The only reason I give this hotel one star is because there isn't an option for negative infinity. This place is dirtier, smellier and more disgusting than the dankest pits of Europe. I would rather stayed in a Thailand prison than sleep there again.
I booked this hotel after receiving information from an online travel agents, who told me it was rated 4 out of 5 stars for cleanliness and service, as well as featuring an in room kitchenette. They also said the hotel featured a 23 minute shuttle service to LaGuardia Airport for $17 and was within walking distance to Manhattan. Apparently the travel agent dropped some acid before giving me this information, and while he was now in a happy place, me and my 2 year old daughter were most certainly not.
The "lobby" is nothing more than an opened up closet with a non English speaking clerk folding laundry behind 5 inch thick bullet proof glass. My room was on the 5th floor, and this hotel obviously does not need business from the handicapped because there was no elevator. I had to carry my luggage, stroller, car seat and two year old up 5 flights of twisted, rickety stairs that smelled like a sumo wrestlers' BO. The "kitchenette" I was told about was nothing more than a dirty sink clogged with black hair, and the sheets were also covered in hair (not just from the head!) THE ROOM HAD NO BATHROOM!! the only restroom was down the hall, to be shared with the meth heads and crack whores that usually frequent this putrefying hole. Luckily there wasn't a fire, because my windows were painted shut. There were empty food containers and a deodorant stick under my bed, and i was lulled to sleep by the sounds of roaches and rats running behind the walls. The staff was very unfriendly and unhelpful, not willing to tell me even if there was a movie theater close by. turns out there was one a few blocks away. The hotel DOES NOT have shuttle service, and my $17 dollar trip to the airport was actually a $90, 1.5 hour cab ride. Instead of the broken pictures hanging on the dirty walls, they should've put up some fly strips.
When I finally checked out, my taxi driver informed me that a girl had been murdered there 4 months ago, and the only reason people stay at that place is for drugs or prostitution. He also said that the hotel only charges locals around $30 a night, and if they can tell you're from out of town they jack up the price as high as they think you can pay.
The only good thing about my experience was it was across the street from a Dunkin Donuts, which helped me stay awake with coffee because i was too terrified to go to sleep. Also, it is close to JFK Blvd E, which is a $3 bus ride to Manhattan's port authority bus station.
If you like rooms that are clean, service that is friendly and courteous, and a good deal for your money, STAY AS FAR AWAY FROM PARK AVE HOTEL AS YOU CAN!!!!!
I'm surprised there wasn't a chalk outline on the dirty bedsheets when i pulled back the covers. The whole place should be barricaded in yellow police tape.