St. Mark’s Hotel

For the price, this place is absolutely not worth it. We paid $ 150 for a night and got a 10′ x 6′ room that was on the third floor.
Now I’m really not a finicky person, I’ve traveled the world quite a bit and have stayed in hundreds of hotels. This place is really not that clean, the bed is made of felt, and to get to the third floor it is quite the exercise. I’ll post pics of the bathroom, which was insanely small, smelled like a swimming pool, and I was genuinely scared I was going to catch a disease.
Cash only, which is annoying because the ATM has a $ 200 maximum per day. We were going to stay 2 night, decided to stay one and paid $ 119 at the Hilton. What a difference, relief.
This place is worth $ 80 per night. Anything more, go somewhere else.

What a pleasant surprise. So happy to see the room is 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Clean, great concierge; Sammy. The location is 10 stars… so many restaurants within minutes. A great hotel room for this reasonable price. I’ll be back… so many restaurants, so little time.

Economical FOR New York i guess, booked through expedia $ 200/​night (including taxes) a 2queen bed room for 3,
no elevator and cramped…

I’ve been a guest multiple times since 2003 and am utterly flabbergasted at anyone complaining about tiny rooms or crammed spaces. In 2015– and in Manhattan, no less– this is, quite simply, the very best you are going to get without spending outrageous prices. The St. Marks staff has always been friendly, professional, and goes the extra mile– they could have raised their prices several times over the past decade and have not. Staying in a hotel is largely a luxury. If you really require specific room for your shoes, go pay extra for it. I’m immensely loyal to the St Marks Hotel and will continue to be so.

Friendly staff, low price and great location do not make up for the tiny stuffy rooms, small hard beds and not functioning/​loud aircon.

What happened, this place was so good a few years ago but now… wow!
Like just horrible customer service and the rooms were gross. Seriously left over food in the trash and bathroom smelled. This hotel was so easy to go to literally 4 years ago but I guess times have changed.
I;ll check in on you guys again in a little but wow… not what you guys use to be at all smh.

As someone whose been to over 40 countries and stayed in some iffy areas, this hotel was the only one where I felt I had to put a chair in front of my door. The staff is rude and the rooms aren’t very clean. I hope I didn’t get bedbugs. Reading the other reviews I am not the only one. Last September I thought it was ok. I’m out most of the day so fit sleeping purposes it was ok except for the ancient air conditioner .
If you value your belongings and life don’t stay here.

This hotel is creepy. They rent rooms by the hour and only take cash payment per day. The rates that are on
are higher than what you would pay if you called to book a room. If you don’t mind sharing a wall with people engaging in illegal activities, then go ahead and stay here. It’s cheap. It’s also dirty and uncomfortable. I had to demand my money back because of the noises I heard from the room next door and throughout the hallway. You have been warned.

Not a place I would stay long time, but for a night or 2 it isn’t bad. I think a girl died the other night we stayed, which isn’t necessarily a spoiler for me, but I also get the vibe it’s a place used mostly for hookers and whatnot. It’s located right in the heat of the village with a bar downstairs, conveniently next to everything, and for the city the price wasn’t too bad, but definitely not my vacation spot if I were to stay longer than a weekend (at most). The rooms are small and it seems they tried to cram as many rooms into one building as they legally could, giving the bear minimum amount of space. I also didn’t feel comfortable leaving valuables in the room because it just had that vibe, but if you’re going down for a night partying, and just need a place to crash, it’s not the worst place you could be.

Our room (#36 facing St. Marks) might be a very tight fit where the queen bed takes up most of the space, but with a little rearrangement the room worked fine. We basically changed the bed’s orientation to create a passage all around the bed, giving us both a place to lay our bags on the floor… and hang a couple of things, but there is really no more space than that. The outside NYC noise never bothered us from sleeping… we wear ear plugs.
The hotel itself was very quiet. Probably not the best time to visit NYC but one of the cheapest.
The temperature was extremely cold and damp. Reminding me of a Rolling Stones song «She Was Hot»; «New York City was cold and damp…»
The washroom (no bath) is minuscule.
You could probably brush your teeth while on the toilet while washing your feet in the shower… if you needed to.
The cramp shower might take 5 – 10
get hot depending on the time of day.
There is nothing to put your stuff (soap, shampoo, etc) in or on, other than the floor.
We never let the staff come in to clean (because I wouldn’t trust anyone there)
the Spanish speaking guy showed me pretty fast how useless they are at solving problems (our shower wasn’t getting hot at first).
The room had no safe.
One of the 3 lights in the room was flickering.
The TV has HBO !!
But it is 2001 tiny…
So if you are still reading this and not into all the fluff… This place is so well situated!
I was even able to park our car (for free!) on 7^th street for 7 days moving it twice.
We almost settled and went to stay at the 17^th street inns with shared bath… glad we didn’t!
Even though Woody Allen filmed in one of them, he does call it a «flea bag hotel».
St. Marks Hotel might be pricier but it is a better choice, at those prices.

This was my wife’s and I second trip to NYC during Christmas season, the first we came we stayed at the Bryant Park hotel in a mini-​suite overlooking Bryant Park. Our most recent trip we stayed at the St Marks hotel for 5 nights, the shower alone at the Bryant Park hotel seemed to as big as the whole room at St Marks Hotel. Reality check… we got what we paid for for each hotel. Would I stay again at the Bryant Park hotel? YES, if I’m willing to pay for what seemed to be 5x as much than St Marks hotel, which I doubt I will again. Would I stay again at St Marks hotel. YES! The hotel provided exactly what we were looking for… a clean room/​hotel, friendly/​accommodating staff, at a great bargain. We loved the energy of St Marks Place. Subway stations are nearby. Considering what we paid for, I honestly cannot think of any negative comments worth mentioning.

So I stayed here with family for a short trip based on reviews as well as the very cheap price point. People said it was clean, decent and in a good location. I can say only one of those is true. Yes, the location for this hotel is great. You’re a 5 minute walk from two different subway stops that will take you almost anywhere in the city. You have an amazing pizza place underneath you that has some of the best pizza and cheesecake I’ve ever had. But this hotel is in no way decent.
Firstly they don’t accept credit cards and are cash only like many people have said. We made a reservation over the phone a week and a half prior and called a few times to confirm, which was honored upon arrival. They even listened to our request for a lower level room since there’s no elevator. The person at the front desk was okay. Not overly friendly, gave some mediocre dining advice. But, he did his job. So far we thought we were off to a good start. And then we got to the room…
The hotel itself is very old and it shows. Upon walking into the room, the first thing we saw was torn up and stained carpets, scuffed paint and old worn out furniture. We weren’t expecting much since this is a bit of a budget hotel and we knew it was older. However this place is in desperate need of renovations. The bathroom had the toilet facing the wall so you had to sit on it sideways since your legs wouldn’t fit normally. The sink only provided cold water, no warm. The shower was literally a joke and would either scold you with hot water or ice cold water, there was no in between. So needless to say we all ended up not using the shower the second day.
Cleanliness is an issue here as well. Upon arrival there was hair on the toilet, dark pubic looking hair in the shower drain and hair on the bedding and pillowcases. It felt grimy and dirty, but thankfully there were no bedbugs or roaches that we saw.
The beds are rock solid so after a long day of walking around the city, expect to wake up more sore than you were before sleeping. The room was also surprisingly warm to the point where we had to open the windows, which surprise, are old and don’t really open.
All in all this hotel is really just a 1 star, but it gets 2 for the great location and affordable pricing ($ 175 a night taxes in). My advice would be to spend a little bit more and stay in a nicer hotel, or even look at a hostel. Because honestly, the St. Marks hotel made me look forward to leaving more than anything.

I stayed here on a recommendation from an acquaintance who says this is his go-​to spot whenever he’s in NYC.
I had made a reservation over the phone about six weeks before my trip and it was honored when I got there, though I did call before leaving just to double-​check.
Like a lot of things in New York City, this hotel is old. The rooms feel old, the bedding feels old, the carpets feel old. I got a single room (I was staying by myself) and honestly, it took me a little while to feel comfortable here. It wasn’t that I felt unsafe — I didn’t — but the bedding didn’t feel fresh, and the energy in the room was strange, like something bad had happened there at one point. I found out later this place has quite the history, which might have been why. (Google it.)
That being said, I was impressed by the soundproofing in the building. Usually I find hotels to be very loud, with a lot of noise travelling from adjacent rooms and through the hallways, but St. Mark’s Hotel was actually really quiet. I still used my earplugs to keep out the traffic noise but that was all I needed them for.
I didn’t run into any bedbugs but I did see a couple of carpet beetles, which are common. No roaches or anything like that, either.
The hot water takes a bit to warm up — again, it’s an old building — but once you give it a few minutes it’s quite nice.
The staff were also very friendly and helpful with directions and amenities, like a hair dryer, which you have to ask for from the desk.
There is no fridge in the room, but there’s a really great grocery store just a couple of blocks away that sells amazing takeout food if you don’t feel like heading to a restaurant for every meal. The only thing is, with a single room at St. Mark’s there is no table to sit at — you just get your bed, a chair, and a small wardrobe for your bags and clothes.
Would I stay here again? It would really depend on the kind of trip I was taking.
It’s a tough price to beat. If you are low maintenance, open minded, and on a budget, then this place will work out just fine.
But if I was taking a trip with my mom or hoping to have a nice, romantic getaway with my partner? I’d probably try to find another option. The energy of this place was just a bit too weird sometimes.

Got a place for the night. Got a room with LOUD not functional AC unit and bleach/​??? stains on floor. Got moved to room even louder where sounds like boiler room is under bathroom. Tiny rooms over priced. NEVER come here for a good night sleep.

Cockroach infestation! Don’t stay here. Was here for four hours and wouldn’t refund our money. Scam!

Impeccably clean rooms, attractive entranceway adjacent to a beer and ale house, across the street from a Paypaya King Hotdog, all night pizzeria, in the middle of the action and wonderful vibe of the East Village, NYC. This is NYU and Cooper Union Territory across from the Astor Place Subway station #6 train and the E. 8^th St. N/​R train Broadway Local. A short walk to Webster Hall concert space and The Strand Bookstore on E. 12^th and Broadway. By NYC standards quite reasonable at 150.00/night average. Cash Only: will only hold your reservation for an hour, so call if you are running late. Desk Clerk was friendly and accomodiating when we arrived after midnight and offered to upgrade our room for no charge when our original reservation had already been booked to anouther guest. Rooms are private and intimate –meaning no one will hear you through the walls (wink, wink). Rooms feature towels, soap and shampoo. I stay overnight in Manhattan whenever I am working late or partying too hard rather than take the subway all the way back to the Bronx. Certainly worth every penny!

You must know that you only stay here because of the fabulous location in the east village. Close to everything. Clean, small rooms. Nothing fancy but again… U are in the middle of all the action! Same street as led zeppelin physical graffiti cover art and many many gems to eat and drink at. Highly recommend!

We stayed here for six nights in May 2013, graduation week. Our room was a suite which consisted of two rooms connected via a doorway. We had two full sized beds, two bathrooms w two small showers, and two tvs. There was always someone at the front desk, check in and check out was easy and there were no lines. The staff was friendly. The location close to the subway lines, closest to Astoria on 4^th Ave. The St. Marks area has so many restaurants, we tried quite a few. visited the bagel/​pizza shop downstairs and Starbucks on 4^th ave. the most in the morning. this place has low rates and is a great value –very clean, renovated. We would definitely stay here again.

Friend Stayed at this place and I had a chance to visit him.
Place is a no frills, no luxury, not much amenities.
Just a place with a clean bed and shower. The rooms are okay sized, but its New York sized, small and it gets the job done.
Okay hotel for when you need a place to crash and your friends who live in the city are horrible New Yorkers who don’t like people crashing at their place or don’t want friends to crash at their place cause the apartment is already small and tight. Not sure what the price was, but my friend said it was affordable for New York.
While walking out, Jimmy McMillan, founder of the Rent is Too Damn High Party was parked right outside the hotel’s entrance. I totally agree with him about the rent being high. Not sure what his business was parking in front of the St. Marks hotel since it was pretty affordable, but he drove off shorty after snagging a picture. Rent is too damn high!

–small, ity bity, tiny, puny, cramped, little, micro rooms
–clean
–no elevator
–great location
~~~~~~~~~~~most importantly~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
yes, it does have hourly rates *wink wink*