Night Hotel

The best part about the Night hotel is the location - it's about 1/2 block from the heart of Times Square, so is great for business, shopping and pretty much anything in the City.

I also appreciated the Night Hotel's styling details. It definitely tried very hard to convey an ultra-chic sensibility with black and white photos of models on the walls, a huge black door entrance, no outside signage, and the coolest room number indicators I've ever seen (small LCD TV screens with an animated number - see my photo of this.) With the futuristic decor, at times, I felt like I was in Blade Runner, which, actually, was pretty cool!

But did it oversell me on the style and vibe at the hotel? To be sure, there were no tattooed or pierced model-types in the lobby (as shown on the website), and the lobby and bar were empty every time I came and went from my room (though to be honest, I was there on a Sunday and Monday night and the weather wasn't particularly good.) Maybe I just hit an off night, or maybe it's just too small of a hotel to be a "scene" in its own right.

One issue that needs to be resolved is the check-in process. I prepaid for a queen size room (I'm a tall guy so this is important to me), but they didn't have one available at check-in, so were going to put me into the penthouse. That would have been great, but the computer wouldn't let me upgrade, so I ended up in a small full size bed, knowing the whole night that the penthouse upstairs was empty.

The next night, my queen size bed room far more spacious and comfortable. There are some great design and amenity touches in the room, such as fluorescent lighting UNDER the bed, a 40 inch flat panel TV, and an open-air shower. I would have expected more than the rather pedestrian soaps and shampoos for such as styled hotel, but the towels were fantastic - probably the softest hotel towels I've ever used.

At $250 per night before taxes, this was a good deal for mid-week NYC hotel stay.

Would I stay here again? Maybe, but I'd look at some of the other boutique options first, though I wouldn't be unhappy staying here again.

I stayed here in August 2006. The property has a Haute Couture, and funky in a good way design. The decor is definitely gothic-esque. I loved it. I don't think I would recommend it for families because it does have some rather "racy" artwork in the hallways. This place is perfect for 20-30 year olds.

The staff was friendly. Room service is available, but expensive. Wireless internet is not free - $10 a day. They have nice linens, and it was very clean. They have a nice bar downstairs, it's hip, people come to the hotel just for the bar.

Two issues: the shower doesn't have a shower curtain. It has this little bitty piece of glass, which really does nothing. It's not really a huge problem, but anything you don't want to get wet should stay in your bedroom while you shower. Second issue, which I suspect is standard in NYC, the room was tiny. It was big enough for just me. I suspect that if I had brought a travel partner with me, it would have felt way too small.

The location is good. The TV was wonderful - about a 35 inch (best guess, don't quote me on that) flat screen plasma/lcd. They also had very nice, and high quality linens. It's a great place.

From the pictures it looked like a chic and cute hotel that was located in the middle of the theater district, which is exactly what we wanted and what we got! The staff was very helpful, because we got lost in the city and called them for directions. The beds were really comfortable but the room was a little small.

This hotel made me feel respected: When we first came into the hotel they gave me business cards and they offered me a glass of champagne.