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Central Park West Hostel

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Shared Dormitory (1 Bunk Bed in 2 Bed Shared Dorm) | Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
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Reviews

5.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

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201 W 87th Street, New York, NY, 10024
  • Central Park
    8 min walk
  • Beacon Theater
    14 min walk
  • American Museum of Natural History
    15 min walk
  • New York, NY (LGA-LaGuardia)
    27 min drive

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Private Bathroom | Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Shared Dormitory (1 Bunk Bed in 2 Bed Shared Dorm), Private Bathroom | Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Shared Dormitory (1 Bunk Bed in 2 Bed Shared Dorm), Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Shared Dormitory (1 Bunk Bed in 2 Bed Shared Dorm) | Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Shared Dormitory (1 Bunk Bed in 2 Bed Shared Dorm)

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Exterior

HI New York City - Hostel

Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Business services
Housekeeping
4.4 out of 5, Excellent, (1004)
The price is CHF 142
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
6 Jan - 7 Jan
HI New York City - Hostel

About this property

Central Park West Hostel

Hostel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Central Park
Coffee/tea in a common area, dry cleaning and laundry facilities are available at this hostel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a 24-hour front desk, an arcade/games room and tour/ticket assistance.
Central Park West Hostel offers 4 shared accommodations with air conditioning, an iron/ironing board and free toiletries. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
During your stay at Central Park West Hostel, you're just a quick walk from Central Park. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus dry cleaning service and a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge).
  • Free WiFi
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • 8 minutes by foot from Central Park and a 5-minute drive from Broadway
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
Central Park West Hostel offers its guests an arcade/games room, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in common area. Public spaces have free WiFi. Central Park West Hostel also features laundry facilities and dry cleaning/laundry services. You'll have access to the health club at a partner property.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Shared accommodation

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Only bookings from non-local guests are accepted; guests whose residence is within 50 mi (80 km) of the property will not be allowed to check in
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

Property is also known as

Central Park West Hostel New York
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Central Park West Hostel York
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Central Park West Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Central Park West Hostel Reviews

Reviews

5.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 368 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 68 out of 368 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 72 out of 368 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 60 out of 368 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 118 out of 368 reviews" "

5.2/10

Cleanliness

6.2/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

ivanni

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty bathrooms, there were cockroaches in the bed, the bathroom windows were broken, the chair in the room was broken and the air conditioning did not cool, you could not sleep in the heat.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Levi

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's cheap so you get what you pay for. I don't mind lower quality accommodations so it didn't bother me, and I was prepared for the bad conditions. No air conditioning, you'll have to keep the window propped open with something and the street is loud that far downtown. Some small roaches in shared kitchen area so I didn't use it. No hand soap in bathroom, but I had hand sanitizer. Shower looked sketchy so I bathed in the sink. The hardest part was no phone at the front desk. I couldn't call from the airport to ask about the shuttle. It was advertised but not actually a thing anymore. They got rid of it a few years ago ("covid," but I doubt it.) The desk staff was just two random dudes on their phones hanging out, one counting a large amount of cash which felt a little weird. They were nice enough though. The maid was very nice despite the terrible state of the place, though I don't think it was his fault. He was doing his best. On the plus side, you're right next to a subway stop. So getting there from the airport wasn't too bad. It took about an hour.My train to the airport was canceled though, and when I finally got to the M60 bus stop it drove past me and opened its doors for two seconds way down the street then left. I had to pay $40 or $50 for an uber to get to the airport on time. So if you're not a local be prepared that the pubic transport isn't very reliable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst accommudstion of my life.
The hostel was super ditry and bad smelling. Cockroaches running around everywhere. I wouldn't even stay there for free, but I must because I spent more than a 100$/night. They should close down the whole place. Everything was in terrible condition. The bedsheets had more hair on them than clean spots.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Philip

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The people who run this place are nice enough but they need to do a far better job maintaining the place. They should make sure toilet paper and soap is stocked up in every bathroom, air blowers are functioning, and that the showers are consistently cleaned.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Austin

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It's a place if you need a place in NYC, it is close to Central Park or opposite direction the river walk. Location is great. And close to a main artery Subway station. However lacking in areas. Smaller rooms, one of the toilets I had to beg to flush, cleaning staff may have been on vacay, it's an older building, the common area was, They do have a coffee machine, vending machine, a large shared refrigerator for food ( I didn't see anywhere to cook besides a microwave) a fun map with pushpins in it, and a community room futon. Price was excellent for NYC. I am glad it was available for me to book while in town.Thank You Central Park West Hostel.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Charlotte

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately the whole property is in very poor condition with unsanitary restrooms, dirty showers and the rooms themselves smell like urine with clearly used bed sheets. The description promised body wash etc., but not even soap was provided. Also the “air conditioning” can hardly be called that, it was hot the entire night. The common room was a mess too, with dirty furniture and trash laying around. Because of this situation I wasn’t able to sleep and checked out around 4 am. Sorry, but that’s a definite no for me.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Snehashish

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The staff is helpful but the facilities are pretty bad the door lock system has only one key which is only accessible by the staff so you cant keep going and coming back to the room without being escorted by the staff member.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Patara

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Get what you paid for. You can find Coffee 2 days old and cockroaches in the kitchen area.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Cristian

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Esteban

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Conditions of the place are bad
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Quentin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is older and feels run down. There was an odor (urine?) in the elevator. They didn’t have keys for any of the rooms because their system was “down.”. You had to be escorted to your room by the front desk person - that meant WAITING for someone to come to the desk. Sometimes, I had to wait 10 minutes. Overall, I would not recommend and will not return.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emre

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tek ranzalı odada kaldım. Asyalı bi abi vardı altta. Yatak rahat ve temizdi gördüğümce yine de yastığa havlu serdim ama iyiydi. Kilit takılabilen dolap var ama biraz dar tek karış genişliğinde ağzı. Tuvalet elimi yüzümü yıkadım sadece temizdi iyiydi, terlik varsa duş alabilirsiniz.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Affordable, comfortable, a lot of culture in the area
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Yecenia

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The listing doesn't list many amenities which I did not expect with the budget I was on, but my room smelled like a litter box which gave me a headache and I could not get the few hours of sleep I paid for, there was no soap in the bathroom to wash my hands, and there wasn't any hot water so I got to embrace military roots in taking a cold shower. Overall it was not worth the money. Thank God He allowed me to drepen my appreciation of all the blessings that I do have.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was nice but deeply unhelpful. Place was very unclean, lots of bugs.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Vitoria

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
They don’t have keys for your own door!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

ALAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It has been a great experience and stay in this place. The place is central and easily accessible, the workers of the place were always very friendly and courteous. The treatment by the staff has been the best, I highly recommend it.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Erdal, Istanbul

Liked: Staff & service
Staff was great. Just good and hardworking people. As far as the price you get more than what you pay for.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Lalith

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kenneth

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Upon arrival I was given a bed. When I went to the room there was someone else in the bed they gave me. Then I was given another bed in an other room. The next night I came back to someone sleeping in my bed. I had to gather my stuff in a completely dark room and be given another bed! 🙃 they only had cold water and provide no soap or towels. Avoid this place!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ronald

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Nestor

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Carlos

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024