Wolcott Hotel

Thought this was a convienient hotel and to say its a budget hotel i thought it was great. Great location, could just look out the window and you had to crank your neck up to see the Empire states building because its so close. Lots of different food places nearby (more fast food sorts but not a far walk to more decent restaurants). Would happily go there again and even though we weren't in our rooms much (far too much to see) there was plenty of decent tv channels on a large tv to channel hop through to keep us entertained when we took a... more

great location being mid Manhatten but a bit noisey with building going on around. An old well loved hotel, clean and comfortable and for this you excused such things as leaky bath taps and slow lifts. Extra bonus of muffins and hot drink in the morning so you could be on your way exploring this amazing city with something in the tum.

The hotel is perfectly located for shopping and sightseeing. It is 2 blocks away from the Empire State Building, around the corner from 5th Avenue and less than 5 minutes walk from Macy's. If you don't mind walking Times Square is a few minutes away also and for the lazier people the sub-way is only a short distance. Only faults that I could have with the hotel is the muffins do get a bit boring after a few mornings and the lift is snail pace.....otherwise great!

Hi, Rather a late review as we stayed at the Wolcott in April 2004 but having browsed other reviews this evening, I felt compelled to join in. We were on a school trip so stayed there for budget reasons but I have to say that it was MINGING!!!! Musty, dirty rooms (I would love to know how other reviews describe it as clean). I was afraid to take anything out of the case incase it got contaminated with the mustiness. Felt I needed a shower when I'd walked barefooted on the carpet (wish I'd taken slippers). I wasn't expecting anything... more

Excellent hotel, located only two blocks(about 200 meters) from Empire State Building. I stayed there in late September 2004 with my wife and we really enjoyed it. We stayed for 10 nights. Hotel staff was very helpful and plesant. Only problems are the elevators, that are really slow and hot. But they take you to your floor anyway. Rooms are pretty small, but cleaned everyday(leave the "clean my room now"-tag on the door) while you go and try to find breakfast(or eat the complimentary blueberry or chocolate muffin at the lobby, but... more

I arrived at the Wolcott on a miserable rainy day at 1 PM. The rather slow man at the reception desk told me that he had no record of my reservation, which had been made well in advance. Even when I showed him my voucher with the date clearly indicated he remained unconvinced, until discovering that I was listed with the correct day but the wrong month. It took over a half hour for the computer to accept me, but afterwards I was given a room key immediately. The two elevators have incredibly small doors, but are more spacious inside,... more

Very clean, good location, good value. Although when I checked the hotel website, it seems that prices are rising. Located at 32nd & 5th, 5th Avenue shopping starts about 5 blocks up, the 34th Street metro stop is 2 blocks away...cant go wrong with this hotel at under $150 a night.

We stayed for a week and for what we paid we got a bargain. Our room was very very spacious and very clean, a big comfy bed and even a view of the Empire State Building from our window. Okay the lifts were slow but it wasn't the end of the world. Even got a safe in our room which is much better than having to go into the lobby. Staff were friendly enough. Superb location with numerous subway stations located nearby including Penn Station. Also about a 5 to 10 minute walk from Times Square. Would most certainly stay again.

We weren't expecting much from the hotel, but we got what we paid for. It was clean and just standard, which is all we were looking for when we went to New York! Who wants to stay in the hotel the whole time?!! It was clean and the rooms were big, which was good for a group of girls! The staff weren't as friendly as I had been expecting. You hear all these stories about the excellent service you receive in the States, and on first impressions, I was slightly disapointed, but they managed to redeem themselves by the end of our trip as they... more

stayed there for two years in a row we always had clean sheets and towels was great for the price,elevators are slow staff not too friendly,but close to everything but not worth staying for $140.00-$160.00 per night,there are better ones for that price