American Dream

Worse than what I expected.

Liked: The staff was very friendly. Breakfast was better than what I expected. The location is great and safe.
Disliked: It was too loud, especially the noise from the street, which was very annoying. The toilet didn't have a sink, so to wash your hands, you either need to go to the next door, the shower area, or to your room, and this makes me question the cleanliness of that place a lot. It looked clean as it was free of hair. On the previous reviews, it was mentioned that they provide shampoo and body wash, dont expect little personal bottles or anything like that. And the mattress was very uncomfortable.

Superb

Liked: I really like and gonna stay here again. Highly recommend it. 👍 👌

Good

Liked: The staff are nice. The location is fine, and the room is affordable.
Disliked: The bed was not very stable! Just ok. The room is very small but compared to the price it is fine.

Good

Liked: - location was excellent - breakfast was tasty and fulfilling- staff was nice and helpful
Disliked: - bathrooms could have better locks- toilets have foul odor

Superb

Liked: The location and the kind staff
Disliked: The light into the room from the street.

Very good

Liked: The staff, the facilities, the location, and the breakfast !
Disliked: The bed creaked and the curtains were damaged

Decent size room for a...

Didn't LOVE it, but would...

Liked: - The location was great - walking distance to Flatiron building & Empire State. Close to buses and metro station, so overall the location is very good. - Breakfast was fairly nice, but only sweet options available - Dunkin Donuts, fruits, jams, croissants, cakes etc. - Many shared things - toiletries left by the previous guests could be used by everyone - even things like a dry shampoo. - It's a hostel were you can find friends and companions for your trips - we weren't particularly interested, but overheard a couple of such chats over breakfast. Other tourists were generally super nice & talkative, American Dream hostel really has this proper 'hostel energy'.
Disliked: - Our room faced 3rd Avenue & the noise was the same whether the window was open or closed :D Very noisy. I'm not very sensitive to noise, but even I woke up a couple of times during the night because of it. - Our bunk bed didn't have any have any guardrails, I was terrified to be there at first.- The bunk bed was suuuper noisy. - The whole place didn't seem to be extra clean. - The breakfast room is super small, given that the hostel is fairly big. - It's faily expensive for what it is, but I guess that's New York. All in all, I would recommend this place - mainly because it’s probably the best 'budget-friendly' private room you can find in NYC - but still super expensive compared to other cities.

Nice place to stay

Liked: Great location, nice breakfast, polite staff
Disliked: Too noisy (because it's Manhattan) and very small room