West Side YMCA

Address: 5 West 63rd Street, New York City, NY 10023

Region: United States > New York > New York City

Amenities:

Bar/Lounge Fitness Centre Free High-Speed Internet Restaurant Swimming Pool

Hotel Style:

Ranked #52 of 160 Speciality lodging in New York City

Price Range: $

Hotel Class:1 star (1*)

Official Description (provided by the hotel):: Located just off Central Park West and steps from the Columbus Circle Travel hub, our New York hostel guest rooms offer private Single and Bunk rooms that provide a home away from home for nearly 130,000 International and Domestic budget travelers each year.Our ideal location in NYC allows guests to enjoy the beauty of Central Park, the energy of Times Square and world famous cultural institutions including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and the Museum of Natural History. As a hotel guest of the West Side YMCA, you can enjoy FREE use of our 65,000 square foot Health and Wellness Facility - including two indoor swimming pools. We're easily accessible to all NYC public transportation - uptown, downtown, cross-town buses, and the 1,A,C,E,B,D,N subway lines.Guest Rooms Facilities IncludeCable TVShared Bathrooms on each floor (some private facilities)Air-conditioningHousekeeping - Clean Linens and Towels providedElevator BuildingAround the clock check-in24 hour securityFree WiFi in lobby areaSafe Deposit boxesNo Curfew ... more less

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Also Known As:: West Side Ymca Hotel New York City; West Side Ymca Hotel; Ymca New York; New York City Ymca; Ymca West Side New York; Ymca Nyc; Ymca West Side

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fromhell1959

london

Contributor

11 reviews

6 hotel reviews

Reviews in 4 cities

12 helpful votes

“Unbeatable location but go prepared”

Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

When you book the Y, it is luck of the draw when it comes to room allocation. Basically, you get what you're given and you like it or lump it. Most who check in will know this and the result will come as no shock. Some upgrading is taking place but on the whole, you will get the most basic... More

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Geoff0304

york

Reviewer

5 reviews

4 hotel reviews

Reviews in 5 cities

1 helpful vote

“Group Booking”

Reviewed 12 May 2013

I made a group booking in the West Side YMCA, with a group of fellow travellers. While I wasn't expecting much, I did get more than I expected. The rooms were what I was thinking they would be: utilitarian. Basic, get the job done. Nothing fancy, at all, some of the others had problems with their rooms. However, the issue... More

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to review the West Side YMCA. I am glad to hear you enjoyed both our cafe and our common areas. We have been working to improve these sections of the hostel and are glad to hear positive feedback from guests. We are continuing the renovation process on the guest room floors, and look... More

Yen-Yu L

Durham, North Carolina

3 hotel reviews

Reviews in 9 cities

4 helpful votes

“On shared bathroom and semi-private bathroom”

Reviewed 11 May 2013

This is my third visit to New York and third stay at West Side YMCA. For its great location near Columbus Circle and central park, I will say the price of the room is cheap enough to make it a good choice. However, I want to say a few words about the bathroom. I stayed on the 8th floor in... More

Hi Yen-Yu, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay at the West Side YMCA. We appreciate your repeat stays with us, and your honesty about the issues with the bathrooms are very helpful in making sure these issues get addressed and solved. While I am glad that you enjoyed your experience with the semi private bathrooms, I... More

lukec94

Coventry

1 review

“Fine, average accommodation.”

Reviewed 10 May 2013 via mobile

I recently went on a trip to NYC with my Uni course, so we were aged from 19-21, with the exception of the 3 lecturers who came with us. We stayed on the 9th floor, which I believe is a renovated floor. To start off, the YMCA isn't as bad as people are saying. After reading some reviews on here,... More

Hi Luke, Thanks for taking the time to write such a comprehensive review. The feedback we receive from guests is extremely helpful to us, as we are working to improve guest experiences at the West Side Y. I apologize about the initial confusion with your room - I will check in with the staff to see where the communication breakdown... More

tomeks85

Krakow, Poland

Senior Reviewer

9 reviews

9 hotel reviews

Reviews in 8 cities

“It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a”

Reviewed 9 May 2013

This hostel is definitely for young people. There are bunk beds in rooms and you have shared bathroom. There were plenty of teenagers on my floor, so while staying there I felt almost like in a dormitory. Apart from that his hotel was not renovated for ages. The bathroom seems to be old and wasn't very clean. Anyway I always... More

JandRandTandC

Birmingham, United Kingdom

6 reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

2 helpful votes

“Tired and in need of updating”

Reviewed 26 April 2013

Still not cheap, and there are now better-kept places to stay in NYC (Equity Point on Times Sq for example), and fixtures and fittings are getting a bit rickety now. Wi-fi only available in the downstairs area, something to do with the age of the building (although I've stayed in plenty of older places all over the world which have... More

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Hi, Thank you for taking the time to review the facilities at the West Side YMCA, your feedback is very helpful in letting us know how we can improve the experiences future and returning guests have while staying with us. We recently began renovations on multiple guest room floors, and are looking forward to quickly seeing results of someone the... More

cata33

London

7 hotel reviews

Reviews in 6 cities

11 helpful votes

“Never stayed at such a horrible place before”

Reviewed 1 April 2013

I had booked the West Side YMCA for one week (a single room with shared bathroom for more than 90 GBP per night), based on earlier stays there. When I arrived I realized that the place has deteriorated a lot since a year ago: the room (on an "unrenovated" floor) was tiny and spare, with spots on the floor and... More

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“close the everything”

Reviewed 28 March 2013

been there many times ( like 3 or 4 ), cause it's one of the cheapest opportunity in NYC. yeah, the rooms are very basic and tiny. in my opinion there wasn't nothing to complain about cleanliness. you can't beat the location near columbus circle, times square and central park, If you also like to meet cool people from all... More

Erik F

Fullerton, California, United States

2 reviews

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“Ugh!”

Reviewed 21 February 2013

NY friends said this was actually and "upscale" Y and was suppose to be very nice and super inexpensive by New York City standards.....NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I paid $95 a night rate, available only if booking online. This was higher than the lower rate of $75 a night because it supposedly came with a semi-private bath. One would think that mean perhaps... More

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Eddie L

York, United Kingdom

7 reviews

“Great location, very basic rooms.”

Reviewed 8 February 2013 via mobile

Over the years I've done a lot of travelling and staying in a real variety of accommodation. I see a lot of people say this hostel isn't great, friendly or clean. In my opinion you really do get what you pay for, I stayed over Xmas and new yr so prices were hugely inflated so I can't comment on whether... More

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