). it's kind of 50/50 whether or not the bathroom you enter has toilet paper or not. honestly the worst thing was being unable to sleep due to how thin the walls were - you can hear every time someone takes the stairs or has a conversation/coughs/sneezes in the hallway or lobby. even though i brought earplugs, i only slept for a few hours due to the sheer amount of noise. if you literally can't afford to stay anywhere better then it's acceptable, but if you have wiggle room in your budget i would say to find someplace else where you'll actually be able to sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Shivprasad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location. Near to the subway. Affordable. The room was ok for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Alexander

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Very friendly staff. Kind and hospitable. Very affordable stay for Manhattan. Rooms need to be painted. Walls are dirty. Towel also had stains. Bathrooms need deep cleaning. With a little bit more care it could be a whole lot nicer.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Noor

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything is dirty, no hand sanitizer in the lobby, seen people engaged in fighting in the lobby, broken the sink. Beyond a third-class hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gasser

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property wasn't clean at all, and it didn't feel safe at all. The reception was full of homeless people, and the receptionist wasn't friendly and was aggressive as he didn't speak English.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Oscar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was private and the bathroom, while shared and around the hall, was clean and the water had good pressure. The staff was excellent and available 24/7 This place is in the middle of China Town
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Gabriel

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jose

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unsafe please this place needs to be cancelled I was fear for my life.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There were bugs and holes all over the room. The bathroom was dirty and didn't have any TP or anything. The other residents were noisy and loud. Would not stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very accommodating place like me.
Very nice accommodation you have a good one room the space is good for only one person, you can bring family or friends, and the bathroom is good. I rate it excellent for me.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Josue, Guaynabo

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Hal

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Staff & service
If your just looking for a bed, it works. Staff waa veey friendly. Tiny, tiny room. But its NYC and its to be expected at this price.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kevin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was cheap and the staff were helpful but that's all I can say that was positive. Room was tiny - if i was 2 inches taller I wouldnt have been able lay flat on the bed with no window or air conditioning. You can hear what's going on in the entire hotel from your room so don't expect a good night's sleep. Went to the toilet and there were lots of tiny flies to keep me company.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023