Hotel the Villa

Pleasant for short-term stay. Front desk was nice. Room bigger and nicer than expected.

Was painless overall but there weren't basic things like a close for hanging clothes or keeping things. Very poor quality body lotion. Room size is really tiny.

Only here for a night but the staff was great! If they can do something about better lighting in the area at night, it would definitely boost their profile.

Overall it's a no frills hotel with no security and questionable cleanliness. But, it was much cheaper than other hotels, five minute walk from Subway, the neighborhood wasn't that bad, and overall the room was satisfactory with the exception of some very awful pillows. Security is severely lacking. The hotel doesn't require key card access after hours and anyone can enter the building and have direct access to the room. In addition we found the front desk workers were away from the desk multiple times as we entered or left the building. The key card has writing on it stating not to leave valuables in the room and to not open your door for anyone. I find it odd they needed to write this yet didn't implement simple key scan access at the main doors or elevators after hours. The room looked very clean and comfortable but you can notice many surfaces do not get cleaned. The vanity, corners, and light switches haven't been cleaned in a long time - the dust clearly shows this. But the toilet, sink, and tub appeared to be clean. It's loud. You can hear everything. But again, you get what you pay for. Honestly it didn't really bother me but it's worth knowing. On a budget I'd stay here again. But anywhere outside of New York City I'd call this hotel a 2 star or less.

Experiance It was very disappointing to go during a Christmas holiday and the hotel not even be a little decorated. The whole point of going to New York during a holiday is for decorations and to have a hotel that couldnt even hang a wreath is sad considering all the hotels near this one had trees and lights. It made the hotel feel ghetto and lazy.