Simple Studios

The most affordable studio space ever. Studios are clean and spacious. Easy to book. I left my really expensive headphones here one day and took 3 days to get them back because the front desk didn’t care to call whoever cleaned up the day I left them. She waited till they would be at work next. She didn’t care about the urgency of asking and finding out if they were found and put away somewhere. That’s why i’m giving them 4 stars. One front desk person ruined it for me. The third day I called, another front desk person helped me and actually called the person who had worked the evening I left my headphones, rather than continue to have me wait till they were at work again, and they told her where they put them and she called me back a couple hours after and told me they were recovered. The person who cleaned up the room, tucked them away safely and told her where. So I was able to get my headphones back. I was so mad I thought someone had stolen them instead of returning them, that I decided not to go back there to rent studio space and rather went elsewhere. But once I got the headphones back, I felt comfortable going back again.

In short:
Clean and well organized. Your groups name is displayed on a tv with the time slots.
Piano was a bit out of tune but musical stands were available. Be prepared to walk up a lot of stairs AFTER the elevator.
Would come back? Yes

Pleasant and professional staff. I was able to book a room for a group rehearsal a day in advance. Medium size room, $ 29/​hour, was just right for an 8 people dance practice. You pay extra if you need to rent a stereo.

Great for rehearsals, classes and small auditions. They don’t do open calls, and if you’re expecting a large crowd, they make you book an extra room for overflow. Nice variety of studios that have mirrors and pianos. Very cheap walk-​in rates.

You get a room and that’s it! Give them your money, get in, get out, and don’t ask too many questions!
When booking during peak hours, it is required to reserve a minimum of 2 hours. This is not mentioned on their website. Ok, fair enough. I get it.
Upon booking, the sales person will ask you if you have any room requirements. I asked for a clear room. When I got to my room I had to clear out trash, a table, and a room of chairs. I KINDLY asked the front desk lady if the table and chairs could be removed from the room. She told me that the chairs have to stay in the room and it is the customer’s responsibility to clear the room for their needs. I asked her to at least have the table removed while I took care of moving the chairs to the back of the room. The clock on my room reservation was ticking. She gave me the look of DEATH while she ran into the room and snapped the table up.
I come from the world of hospitality and managing event and meeting space is my day job so I’m guessing that my expectations were way too high.
This is a bare bones operation and I get it but why so rude? I’m giving an extra star for affordable pricing and central location.

I’ve been booking rehearsal space at Simple Studios for at least 3 years. It’s easily one of or possibly the best for the area. The staff and management are really helpful, the rooms and common areas are clean and well cared for; unlike other rehearsal spaces that charge the same price but feel like you’re in a closet or in someone’s forgotten dirty basement.
Pianos are available in some rooms, as well as mirrors (which can be covered with a curtain). All rooms have a clock (very convenient for timing rehearsals), ceiling fan and dimmer lighting, in addition to regular florescent lights; to simulate stage lights. Some people are often confused as to why there isn’t a heater in the rooms on the perimeter of the space; however, the AC doubles as a heater. I think its also great that they offer a large, wheelchair accessible, single stall unisex bathroom.
Best of all it’s only a few blocks south from Penn Station and most other trains; so you don’t have to deal with the mayhem of 8^th ave, times square or the theater district; like the locations of other rehearsal studios.
The only thing that kept this from being five stars is the price but you absolutely get what you pay for; so let’s go ahead and call it 4 ½ stars.

Very nice studio space & the rates are pretty reasonable in comparison to other places (at least from from what I hear). Convenient location, pretty easy to get around and they have bathrooms you can get to easily. No complaints here.

I’m an auctioneer (livestock and fine art reproductions) and take rehearsing pretty seriously. I’ve tried every rehearsal space in New York City and have found no better balance of value and comfort than at Simple Studios. Clean, quiet rooms; a friendly and professional staff; and stage lighting in every room.
It’s hard to find the right conditions for perfecting your art in NYC. Hard – or Simple.

Great space for people who need rehearsal space.
If you can somehow manage off-​peak hours for your rehearsals, Simple is a significantly better investment. Same day rehearsal spaces are $ 15 (much more tolerable than the $ 25? pre-​reserved space.) They don’t call us «starving» artists for nothing right?
But if you’re looking to sing, act, or dance, Simple is a great place and conveniently located for all.
Plus, they accept credit cards (with no additional fee!)

Love this place! Always choose Simple Studios when I hold auditions or run rehearsals. Super clean. Great location. Everyone’s really friendly. $ 15/​hr. Can’t go wrong!

Came here for an audition for Americas It Girl audition and the building was amazing! So much utilization for so many different companies. The space is so cool too
And the people are very helpful and nice. Not to mention I got the job!

Individual classes privately ran all day. Studio provides low costs rooms that benefit the independent performance teachers across the city. GREAT PLACE

By far the cleanest, nicest, most spacious and well-​taken care of practice rooms I’ve found in NYC. They are expensive — but you get what you pay for!

Convenient walk-​in rooms for $ 15 for anyone who needs to practice with their theater, sketch, or comedy team. On a Sunday there was no problem getting a room or extending for another hour. The girl at the desk seemed really grumpy right off the bat, but for $ 15, I’ll take it.

I love this studio. Big, spacious and clean. Spoke to Eric and he was super helpful. My theatre company uses Simple Studios frequently and we’ll keep coming back!

THE WORST PLACE AND THE WORST EMPLOYEES!!! So I booked a room and they even sent me my invoice, when I showed up a week after for my practice They had no record of my reservation. When I showed them the email, they where «sorry, I guess you are going to have to find somewhere else! Mind you that they even told me that the person using the room I booked and was assigned to me on the invoice email, had booked the room that day! I should have learned my lesson, because when I booked again and asked what was the cancellation policy, they said 48 hours. I called back two hours after to cancel and the Dutch bag that answer told me that they don’t give refund, only credit. A piece of information I was NEVER told this time or the time before. When I said that I was not informed he basically called me a liar! Like their was no chance in the word they would ever mess up … they will even fight with you and defend their case even though they had no clue what went on. This wasn’t a case of «the customer is always right», I just was. I was never told about the policy even thought I asked very clearly what their cancellation policy was and they had more than a chance to tell me. They couldn’t handle their mistake because they are so full of themselves! They are extremely over priced and they think they are a perfect company that NEVER takes responsibility. Guys! Go to Champion studios or the network. They are much nicer people and don’t have Egos working there

Called on Friday about reserving Saturday night space and spoke to Sergio. He said he’d call me back after he checked with his manager because they were closing at 10 that night. Never called back. I showed up at 8 to rent a room and the door is locked. i call up and they tell me that they’re «…closing early, sorry.»

I booked a room a couple of weeks in advance, specified what I needed and felt great about it. The space is really lovely.
Got there to use the room and they had given it to someone else. I was left without that room, put into another which didn’t fit my needs. After asking for a discount they gave me one but I will not be going back.

A great place to hold casting calls, rehearsals, and auditions. That’s obvious. Some other suggestions on how to use their rooms: birthing children, training award-​show dogs, photographing clowns and other circus creatures, having an «intimate» date (is that what they call it nowadays?), practicing your falun gong without getting egged and meditating Buddhist beliefs. Options are not limited to the above.
The rooms are very spacious; gleaming wooden floors, plenty of wall outlets, clean amenities and bathrooms. The halls are artfully decorated and there are plenty of comfy couches for your waiting guests to sit on. I believe they also have rooms that have a piano in case you need to seduce your «intimate» date or whatever.
Prices are very reasonable, $ 20 an hour for weekends and after 5PM, weekday rates 9AM — 5PM range from $ 20−34/hr, depending on the size of the room.