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New York Budget Inn Reviews

200 East 34th St., New York, New York, USA

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85%Overall Rating

From 516 ratings
  • 77%Character
  • 90%Security
  • 93%Location
  • 88%Staff
  • 76%Atmosphere
  • 87%Cleanliness

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100%

Perfect place to stay in New York!great staff, great location!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)


93%

Bathroom is small so more than likely the floors will get wet, is it possible to get another towel or something for the bathroom floor.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Bahamas
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)


97%

It is the best Hostel I've ever seen. Very very clean!!!!! Thank you very much.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)


77%

The Budget Inn is not like other lodging you'd find on Hostel World - it seems as though it is merely a place to lay your head at night between your filling days in NYC. For that, it is quality. If you are looking for a place to chill and meet people look elsewhere, the Budget Inn is for convenience only.


90%

I would highly recommend the New York Budget Inn with the caveat that it really is, as the name suggests, a budget affair. The staff are excellent - very friendly and helpful, the rooms are small but clean and comfortable, and the location is unbeatable. Downside is a lack of a good communal area, or a bar, cafe etc. Nevertheless, this is an excellent choice for the traveller on a shoe-string budget.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


90%

It's a good hostel but i still think the Equity Point New York @ Times Square is the best hostel in New York in my opinion.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Female, 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


90%

The hostel was really good, but the room was extremely cold that it was very difficult to get out of bed in the morning.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

An amazing location, decent sized rooms and friendly staff. I would definitely stay again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

This place was really clean and conveniently located in Manhattan. The room was small, but again, quite neat. It was also pretty quiet when we stayed here, too. Also, I really appreciated that they included bath flip flops for the shared shower! The staff was always very friendly and helpful. Definitely recommended!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


83%

Nice workers who work there, very helpful, location was good, clean and comfortable.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


83%

Enjoyed my stay here the staff were very friendly and helpful

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


87%

This place is in an awesome location. The staff are so helpful and are genuinely happy to see you and lend advice. There's no common room, so it made it near impossible to have some down time. And there's no kitchen, so you have no choice but to buy all your meals, every single day. But other than that this hostel was great, will definitely be staying there again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


80%

Fantastic location, friendly and helpful staff. Wifi is not 100% reliable. Good to see that maintenance issues were fixed so quickly (a broken sink was fixed within a day).

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


90%

This is a very clean hostel. Staff were super friendly and helpful. Highly recommended.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female, 41+
  • (4 reviews)


63%

VERY BAD : The WIFI doesn't work in the bedroom. It was not told in the website and it screw my work. I lost money because of that. There is no individual lights in the bedrooms : if you want to work on the table, the light is on for everybody There is no real living room. Just 4 harmchair in the entrance You must pay for every think : the towel... T

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male, 31-40
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your comments. Some of your comments are correct others are not. We have taken your suggestion and are putting desk lamps on all the desks. As far as the WIFI, we offer free WIFI throughout the building (many hostel don't offer it at all). Unfortunately, when the hostel is full and there are many users it is difficult. As far as charging, we do not "charge" for towels, we ask for a security deposit which is refunded when the towel is returned (many hostels don't give towels at all). This goes for the key card as well. Finally we give every guest a welcome toiletry gift set. No other hostel does that.

90%

This accomodation is really cheap and his location is a must for New York. Metro station are pretty close and you can have quite awesome walks around the Hostel. The staff is always here to offer some help and they are really cheerful. This place is quite noisy because of this location ... but who needs to sleep in New York ?!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


87%

There is an extra fee at arrival. I think that is the same for all the hotels in NY, if I am not wrong, is 14% more per night. Then if you want to leave your luggage for some hours after check out you ought to pay 5 $. So finally the price increases. Anyway, the location is perfect, and it is nice overall.

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for your comment. In New York City there is a 14.75% Hotel Tax and a $3.50 per room per day Room Tax. Everybody in New York must charge it. The taxes are clearly stated on our website and on Hostelworld.

93%

Great place, great staff, the rooms are a tad bit small, but if you're not going to be on it too much time is OK, in urgent need of an elevator though, but otherwise, nice place

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Colombia
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

I loved my stay there and will stay there again in the future. Caruso was so awesome.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 31-40
  • (1 review)


83%

Problems with the internet, and our room was SO hot, but apart from that, had a great stay here :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • All Female Group, 18-24
  • (1 review)


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