Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, Negative

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Hotel Pennsylvania	Average Price: $232 Check Rates

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401 7TH AVENUE NEW YORK

New York City, 10001 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 48 of 144
Average review rating: 2.6

OpinionWell Value Index: 4

Traveler reviews analyzed: BedBugRegistry (12) , Expedia (79) , YahooTravel (184) , MyTravelGuide (35) , TripAdvisor (543)

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Construction:	There are recent comments about Construction, Remodeling, Renovation.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	Recent comments complained about room smell.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	Recent comments complained about bed bugs.

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1. Heard & read a lot about this hotel - mostly negative things so didn't expect much.

"LOW QUALITY BUT EXCELLENT LOCATION " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/10/2010 Vote

2. But staying here will negatively impact your stay in NYC, and that is the real shame of this place.

"Do NOT Stay There...check in somewhere downtown instead " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/17/2010 Vote

3. I GIVE THIS HOTEL NEGATIVE 45 STARS.

"Worse Experience Ever " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/5/2010 Vote

4. Afterwards, we felt we got our money's worth by NYC standardsOther than a one hour wait to check in, the room was clean (we made a thorough check of mattress and bed linens for bed bugs before unpacking as reesult of some of the online negative comments).

"Hotel Penn NYC Good price-good room-long check-in " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/7/2010 Vote

5. After reading several negative reviews about Hotel Penn we were apprehensive about making an online discounted reservation but did so as we had a 6 a.

"Hotel Penn NYC Good price-good room-long check-in " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/7/2010 Vote

6. I made the mistake of reading all the reviews for Hotel Penn (a lot were negative) but I've learned from the past not to go by them.

"Don't pay attention to the bad reviews... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/31/2010 Vote

7. After reading all the negative reviews, I was terrified.

"It is what it is. Old and plain. No Frills. Wouldn't pick it again, but my stay wasn't bad. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/14/2010 Vote

8. I don't mean this negatively but it's the truth.

"Bargain, I guess, Positive experience. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/11/2010 Vote

9. We read the negative reviews but needed a hotel in a pinch and didn't want to spend $300 plus for one night, and the Hotel Pennsylvania had reasonable ratesThe good news is I honestly didn't mind the rooms.

"Really shameful customer service, management ought to be embarassed " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/14/2010 Vote

10. the only negative for me was the way the hallways/doors were maintained but if you just need a cheap and convenient place to crash, this is it.

"good base " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/2/2010 Vote