Ameritania Hotel New York

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Note: This property is currently undergoing a renovation, as of December 2010.

The Ameritania, a three-star hotel located at 54th and Broadway, in superb proximity to Broadway and Central Park, has a swanky, if slightly dated, feel.

The hotel’s 219 rooms range in styles, though a vague art deco theme prevails, with mostly restrained tones in effect. Air conditioning is in window-unit form. In-room amenities include telephones and cable TV.

The hyper-stylized lobby, which could use a gentle spruce-up, looks as if it came out of a turn-of-the-century issue of Wallpaper. Don't get us wrong. The look is truly sleek, with fabulous low lighting, a modern feel and a pair of attentive doormen, but it also feels almost like a period piece. A Sugababes extended remix was playing in the lobby of the Ameritania when we visited, and somehow this fact provides an appropriate window into the hotel.

Rates here are reasonable, and location is quite central. For smokers, the Ameritania is a find. It is one of the few hotels in our survey that offer smoking rooms.

Wi-Fi is available for an additional fee.

» Alex Robertson Textor

Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor. This review is based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.