New York City: Gershwin Hotel (2 Star Hotel)

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Address: 7 e 27th st , New york 10016, United states
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Lonely Planet review

  • Robert Reid
  • Lonely Planet author
Screw the Chelsea, the 13-floor Gershwin - with its tear-shaped drip-drop bulbs along its red façade, framed Pop Art and Museum of Sex next door - is a primo art'n'rock'n'roll hotel for a lot less. The kept-clean 159 rooms - including a handful of dorms - savor the past but don't skimp on comfort.

Along an appealing Midtown side street north of Madison Square Park, the Gershwin's rooms have wooden floors, with yellow pastel walls and sparkling-clean yellow-tile bathrooms. Heat pipes cough in winter, wall-unit air-conditioners hum in summer. There's cable TV, a dresser, a closet with safe, oval mirror on a stand and high-speed internet. Dorms are simpler (four, six or 10 bunks per room), but come with a private bathroom; most are co-ed, there's one women-only dorm too. The rooftop deck will be a great hang-out space (when, or if, it ever gets finished). The vibe is fun and edgy, but don't fool yourself into thinking you'll get a lot of comfy amenities: this is a bare-bones budget option, albeit one with a lot of personality.

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