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The Nolita Express Hostel

2.0 star property

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Lobby lounge
Exterior
Free WiFi, bed sheets
Lobby
Shower, towels

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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220 Bowery, New York, NY, 10012
  • New York University
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • One World Trade Center
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Brooklyn Bridge
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • New York, NY (JFK-John F. Kennedy Intl.)
    ‪50 min drive‬

Room options

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Small Vintage Pod - All Gender (1 Person Only)

  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Small Vintage Pod - Female Only (1 Person Only)

  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Medium Vintage Pod - All Gender (1 Person Only)

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Medium Vintage Pod - Female Only (1 Person Only)

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Nolita Express Hostel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to New York University
This smoke-free hotel features a 24-hour front desk and free Wi-Fi in public areas. Bathrooms are shared.
The Nolita Express Hostel offers 130 shared accommodations with air conditioning and shared/communal kitchens. Fridges and microwaves are provided.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include a shower. This New York hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices). Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

During your stay at The Nolita Express Hostel, you're just a quick walk from New York University. Free WiFi in public areas is available.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices))
  • Services include luggage storage
  • Within a 15-minute walk of New York University and Washington Square Park
Public spaces have free WiFi.

This New York hotel is smoke free.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • 15 steps to reach entrance
  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 12 shared bathrooms (in-room sinks)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Freezer
  • Microwave
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Toaster

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Shared accommodation

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk, key retrieval

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A damage deposit of USD 50 will be collected before check-in.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit and outdoor lighting
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

Property is also known as

The Nolita Express
The Nolita Express 1927
The Nolita Express Hostel York
The Nolita Express 1927 Hostel
The Nolita Express Hostel Hotel
The Nolita Express Hostel New York
The Nolita Express Hostel Hotel New York

The Nolita Express Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 79 out of 244 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 66 out of 244 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 42 out of 244 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 244 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 39 out of 244 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kaysi

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Pia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lack of communication and the area is horrific
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

addie

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Kristen

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The pods are not properly closed on top, you can hear everyone coughing and hacking. I got a nasty strain of Covid here and am still unwell 12 days later and miserable. Do not stay here in fall/winter - or if you are immunocompromised - ever. It’s a lovely hostel with great location and amenities annd common spaces otherwise but with that warning. The staff are kinda absentee everything’s on some video call box and it takes ages to find a human. I felt like asking them a question was an inconvenience and waited a long time in the lobby. Not the end of the world but feels like they need customer service refresher. I wasn’t asking for anything high maintenance either - just help checking in/out and bag storage. They should offer face masks (not just eye ones, mouth kind) and insist anyone with cold symptoms wear it inside the building at least.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

George

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absurdly Small
It’s a submarine unit sized room, with rules and regulations equivalent to Soviet Russia for no noise, food, guests or drinks. It’s a bed in a Porto potty essentially. But it’s cheap for New York, which is being the tallest midget in terms of hotel rooms. Walls are thin, expect to hear snores, itches, burps and farts of anyone near you throughout the night.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The reviews were very helpful for my stay. Most important thing: this is essentially a hostel with multiple rooms that happen to be enclosed in walls. Ceilings are open so you'll hear other people sleeping/snoring/waking up. Bring earplugs! Also if you're over 6' you won't be able to stretch out completely. If you're onboard for all of that in exchange for one of the cheapest stays in NYC, then the bathrooms and common areas are top notch - very stylish. It's the right stay for the right moment.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

christine, Oakville

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Worst ever lodging. False and misleading description. Absentee management . A single vacant guy upon checkin angrily have me a room on the men’s floor where I was literally in a micro dorm room with thin walls and no ceiling opposite the washroom while dozens of loud snoring mammals prevented any kind of sleep/rest/comfort. Bedding? Mattress? Flooring? A mountain hut in Nepal is luxury compared to this . Tried to obtain a refund for the second night thru Expedia who did nothing and a different single careless guy whom was unapologetic about everything including the fact that the bathroom was not supplied with toilet paper or soap .
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

RICARDO, Ferndale

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Confusing check in, no one was available, then by virtual cal never explained the process! Bathroom cold and not always clean! Also no paper towel or air to dry hands. Place is very dark on the hallways and like a maze with poor signage. Room is a prison, zero decor. Not even one hanger. $2 sheet and a barely 1/8” think blanket the size of an infant. Door Lock is extremely annoying and complicated.Unfinished ceiling! Paper thin walls you can literally hear the guest next door snoring or even rolling in bed while sleeping! Two $2 wall lamps that were literally falling apart! Very poor condition. The area is nice though and close to the city. But leave this place as the very last possible option.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Affordable cost
Friendly and relative confortable space, at affordable cost.
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Save yourself and book anywhere else
One of the worst places to stay to. I couldn’t have a proper rest! Beside the room is literally a box with one tiny bed max for someone up to 1.70 cm (I am 1.65cm) you can hear everything from everyone. Farts, cough, talking, slamming doors you name it. No matter what time is people are super noisy. Even with earplugs was hard to sleep. Thin paper walls with open ceiling makes it hard to switch off from a hard walking day in NY. No hot water at all in the showers. During my 3 nights stay, was able only once to have a shower and that was with cool water. All the rest of the days, no matter day or night water was freezing cold. Had to wash my hair and myself in a sink at the separate toilet which gave me some hot water. Not enough showers and toilets for the too many guests and not feeling safe while you are in the shower as people come in and out. There is only one hook to put your stuff which anyone could take while you are in the shower . It’s cheaper than anything else out there in Manhattan but please save yourself from this torture and pay a bit more by staying somewhere else that at least provides the very basic. I am not sure what happened but one of the nights at 11pm they kicked out a guest from one of the boxes-rooms. I could hear the conversation but they didn’t even tell him why. They just cancelled his reservation and kicked him out. Guest seemed polite on his responses so it was hard to believe that he did something that bad to be kicked out at that time!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No sleep possible
It’s clean and a good location, but if you want any sleep don’t do it. It’s basically like 35 beds in one room all together. You hear everything like it’s right next to you. I slept maybe 3-4 hours a night maximum.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place it was good , the only thing it was the noise from the doors open and close ... next time i will take my earplugs for the noise thanks...!!!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

WEI-CHE

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maritza

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Nina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Kurtis

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
*
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jenny

Liked: Staff & service
The women's only shared living room & kitchen were cute. Shower pressure & hot water was good. The rooms are old & doesn't have enclosed ceilings so you can hear your neighbor cough & snore but you get what you pay for. The overnight guy was friendly & helpful. Check in was really easy with no front desk.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

John

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not a place I would go back too. Bathrooms not clean. Rooms are cubicles with no ceiling... 25 per floor. The snoring was unbearable and no management to address it. Powdered coffee in the morning, did not help...
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Have you ever wanted to role play as a stowaway?
This is a very specific type of place to stay. While it's a hostel, it honestly feels more like a transient shelter. There are very strict rules about not making noise because everyone is crammed in like sardines in "cabin" stalls that are just big enough for the bed. Even if you're under 6' you should think about the ways you stretch and move around while you sleep because you're at serious risk for getting hurt. One night I woke up to someone screaming bloody murder - I assumed it was either because she was having a nightmare, almost fell off the small bed, or both. Not everyone respects the no noise rules (staff included). It has a weird antisocial atmosphere. Could use more bathrooms, better lighting, etc., etc., but it's decently clean if you need a place to pass out in NYC. You'll have to pass out because there's just too much wrong with the place to get comfortable and sleep.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent area to stay in little Italy, Chinatown and Soho all near by! Beware building has no elevators. Overall great experience!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Martha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great staff. Toilet water frequently overflows in woman’s bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nolita Express - basic but does the job
The Nolita Express is well located to walk uptown (30mins to Union Square and 1hr to Rockefeller Centre which is do-able if having a gentle wander) but also close to Spring Street and Canal Street subways which connect with a variety of other subway lines. The hostel's common areas are decorated with a vintage feel and feel welcoming. The actual rooms are very small with just enough room for a short bed (I'm 5ft 2 inches and my feet could touch the wall at the end of the bed) and space for a suitcase alongside. There is no complete ceiling on the bed space so it is *very* easy to hear others talk, snore and cough but earplugs are provided (I didn't try these so don't know how effective they are). I stayed in December so the prices may have been higher and it did seem expensive for the dorm space provided, but as a basic hotel room was $800 more, it was a no-brainer! If you're looking for cheaper accommodation that's central and all you really need is a place to put your head at the end of the day, the Nolita Express will do the job just fine. No complaints - thank you for my stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Pedro

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
I liked a lot, the only problem is if someone near you snores very laugh, it will be hard to sleep. Also one single toilet for a whole floor it's hard to take a bath or simply use the toilet. The location and the staff was amazing, was good for some vacation days.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2024