Solita Soho Hotel

A self-described “boutique-style hotel," the three-star Solita Soho Hotel offers surprisingly pleasant stays and friendly service in an excellent location near Chinatown and Soho.

The Solita Soho’s 42 guest rooms, though small, are ultra-comfortable and modern. The minimal furniture is pleasantly arranged so as not to make the space feel cramped. Solita also offers plenty of perks: You get air conditioning, coffee and tea facilities, flat-screen satellite television, safe and free Wi-Fi. The private bathrooms offer amenities like a dual-massage showerhead and a bathrobe, in addition to a hair dryer.

Note: the Solita gets a fair amount of noise from the street at night—ask ahead for a room toward the back if you are a light sleeper.

Location

The Solita Soho sits in the midst of a few neighborhoods, and is named accordingly: “Solita” stands for “South of Little Italy” and Soho, a contraction of “South of Houston Street,” is the trendy neighborhood to the west. All this means that Solita Soho puts you in the center of vibrant ethnic and shopping areas. Chinatown’s ethnic influence predominates the area, while what’s left of Little Italy hangs on along Mulberry Street, a short walk from the hotel.

Transportation

Subways: The Solita Soho is well placed for exploring the city. Just two blocks south of the hotel is the Canal Street hub, which is serviced by the 6/J/N/Q/R/Z trains.

JFK: Take the Air Train to Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue Station and transfer to a Manhattan-bound J or Z subway train to Canal Street. Note: The Z train operates only during rush hour (traveling express to Manhattan between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. and from Manhattan from 4:55 p.m. until 5:45 p.m.).

LaGuardia: Take an airport bus service to Grand Central and then catch a downtown 6 subway train from Grand Central to Canal Street.

Newark: Take an airport bus service to Grand Central and from there you can transfer to a downtown 6 train to Canal Street.

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