Vanderbilt YMCA Reviews

The Vanderbilt 'Y' is centrally located in a nice part of Manhattan. It has undergone renovations and is very nice. The desk clerk told me that check in is at 3pm and to go sit down and wait! (it was 1:15pm)...I asked her to check on the room to see if 'perhaps' it was ready. She said she would, but, 45 mins. later I was still sitting in the lobby with my bag. I went back to the front desk and another clerk checked me in IMMEDIATELY, and, said the room HAD NOT BEEN RENTED the night before!

Vending machines with soft drinks and or water would have been great. I liked the concierge booth and I wanted to buy tickets but he only took cash . That is a bit inconvenient, even at the tour buses on the road you can pay with card. I ended up walking to Times Square instead and buying my things there and paying with card.

It whas to warm in the room. dificult to sleep Thank you

Well I know that I can't expect a perfect hotel in that region for such a price but it can be at least clean. Everything is very old and the rooms are very small but it can be clean! The ground was not swept. Toilets and showers are okay. WiFi didn't work. You have to be very very patient to login. All in all the hotel was okay for 4 nights but not more. Actually you are busy with visiting the citiy during the whole day. Thus, you are only in hotel for sleeping. That is okay.

The front desk people could not have been any ore rude. Especially the short black Boy who thought he had swag. Didn't appreciate his attitude at all.

Absolutely all the front desk staff is absolutely unpolite, unkind, Apathetic.

Good location and very nice and helpful staff, but the rooms (and especially bathrooms!) were not clean and it was really cold in our room (heat didn't really work). Okay for one night, but wouldn't stay there longer then that.

No common room to interact with other guests. The staff were unfriendly, unhelpful and don't think manners or smiles existed with them. The room had noisy pipes which woke me up at night even with ear plugs so very annoying. Only 3 showers and 2 toilets for the girls on one floor which weren't in closeby to the rooms pending where you were located. My friend and I have stayed in other hostels and this was our worst experience of one. Just no good vibe in the place.

poor staff, poor attitude, exactly what you are paying for.

The room was VERY VERY VERY tiny but I guess it's like that in NYC.Also the lady at the reception was not friendly at all.The entrance make you think it 's a fancy hotel but once on the floor it look's completly differen (in a bad way)t.However the LOCATION IS GREAT!!!! ( 5min from 5th street, 10min from Time square and Central Park).

Very clean, staff was super nice and accommodating, room was a good size, bathrooms were clean - No complaints!

The women's shower on 6th floor was moldy, only one worked. The room was cold, I had to use my down jacket as blanket. The mattress was hard as rock (not real mattress?) West Side Y is warmer and better maintained.

We've stayed in this YMCA before (2008) and since then the rooms have seriously deteriorated. Our room smellt awefully, the carpet should really be replaced! Also the staff used to be more friendly and helpful. The bathrooms could also do with some renovation with so many people frequenting them.

The staff wasn't welcoming, the room was very very small, one restroom and one shower for the whole stage : an awful place to stay...but yeah of course it is well situated

very bad welcome,we only found one shower and one restroom at our floor (35 rooms) For the same price it's possible to find a real room and not something looking like a prison cell.It was winter, heating wasn't good and we only had a sheet on our bed.

My room on the 5th floor was VERY quiet. There was not a lot of street noise. The room was tiny and spartan which is what I expected for the price. I never had to wait to use the shower or toilet facilities. I don't go to New York City to luxuriate in a hotel room. Being able to work out in the gym was a definite plus. I consider this "Y" a great value and the location was excellent to connect to mass transit. I'll stay here again my next solo trip to the city.

The room was tiny and the walls weren't very clean. There was some noise coming from the window. The restrooms were far from the room.

room are very small (i had to pack my baggages in the corridor) but quite clean.

The moneyI saved staying at the Y went toward seeing three B'wy shows. This meant alot to me as I am retired for the most part, and I have no pension beyond SS. The room was adequate for sleeping, but it's not easy to sleep when the radiators are clanking every couple hours, reminding me of my recent three nights in the hospital when I was awakened by periodic blood tests and the cries of a roommate in relentless pain. The room had two small towels, no soap, insufficient light for reading.

it is good and i will recommend it for anyone want to visit the manhattan in new york city