Lamartine Chelsea

Exceptional

Very good

Liked: The staff person who greeted me was exceptionally polite and friendly.
Disliked: There was an additional $50 fee, which should've been more clearly explained when I booked the room.

Neutral

Liked: The location is great
Disliked: The bed position is scary especially for two people sharing ,loft style .

Pleasant

Liked: Location was excellent, the staff was very nice. If you need a place to stay near everything is perfect.
Disliked: The bathroom in the 4th floor wasn’t clean. We had to use the one in the 3rd floor

Abysmal and probably illegal

Liked: The facilities were very clean. Every floor every room certainly received daily deep cleaning
Disliked: Many things:1. This is unequivocally a youth hostel NOT a hotel. I don't feel that is disclosed transparently on booking.com2. Part of the confusion centers around me being a NY state resident, there is a law precluding NY residents from staying in hostels in NYC. They apparently don't care... The first time I heard that word hostel was when I checked in. 3. There is no front desk. There is a chair that a dude sometimes sits on with his laptop. Most of the time there's no one around. Certainly no one to talk to re: any issues or concerns. 4. Rooms are the size of walk in closets. Like that one Harry potter is kept in at his aunt's house. Beds are extremely high off the ground and terribly uncomfortable. The room A/C units are situated at the top part of the window and throw air directly on you as you're sleeping. With just very thin/light cotton quilt provided, your options are: either sweat bullets or freeze your stuff off. 5. Emergency signage such as fire info about sprinklers is posted on room doors. Just in case you didn't already feel like you were staying in a closet... 6. Place is unreasonably Ridgid regarding cancellations, even within a couple mins of booking. I feel this stems from the lack of a front desk. This is basically a cross between one of those internationally owned Airbnb's where they're owned abroad and all you get is a code and a youth hostel. A hostel without the typical cool traveler culture.

Bad

Very good

Great for convenience and short-term...

Liked: The location was in a great spot to where our event was located. It was a quick, easy, informal stay that was worth its money for its location in NY.
Disliked: The bathrooms were dirty, someone peed on the floor, the beds were very hard with thin sheets and flat pillows.

A great alternative for an...

Liked: This isn’t a Luxury hotel but it worked for me.location was great. Price worked too. I am a fan. I often have to go to Javits North for trade shows yams I am tired of paying so much for a room in midtown. Seriously, it’s just too much for someone who has to do booth duty.
Disliked: Again, it’s not a luxury resort. It was clean. And it was good not to have to pay $350 a night. I also liked the fact I could walk to everywhere.