The Blakely by LuxUrban

Great place for family to stay

In walking distances to many stores and eateries. Staff very helpful.

Hall ways looked very dirty, tub wasn’t to clean .

The property was shut down during my stay. No response from the property management about a refund for the last night. Prior to the shutdown, my review still would not have been very complimentary.
I stayed here before several years ago and while it was definitely dated then, it was clean and convenient. This time it was still very dated but in need of repairs. There was water leaking under the wall in the bathroom. The chain for the pull shade in the bedroom came off in my hand. The thermostat was broken. And no hot water on my final morning there. It’s unfortunate because the property has potential but clearly has not been well run and just fallen into further disrepair. And, shutdown for alleged non payment of sales taxes.

I usually stay in New York City on one night business trips. All I'm looking for is a clean, quiet, and safe place to sleep. Unfortunately, this hotel only hit two out of three. I was in a room on the 8th floor but it sounded like I was on the ground floor. I could hear all of the traffic noise all night long. The windows were also extremely drafty, which I believe contributed to the excessive noise in the room.

The hotel close enough to walk to many things from Broadway, Time Square, and Central Park. And just a bit of a longer walk to the NY Public Library and St. Patrick's Cathedral. The room was large and spacious. All in all, would stay here again.

Spaceous room and good location.

Large room! VERY loud!!! Like very very loud! No soap, shampoo, lotion etc provided. My room also didn’t have bath towels. I couldn’t call to front desk because phones in room doesn’t work and when I tried to call from my phone said number provided in room for front desk was disconnected. Old building, but ok condition. Great location. Biggest complaint by far was noise and I was on the 14th floor. Heard every car, siren, machine, bird chirping, butterfly wing flap etc!

Terrible hotel. When we arrived to check in the room was fully paid for, but they required a credit card for incidentals. however, their credit card system was down and not accepting American Express or Apple Pay, which were the only two payment options we had. They clearly state that they accept American Express but they told us they cannot accept either one of the payment options we had. They would not let us check in unless we went and got a prepaid Visa card. This is truly unacceptable service when it is the hotels problem that their payment system was not working. They also could not accept any cash. The manager was not on duty and could only be reached by email. They basically held us hostage in the lobby for over an hour. once we finally were able to check in the hotel is really very old and a dump. The room was spacious enough and appeared clean however the shower handle broke off and only one towel was provided for a room that can sleep four adults. Teeny tiny soap and shampoo were provided. The mirror in the bathroom was cracked, as if someone had thrown a rock at it and it had some tape all over it.

Great location, forsure - however, no service, phones don't work, they never restock towels. i would never ever stay here again, and i travel alot. trust this review - and stay away!!! if you don't you will regret it. i would not put my worst enemy in here - this is dated and no gym, and no real on site food or bar service shameful

Great location.

The hotel was an inexpensive option in NYC. It is in a good, seemingly safe area and the staff, particularly in the evening, were very helpful and friendly.

Great location for the price . Great value . Didnt have the large room for 5 available upon check in so offered us a second complimentary room . Rooms very clean . Hot water not great in the morning . Front desk very helpful. Can leave your luggage all day after check out for 2 dollars a piece . Metro station right beside

Everything was great except they illegally charged me for my service dog and when I said then when I asked my reservation to be canceled they refused to give me my money back terrible disgusting attitude

I gave this 4 and I feel that’s being a bit generous but this hotel doesn’t deserve the lower rating it does have. We booked the Blakely off a recommendation from a friend even though the reviews seemed off putting. We stayed for 5 nights. When we checked in the room wasn’t quite ready but the bellhop was super kind and insisted we leave our bags and go explore. This gentleman was the best employee we dealt with! The room is dated but has so much charm and character for an old style NY hotel. It could definitely use some new mattresses and maybe reupholster some of the furniture though. It also needs more insulation or more solid doors as we could hear everyone in the room over at all hours. This isn’t entirely the hotels fault, being considerate of other guests during a stay also goes along way. The windows definitely need upgrading as there is zero sound dampening from them. None of these things are deal breakers though. Our only real complaint is 2 mornings we woke up to no hot water. This is a complaint I’d seen in past reviews as well. Not having hot water is just not acceptable and the hotel needs to make this a priority to do whatever possible to fix this ongoing issue. And the girl at the front desk surely knows this as an issue didn’t need to be rude and ask ‘did you let the water run?’ Like that wasn’t already obvious.

All that to say next time we book for NY I will check recent reviews for this hotel and if it seems they’d made positive changes we’d happily book again.

Terrific location

First time visiting NYC with my family. We booked the Blakely knowing it was a older hotel so went into it with a open mind. Other than the location which turned out to be not so good. The hotel turned out to be worst that I eva could've expected. I can not recommend a stay at the Blakely. I have stayed at other older hotels but they were at least clean and had been basically maintained. We had multiple issues with everything from cosmetic to Mechanical problems. Toilet wouldn't flush , tub/ shower had holes, floor and shower tiles were broken . Ceiling had holes from water stains with mold and sheetrock damage. Wall paper was falling down Exterior windows wouldn't close and had gaps , rain water leaked into room. TV only had 5 channels. List goes on with too much to list. Obviously the owners does not care about reviews or services. Extreme disappointment. Bookers beware.

Room was kinda dirty. The carpet had this red staining and the sheets had stains as well. Extended checkout was $50 but to hold a bag before your flight it was only a couple bucks.

The hotel was conveniently located. It is has nice character. I was able to check in quickly. My room was very nicely sized for a NYC hotel. While parts of the hotel are a little drabby, it has character. My only complaint was that there was a parking garage on the street level and all through the night the garage door alarm would go off when it opened, which woke me up repeatedly. I did not sleep well.

The Blakely by LuxUrban was the perfect stay for a quick family visit to New York! We were looking for a place to rest after fitting in many city adventures to our days. The water pressure in the shower was AMAZING. The room was clean and the staff were friendly and attentive!