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"The Pod's hotel location was great for seeing all the major sights of
the city, and most of them are within walking distance. The hotel staff
were all friendly and accomodating and the room was always clean with
fresh towels and bed linen. The Pod Cafe which we ate in for breakfast
was lovely and the food was always very nice and well priced. There
wasn't any disturbance from traffic on the road outside, and the room
had everything you would need it to. The rooftop garden was a nice extra
and a great place to see the city from. Overall we were very pleased
with the pod hotel and would recommend it to others.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Location
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Nothing
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Review by: Miss K Playfoot of Cumbernauld (Young couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Jul 2008
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"Okay but not for anyone taller than about 5 ft 4" as the
accommodation is tiny!
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"Double bed so small that we had to sleep sideways. Fittings fell off in
the shower- however there was plenty of hot water! Clean. Poor tourist
advice. Slow service at breakfast. Unsteady lift so I used the stairs.
Good luggage storage service on the day we left.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Rooftop area with fantastic views
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Poor quality fittings
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Review by: Mrs F Gordon of Buckie (Mature couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Jul 2008
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"Fun hotel in a great part of nyc
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"Stayed in a double room in The Pod Hotel for 4 nights; the place is new,
trendy and comfortable! The rooms are quite small but the idea of the
hotel is to stuff as much functionality in as small a space as possible.
The result has been pulled off fairly well; beds are comfortable, plenty
of storage space under the bed and about the room etc.
Nearby to the hotel there are lots of great restaurants and bars; it is a very nice area to chill out in. There's also a small public garden across the street with a waterfall which is great for sitting and enjoying breakfast. It's a bit of a walk from the hotel to anything touristy (eg: approx 20 blocks to Empire State Building) but a bit of exercise never hurt anyone!
The only gripe I have is that the hotel is a bit costly, but if you want assurance that you will be staying in a decent hotel - stay here.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Location, functionality
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Bit more costly than I would have expected
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Review by: Mr L De Souza of London (Young couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Jun 2008
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"Excellent location for central manhatten, clean tidy & accomodating
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"Hotel idela for younger people and just somewhere to wash and sleep if
always on the go.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Location and price
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Small rooms
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Review by: Mrs C Donaldson of Slough (Mature couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Apr 2008
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"Great value for money
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"Clean and modern with friendly staff. A great use of space in a small
room. Quiet location. Great value for money, you will simple not find
anything this good anywhere else at this price in manhatten.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Price
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Toilet privacy!
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Review by: Miss L Pentelow of London (Solo leisure) stayed in The Pod Hotel Apr 2008
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"Good value in great location
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"I would definately stay there again, even though room was small, in New
york you are out most of the time anyway.
Being a mature couple the rroom had everything we needed, only thing was I need plenty of bed room
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Cleanliness
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Small room
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Review by: Mr J Grantham of Chelmsford (Mature couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Mar 2008
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"Great room in a central location for travellers on a budget
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"Really nice hotel, good atmosphere, helpful staff. Really good location.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Room was clean and tidy
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "The noise outside
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Review by: Miss R Claire of London (Young couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Mar 2008
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"Very small bed but clean!
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"Very good location and close to transport.However the double room bed is
very very small and runs length ways against the wall!Very tight squeeze
for two people! Would be best to stay in a room with the bathroom
outside cos there are lots of them and they are clean compared to
staying in a room with a bathroom as it has a slide door so you can see
the other person on the toilet when you are on the bed!
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Location
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Size of bed
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Review by: Miss C Collins of Belfast (Young adult friends) stayed in The Pod Hotel Mar 2008
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"Great location for a great price!
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"The hotel was a pleasure to stay in. The rooms were well planned,
clean and comfortable. We had been advised before hand that the rooms
are ultra small, so we were prepared to be neat and tidy. Happy to
say it provided everything that we needed and was located so that we
could easily get to everything we wanted. Great location at a great
price. Thanks
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Location
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Nothing
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Review by: Mr K Hilton of London (Mature couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Mar 2008
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"Bigger than I had expected for a pod double.
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"Safe central location, staff helpful, clean room, hairdryer, lots of
towels but no bath size, safe a bonus, will book Queen size next so I
don't get the wall! Reception acted immediately when people decided to
bring the party home at 3am. Very mixed age group staying but I didn't
see any under 10 years. We used the taxi 49 dollars from jfk which saved
a lot of hassle (40 mins at speed). When we booked out and locked our
bags away, we were given the option of group travel to air port in
people carrier saved again lots of hassle and even cheaper than taxi
(direct no other stops). I stayed at the y m c a Vanderbilt last time
paying only a little less for a creepy bunk room with added bonuses that
you can well do without. Will gladly stay at the pod again it is just
what it says it is.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Clean and safe
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "No bath towels
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Review by: Mrs C Eason of Nottingham (Mature couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Mar 2008
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"Great Location, Great price
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"4 night stay in March in a double ensuite room £274, easily better than
some £100 per night ny Hotels I was looking at. The double room was
spacious, modern with ipod docking station and flat screen tv. Very
clean and nice decor. The ensuite lacks a bit of privacy with just a
frosted slide door but the communal ones are new, clean even had side
jet streams and music and they were always available when we checked.
The staff were helpful and gave us a a document including personal
reviews of local restaurants and bars etc. The Hotel is very close to
all the mid town shopping /sites times square and central park. There
are lots of places to eat and drink on the same block including don
caminos mexican and a superb Japanese bbq restaurant. There is a spanish
and french restaurant next door also. Getting to the village or soho etc
for a night out is about $15 in a cab. The hotel does an airport shuttle
for $20 per person and for a flat $45 you can get them to book you a
limo instead. I would definately recommend and the Midas deal was the
cheapest by far I found.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Rooms, location
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Thin walls
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Review by: Mr J Martin of Gateshead (Young couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Mar 2008
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"Great value, central location, nice clean rooms
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"We stayed at the Pod Hotel from 28th feb-4th march and couldn't fault
it! The rooms were quite small but when you're out all day sightseeing
and shopping that doesn't matter. They were very modern and clean and
had everything you want in there. We had our own bathroom which was a
bit strange as there wasn't really a wall to the bathroom- it was
frosted glass! That was odd but would be fine if travelling as a couple
and the shared bathrooms were all clean and just as nice (but with
proper walls!). My friend and I were so impressed considering we paid
£272 for the two of us for 4 nights, all the other cheaper hotels we'd
looked at looked awful, but this was the complete opposite! The hotel is
about a 10min walk to 5th avenue so it's in a great location. We were at
the back and our room was also very quiet considering we were in midtown
manhatten. Would definitely stay there again if I went back to New York!
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Clean, modern rooms
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Nothing
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Review by: Miss L Moretta of Swadlincote (Young adult friends) stayed in The Pod Hotel Feb 2008
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"Great location
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"The pod was great I ve already planned my next trip back! The staff were
really helpful and ordered us a limo back to the airport at the same
price of a yellow taxi!
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Location
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "The noisey radidator in room 301
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Review by: Miss E Fee of London (Solo leisure) stayed in The Pod Hotel Feb 2008
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"Great value stylish hotel in an ideal location
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"We found the hotel to be fantastic value for money - the rooms were
meticulously cleaned everyday with beds made and clean towels. The
shared bathrooms were lovely with hot showers and were always very
clean. The hotel staff were always polite and courteous and helpful to
new comers to the city. Location was great, we managed to walk every
where (but this might not be possible for some).
The hotel might not be suited for those who plan to do more than just sleep and change!
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"The price!
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Small rooms
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Review by: Miss C Wenham of Rochester (Young adult friends) stayed in The Pod Hotel Feb 2008
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"The title of the hotel says it all!
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"It literally is a pod! The rooms are tiny...for example our headboard
of the bed was on the side instead of actually at the head....all made
for more room :) However, its a very nice....clean., Tidy, met all our
needs. We had en suite which was lovely. Nice showers etc. Not the
best view in the world and the street its on isn't the nicest but its
not that far from everything. Walking to central park took approx 20
mins if that. However the tube station is about 2 mins away so its
great for everyone.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"The room service. It was quick,. Efficient and well maintained. Theyalso
supplied hairdryers that worked really well!
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "The size of it!
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Review by: Mr D Paterson of Bristol (Young couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Feb 2008
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"Very clean and good location.
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"The hote was extremely clean and all staff were polite and friendly. It
was in a good location.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Cleanliness
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Noisy in the rooms. The walls and doors were very thin and you could
hear everything going on in the room next door.
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Review by: Mrs M Baker of London (Mature couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Feb 2008
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"Goodvalue, Great location
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"If you are not wanting to spend too much on a central hotel, I recommend
The Pod Hotel very highly.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"It was very clean. Staff were friendly. Great location
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Nothing
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Review by: Ms F Doherty of London (Solo leisure) stayed in The Pod Hotel Feb 2008
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"Great Value funky hotel in accessable location
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"Rooms were spotless and although bijou - perfectly formed. Staff were
friendly and helpful. Hotel within walking distance to 5th Avenue and
Central Park.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Free wireless
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Early morning door slamming from a gaggle of teenagers along the entire
corridor - not ordinarily a problem but the doors aren't on a catch so
we were woken early every morning by excitable people.
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Review by: Mr J Piper of Surrey (Young couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Feb 2008
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"Location, location, location
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"Good value. Central. Clean. Pleasant.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Location
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Not enough privacy from bedroom to ensuite toilet
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Review by: Dr L Etchegoyen of London (Solo leisure) stayed in The Pod Hotel Feb 2008
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"Rooms are very small but all decorated in a modern style - very clean -
shared showers very nice!
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"Don't be put off by the shared showers - each floor has 4 individual
bathrooms that are kept very well and decorated in a very up-to-date,
modern way. All in all we were all very pleased and would definitely
stay again.
Also good location not too far from all main attractions
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Cheap
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Not all tv stations worked properly - no drawers in shared bunk room
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Review by: Mr D Jennings of Loughton (Young adult friends) stayed in The Pod Hotel Feb 2008
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"Great location & recently refurbished
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"Funky, modern no fuss boutique style hotel. Great location with easy
access whether on foot or travelling by the metro.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Location
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Smallish rooms
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Review by: Mrs L Travis of Sale (Family with teenage children) stayed in The Pod Hotel Nov 2007
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"Fab hotel in an excellent location
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"Hotel was amazing! Stayed for a long weekend of sight seeing and
shopping and found the Pod's location fantastic as it's sooo close to
everything we needed.
Staff were friendly and helpful. Rooms were clean and warm, with safe, hairdryer and toiletries. We had a double bunk pod room with a shared bathroom. Our room was the closest room to the bathroom which was fab because it only to took us a second to get to it once we saw the 'vacant' light on.
Bathroom was very clean too.
Can't fault the Pod at all and my friend is going to stay there again in April when she goes with her family.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Cleanliness of everything
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Nothing
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Review by: Miss P Yau of Torquay (Young adult friends) stayed in The Pod Hotel Dec 2007
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"Neat and tidy.
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"Small and compact,but very comfortable. Staff where nice towards us,
very helpful. Most of the attractions in walking distance. Would
definatley stay again. If I was scoring it out of ten I would give it an
eight. Heard bad reports but they are definatley unfounded.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Very helpful staff, and very comfortable.
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "None.
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Review by: Mr B Garrity of St Helens (Mature couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Nov 2007
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"Excellent location and service at a reasonable price
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"This was a very pleasant surprise, a reasonably priced hotel which was
very clean, modern and with the loation being quite central, we could
walk everywhere! Whilst the room was small it had everything, including
an IPOD/radio alarm and flat screen tv. The restaurants and diners
locally were also very good value with a wide range of choice.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Room cleaning service really efficient
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Very noisy during the night, but you have to accept this is 24hour city,
so wear earplugs!
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Review by: Mrs S Gyles of Newmarket (Mature couple) stayed in The Pod Hotel Oct 2007
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"Super budget hotel, very clean!
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"Easy to get to from jfk, just take the airtrain, then the e line subway
to Lexington, the hotel is a short walk away. Very "hip & trendy" lobby
area, great information given at the concierge desk.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Close to Bloomingdales & subway station. New York's best kept "secret"
value hotel
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Yes rooms are small, But Amazing value for New York!
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Review by: Mr S Mettam Fox of Sheffield (Solo leisure) stayed in The Pod Hotel Oct 2007
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"Compact! Great location, clean, tidy and funky.
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"When entering the hotel, it gives the impression of a 'young, hip
hotel', with music playing, and a few flat screen tv's hung around, with
some trendy furniture. The staff at reception did there job well enough.
The room we got was a double, with its own shower/toilet. Very,very
compact, but who cares? The room was very clean, and it felt safe. Didnt
feel like we were gonna get murdered in our sleep! Bars and restaurants
were right along side the hotel, and the subway was not even a 2 minute
walk away. Bit pricey for what it was, but this is New York. Would stay
here again.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Location
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Tiny rooms, but not really a problem
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Review by: Mr K Hughes of Perth (Solo leisure) stayed in The Pod Hotel Sep 2007
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"Great value in a great location
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"You can't go too far wrong with The Pod Hotel. If you are looking for
somewhere in New York that is smart & modern (and very affordable), this
is a great choice. The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful. The
rooms are basic, and the bunk-bed twin we stayed in didn't leave much
room in between the sink and the beds. However, it's cleaned everyday,
you only really spend the night sleeping in it, and you are getting a
good deal. Our room came with a shared bathroom. Again, this was fine
because there are several on each floor (all cleaned daily). Nearby
subway stations, and easy walking to several key mid-town locations like
Central Park. a couple of good diners further up 2nd Avenue as well!
Both myself and my brother would happily stay there again.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Value for money
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Slow lifts (just nit-picking really)
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Review by: Mr C Squires of Newcastle Upon Tyne (Young adult friends) stayed in The Pod Hotel Aug 2007
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"Great value in good location
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"Great place. Shared bathrooms clean. Only five mins from a subway stop.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Clean, trendy and friendly
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Nothing
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Review by: Miss G Hutton of Durham (Young adult friends) stayed in The Pod Hotel Aug 2007
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"Good value, smart clean friendly and helpful, and in a good location
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"Good value, smart clean friendly and helpful, and in a good location not
too far from a lot of the main sights.
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"It was clean and provided all the amenities needed.
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Nothing
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Review by: Ms C Oreilly of Surbiton (Solo leisure) stayed in The Pod Hotel Apr 2007
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"Good Value in a quite location
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"Quite and convenient
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The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Quiet at night
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The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Some construction ongoing
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Review by: Mr D Marsh of Stockport (Solo leisure) stayed in The Pod Hotel Nov 2006
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"The rooms were very neat, although small but functional for one or two
night stay(not more than that).
The down side the porter service was
terrible. Yes I mean terrible
and for that reason alone I will not
recommend it to my friends. My advise
would be for them to teach
there porters about customer service the porter is the first and the
last point of call...... I rest my case you have just lost one
customer....."
The best thing about The Pod Hotel was:"Room,neat"
The worst thing about The Pod Hotel was: "Porter service"
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Review by: Mr O Ademoye of . (Solo leisure) stayed in The Pod Hotel Oct 2006
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