The Pod Hotel2 star hotel2 star hotelEditor's Pick

Hotel Address

230 E. 51st St. (between Second and Third Avenues)
New York, United States

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The Pod Hotel is an appealing hotel concept: Imagine a very well-designed (if spartan) hotel in a lively and action-packed corner of a big city. Now add to the equation a nightly rate that's surprisingly pocketbook-friendly, considering the surrounding neighborhood.

Rooms, nearly 350 in all, are attractively spunky, with accents of blond wood and metallic, almost institutional-looking bedside lamps and sinks. Tiny bathrooms sport lovely black and white tiles. The "townhouse suites," which are a particularly good value for families and small groups, even have beanbags for a frisson of retro chic.

There has to be a catch, and, in fact, there is. Rooms are very small, even by New York City’s miniscule standards. If you need copious amounts of space for your morning exercise routines, then perhaps your Pod Hotel room won't be the best place to get sweaty.

Of course, there are plenty of hotels in New York with tiny rooms. It's just that the vast majority of these hotels haven't gone out of their way to market their scale as part and parcel of their charm. The Pod Hotel does so, and beautifully, producing a level of chic that countless cookie-cutter chain hotels with their $400 nightly rates seem to be unable to touch. The rooms, the lobby, and the garden café (the final of these only open during the warmer months) slyly prove that the boutique hotel approach can be extended successfully to budget-friendly spaces. The Midtown East location may be a bit staid in the evening, but it’s vitally central.

» Alex Robertson Textor

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

230 E. 51st St. (between Second and Third Avenues)
Midtown East & Murray Hill, New York, United States

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Amenities

Hotel
  1. Concierge/Booking Services
  2. Garden
  3. Non-Smoking Hotel
  1. Restaurant
  2. Wi-Fi: Free
Room
  1. Air conditioning
  2. Alarm Clock
  3. Bathroom: Private
  4. Bathroom: Shared
  1. Cable TV
  2. Minibar
  3. Radio
  4. Safe

About the The Pod Hotel neighborhood

Midtown East begins at Fifth Avenue and works east toward the water, encompassing the residential (and reviving) Murray Hill along the way. More business-oriented than Midtown West, Midtown East is home to many of New York's biggest and best law firms, investment firms, publishing houses, and advertising agencies, which fill up the many skyscrapers linking the avenues.

Still, there are plenty of noteworthy tourist sights in Midtown East, including Grand Central Terminal, the United Nations headquarters, Trump Tower, the Chrysler Building, and St. Patrick's Cathedral. Midtown East is also somewhat of a shopping haven. The flagship Saks Fifth Avenue store is located here, as are Takashimaya, Chanel, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Niketown … Basically, if it isn't in Midtown East, then it's a few blocks north in the Upper East Side.

Not known for its nightlife, Midtown East is, at least, not dead after dark. Remember all those skyscrapers? Well their occupants begin to fill up Midtown East's bars, pubs, and steakhouses after office hours, keeping the neighborhood somewhat lively with suits, slacks, and skirts letting off steam. This neighborhood also offers easy access to Central Park and the many museums of the Upper East Side.

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The Pod Hotel, New York, United States
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Landmarks near The Pod Hotel

United Nations New York0.56 km
St Patrick's Cathedral0.69 km
Fifth Avenue Dept Stores0.7 km
Midtown0.72 km
Grand Central Station0.75 km
Rockefeller Center0.81 km
Museum of Modern Art0.82 km
Broadway Theaters1.36 km
Times Square1.41 km
Empire State Building1.59 km
Herald Square1.67 km
Whitney Museum of American Art1.96 km
Penn Station2 km
Flatiron Building2.33 km
Gramercy Park2.4 km
Upper East Side2.56 km
Metropolitan Museum of Art2.64 km
American Museum of Natural History2.79 km
Union Square2.92 km
Central Park2.99 km
Guggenheim Museum New York3.14 km
East Village3.34 km
Upper West Side3.47 km
Meatpacking District3.6 km
West Village3.64 km
Washington Square Park3.66 km
New York University3.77 km
Greenwich Village4.19 km
Little Italy4.58 km
Lower East Side4.7 km
Chinatown5.09 km
City Hall5.37 km
Columbia University5.84 km
Brooklyn Bridge5.98 km
Ground Zero (World Trade Center)6.14 km
Wall Street6.58 km
Battery Park7.09 km
Cloisters Museum12.59 km

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