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

Small Vintage Pod - All Gender (1 Person Only)

  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Small Vintage Pod - Female Only (1 Person Only)

  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Medium Vintage Pod - All Gender (1 Person Only)

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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 WiFi in public areas. Bathrooms are shared.
The Nolita Express Hostel offers 130 shared accommodations with air conditioning and shared/communal kitchens. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. 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 daily.

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 WiFi (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. 86 out of 258 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 258 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 258 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 258 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 40 out of 258 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

THANASIS

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Interesting, to say the least
Service was amazing and the cleaners were always on top of everything. If you had an issue the front desk person was always willing to help out and customer service was on call. Beautifully decorated shared spaces. Only thing is that the beds and pillows were super uncomfortable and you can hear EVERYONE in the hallway at all times. I had to change rooms because someone was snoring so loud. Excellent location. Overall a bit overpriced for what you're getting but that's New York.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Helen

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jiangda

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tiny. Noise. No staffs. Use third party website to store your ID and credit cards. Data security is deeply concerned.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Soufiane

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sannihith

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Space is too small to sleep
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Erik

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Great place except for the other guests
This is a really cool property in an amazing location. The staff is friendly and the common areas are awesome. It is one of the coolest and best decorated hostels I've ever been to. Unfortunately, the walls do not go all the way up to the ceiling and noise travels quite a bit. The other guests are consistently rude and will keep you up all night. People will talk and even have sex (single occupancy rooms) during quiet hours, and the door near the kitchen area slams anytime someone goes through it, which is about ten times an hours.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Jozef

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I Iove it here!!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Erica

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy place to stay at a good rate.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Selma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very simple check in/check out, rooms aren’t soundproof at all but they have earplugs you can get. All around great experience!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

soo kyung, Kew Gardens

Good
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

SERGIO IVANHOE GARCIA

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked it is centric and close to subway and bus. I didn't like the check in is "online"; the host should be in the reception to provide assistance.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Weijun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
it's a 9 month new into the open, they renovated from a bar/restaurant I believe, awesome setup and common area for reading, working your laptop, or just the lounge every floor. They have female only floor too. They have Wednesday and Friday event going on the reception floor too, like live music or comedian, tenants get free access. The only thing I hoped more the air circulation on the sleeping area and also the opposite street seems with lines of people for public beneficiaries though, but non concern any way just a bit appearance.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

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