San Carlos Hotel

“Excellent stay”

We very much enjoyed our two day stay. It is very well located, within walking distance of several sites and shopping, as well as numerous very good restaurants. The room was large and clean, and the coffee maker, fridge, and microwave were very convenient.

“A good choice for a short trip in New York City, helpful staff, close to eateries and Grand Central Station ... ...”

Firstly, apologies for this very late review, I hope it will still be of benefit to travellers wishing to book this hotel in the near future. I stayed at the San Carlos Hotel (rated 4 Star) located at 150 East 50th Street NYC with my wife and adult daughter from 16 to 20 June 2024, the first leg o… more

Firstly, apologies for this very late review, I hope it will still be of benefit to travellers wishing to book this hotel in the near future. I stayed at the San Carlos Hotel (rated 4 Star) located at 150 East 50th Street NYC with my wife and adult daughter from 16 to 20 June 2024, the first leg of our 2 centre holiday in the USA and our first visit to New York since 2002. The Positives For a short stay in NYC this hotel offers a good standard of accommodation; we were allocated Room 209 which was reasonably spacious, clean, with 2 Queen Beds, fridge (Complimentary bottled water for the first night only), microwave and both the Shower and AirCon worked fine. There was a Coffee Maker but we were given a kettle when we asked at reception. On the 2nd floor there is a seating area with sofas, computer desks and a drinks machine. On the 3rd floor there is a small gym with a drinks tap where you can refill water bottles with drinking water. The hotel is well located, with a McDonalds, Ess-a-Bagle, Panda Express and a handy liquor store/off licence just around the corner and several restaurants, sandwich places and patisseries a short walk away. There is a Pan-Asian restaurant next door and restaurants across the street. Some NYC attractions are within a short walking distance such as Grand Central Station (and Grand Central Terminal subway station), The Rockefeller Centre, 5th and 6th Avenues. Times Square, Central Park and the Empire State Building are all walkable but slightly further away. We found all the staff to be welcoming and very helpful. A special shout out to Krystal who checked us in and explained the various hotel charges; Carlos who responded to my email before arrival and the gentleman who checked us out and sorted out our invoices on our final day. Also the two very helpful gentlemen who helped weigh our luggage and called us cabs when we needed them during our stay and also to JFK Airport on our last morning. Slight Disadvantages The hotel does not have a restaurant, so no facilities for breakfast or room service, but this was not a problem as there are plenty of places to eat close by (as listed) and if needed there is a Pan-Asian restaurant next door and another restaurant across the street. It would have been nice to have bottled water provided each night but we got supplies from the liquor store and the tap in the gym as mentioned above. We had to walk a lot and use cabs as we did not ‘master’ the Subway, so ideally, we could have stayed closer to the heart of the action in Times Square. However, we were able to get to the main attractions we wished to see (9/11 Memorial and Museum, Statue of Liberty, Empire State) without much trouble. As with all NYC Hotels we paid a daily resort fee for amenities such as the Gym, Conference Centre, WiFi etc that we did not really use, but this was mandatory for all guests. Summary Overall for a short stay in NYC, we would recommend the San Carlos; it is not a luxury hotel but a good standard with clean rooms, comfortable beds, working facilties and close to several fast-food type places to grab something to eat. Several NYC attractions are close by, and if you are able to master the NYC Subway (catch it from Grand Central) then you can reach further attractions quite easily. Finally, all the staff were helpful (happy to answer any questions) and courteous, so I would be happy to stay here again for any future visits to NYC.

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“Good family stay”

We had a one bedroom suite. Very clean and safe, bit dated. Great value for money and the staff were brilliant especially the cleaning staff. Good location, used the airport transfer which was also brilliant. Nice diner and steak house opposite. Very good stay, I would recommend.