Casamia 36 Hotel

The website is very misleading. I booked a two night stay for business. I left after one. It's more of a dorm feel. 4 rooms to a floor. Tiny, but that's common in the area. The room was atrocious. Head hair on the counter and sink. Other Hai on the tub. Mold on the tiles. I took 19 photos and shared them with the desk staff when I asked for a refund. I used a third party booking so a refund couldn't be done by the hotel staff. I was polite, they were apologetic and as helpful as their policies would allow. The water was nice and hot and the ac was awesome.

Room was grotty and not maintained. On the first morning we had a shower (very quickly as the water pressure was rubbish) and then the guy on reception come up and asked to come in the room. He said there was a leak through the ceiling below us and we are now liable for all damages. I told him that won’t be happening as all we had done was take a quick shower. He proceeded to barge in and check the bathroom, which of course there was nothing to be found. So then he suggested… and wait for it… this one is brilliant. I used the shower curtain incorrectly. I, very confused by this bizarre statement, asked how it should be used and explained how shower curtains work. By tucking them in the tub to ensure water runs down the curtain and goes down the drain. He THEN told me… “they work differently over here in the USA”. Yeah. We left. Had to get a refund through Agoda, who also enjoyed this tale. Do yourself a favour, don’t even consider it.

I give this place one star for the nice person that was at the lovey. Otherwise, nothing else is nice. Rooms are small, with no fridge. No cups. Bathroom and walls have stains. No smart tv, WiFi is slow. I could keep on going on and on. If you want a room to crash in and wake up, this is the place... But even that, I wouldn't do it again. The bed was uncomfortable, I had back pain just sleeping in it.

This hotel met our needs for a weekend getaway in the big city; we had no complaints. Of course what you get in NYC for what you pay is shocking. But our small room, just bigger than the bed, was clean and comfortable. Everything worked, and the shower was hot and strong. The flat-screen TV had a ton of channels; you just had to aim the remote at the DirecTV receiver behind the screen. There was a microwave, fridge, and safe, more than we expected. There is a lot of noise from the corridor; we slept with the fan on to dampen that and tried to be respectful of other rooms when we were in the corridor. The fellow at the front desk could not have been nicer. Luggage check is $10/bag: no problems.