Sky Hostel
Hotel Address
106 W 83rd Street
New York, United States
Average guest rating
Room Rates
| Single | $76 |
| Double | $128 |
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Sky Hostel, formerly Columbus Studios, is a modest budget hotel two blocks from the American Museum of Natural History and down the street from Central Park.
The 48 basic rooms are large, with beds covered with fluffy comforters and pillows. Both dorms with bunk beds and private rooms are available. Funky mirrors, sheer blue curtains, and abstract prints add life to otherwise dreary walls. Amenities are few. (Rooms with mini-fridges and microwaves cost extra.)
Large street-side windows overlook a school playground, and windows in the rear face a courtyard. Some rooms have an adjacent common area, though they are entirely unfurnished.
Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor and is recommended based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.
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Hotel Address
106 W 83rd Street
Upper West Side to Harlem, New York, United States
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Amenities
Hotel
- Airport Transportation
- Breakfast Extra Charge
- Cash Only
- Children Friendly
- Fax Machine
- Internet Station
- Laundry Facilities
- Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Elevator
- Non-Smoking Hotel
- Reception: 24-Hour
- Smoking Rooms
- Tourist information
- TV Lounge
- Wake-Up Service
- Wi-Fi Connection
Room
- Air conditioning
- Bathroom: Shared
- Bathtubs Available
- Fan
- Heat
- Internet Access
- Linen Included
- Mini fridge
- Towels
About the Sky Hostel neighborhood
More laid-back, and allegedly more intellectual, than its East-Side cousin, the Upper West Side is a largely residential area, filled with tall apartment buildings and stately brownstones. This area, which begins at Columbus Circle and ends at Morningside Heights, is home to the Lincoln Center, the American Museum of Natural History, and Columbia University. However, one of its greatest attributes may be its borders: sandwiched between the iconic Central Park and leisurely Riverside Park, greenery is never more than a few blocks away. Though a hip place during the '70s and '80s, when rents were actually affordable, the Upper West Side is much more moneyed now, filled with affluent families and strollers. Busy Broadway forms the commercial hub, with businesses catering to New Yorker's everyday needs. This, along with Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, is good place to find tasty, affordable eats.
Famous Harlem, whose importance as a historically African-American neighborhood cannot be matched, begins north of Morningside Heights. The Apollo Theater, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and the Cloisters can all be found here. Despite its dangerous reputation, Harlem has become much safer... and much more popular with tourists. Gentrification, spurred on by a race for its beautiful brownstones, has brought change, for better or for worse.

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Landmarks near Sky Hostel
| Upper West Side | 0.3 km |
|---|---|
| American Museum of Natural History | 0.4 km |
| Central Park | 0.79 km |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | 1.05 km |
| Guggenheim Museum New York | 1.27 km |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | 1.53 km |
| Upper East Side | 1.98 km |
| Museum of Modern Art | 2.62 km |
| Fifth Avenue Dept Stores | 2.7 km |
| Columbia University | 2.82 km |
| Midtown | 2.84 km |
| Rockefeller Center | 2.91 km |
| St Patrick's Cathedral | 2.91 km |
| Broadway Theaters | 3.12 km |
| Times Square | 3.37 km |
| Grand Central Station | 3.69 km |
| United Nations New York | 3.74 km |
| Herald Square | 4.01 km |
| Empire State Building | 4.15 km |
| Penn Station | 4.17 km |
| Flatiron Building | 4.97 km |
| Gramercy Park | 5.26 km |
| Union Square | 5.63 km |
| Meatpacking District | 5.65 km |
| West Village | 5.98 km |
| East Village | 6.23 km |
| Washington Square Park | 6.3 km |
| New York University | 6.45 km |
| Greenwich Village | 6.73 km |
| Little Italy | 7.39 km |
| Lower East Side | 7.72 km |
| Chinatown | 7.92 km |
| City Hall | 8.15 km |
| Ground Zero (World Trade Center) | 8.75 km |
| Brooklyn Bridge | 8.9 km |
| Wall Street | 9.3 km |
| Cloisters Museum | 9.69 km |
| Battery Park | 9.75 km |
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