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The Pod Hotel 51, New York

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230 E 51st St, New York, New York 10022Map
HOTEL OVERVIEW

Affordable mid-rise hotel with brick-face front on the East side near Grand Central Station, UN and Rockefeller Center.

AOL Travel Editor's Review

Don’t be put off when Prince’s lascivious “Mad Sex” starts playing on the hotel’s website. It’s actually a nice, quiet place to stay (though, it’s true, the walls can be a bit thin). The rooms, as you’d expect from a hotel with a name like “pod,” are tiny. But the people who stay here aren’t looking to spend a lot of time in their rooms. They’re looking for affordable comfort and that’s what this Midtown property gives…in spades, actually. Rooms, or, um, pods, boast MP3 docking stations, flat-screen TVs, free WiFi and enough Scando-inspired furniture to make you think a nearby Ikea exploded.

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General Info
  • Total Rooms: 370
  • Year Built: 1930
  • Year Renovated: 2007
  • Check-In Time: 3 PM
  • Check-Out Time: 11 AM
  • Hotel Type: Hotel
  • Location: City
Airport Details
  • Airport Name: Kennedy Intl
  • Airport Distance: 20 miles
  • Airport Drive Time: 45 min
  • Airport Shuttle: N
General
  • Crib/Rollaway Bed
  • Internet - Common Area (Free)
  • Multi-lingual Staff
  • WheelChair Accessible
 Pet Services
  • Pets Allowed: N
  • Pet Amenities: N
  • Pet Fee: N
  • Pet Services: N
 Security
  • Smoke Alarm in Rooms
  • Sprinkler in Rooms
 Hotel Business Amenities
  • Fax (For Guests)
  • Photocopy Service
Room Amenities
  • Air Conditioning
  • Coffee Maker*
  • Daily Maid Service
  • Internet Free
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
  • Phone
  • Phone (w/ voicemail)
  • Television
  • Television (Cable/Satellite)
  • *Note: Amenity only available in some rooms
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