Imperial Hotel — Hotel in New York

Imperial is more of a "hole in the wall" motel than a hotel. The rooms are relatively small and provide minimal amenities such as a flat screen TV with digital cable service and remote, chest of (3) drawers, a small trash can, plastic tray that contains a plastic ice bucket and 2 individually wrapped plastic cups, 2 night stands with lamps attached to the wall above each and a ceiling light, small table and chair, room phone and alarm clock and a mirror that covers the entirety of the 2nd smallest wall in the room. There is a single large window in the room outfitted with heavy curtains that block about 90% of the outside light. The windows left and right sides swing outward to open just wide enough to stick your arm through. There is also an AC unit that doubles as a heater in the wall just underneath the rooms only window. The floors appear to be some sort of wood flooring with no rugs and the walls of the room are somewhat thin as a loud TV can be heard from the room next door. The beds appear to be clean and fitted with cheap sheets, a blanket and 2 small pillows. Headboard is attached to the wall. The bathroom is also basic; tub, sink, standard toilet and mirror with a single ceiling light and vent fan. You will find a generic, ultra travel sized shampoo and lotion, 2 individually wrapped bars of generic soap that are smaller than your room key, which is a swipe card, but thicker. There are 2-3 rolls of single ply toilet paper, hair dryer and a pair of wash cloths and 2 extremely small towels. There is a tub with a thin fabric shower curtain, no vinyl, and the tub floor has a light grip to prevent slipping. Water is controlled by a single knob with your basic mechanism to switch water from the tubs faucet to the shower head. There is no bath/floor mat placed outside of the tub so be careful when stepping out as the floor is [stone] tile. All rooms are smoking and there are obvious signs of it, aside from the ashtray, there are cigarette burns in some areas of the room and although each room appears to have been cleaned, the smell of smoke still lingers. There are also small areas of some rooms that have light graffiti on the walls that staff has tried and failed to remove. Imperial offers a variety of options when it comes to getting a room. In addition to the regular overnight stays, they also offer short stays ranging from 3, 4 and 6 hrs from between $45 and $85. The more expensive rooms have Jacuzzis. Prices also differ depending on the day. They do not offer breakfast and there is a small choice of food places nearby such as McDonald's, dunkin donuts and Subways. The staff is mainly comprised of housekeeping employees of whom are constantly roaming the halls from to room cleaning and one concierge posted at the front desk which is actually a room with a large glass window similar to what you would find at a bank. On this window you will find pricing information for rooms hand written and affixed with tape. Check in usually takes a few minutes and you have a choice of stairs or an elevator to navigate their 3 floors. There is a fair sized parking lot in the rear of the building that appears to have the capacity for about 20+/- cars. 2 entrances in the front with an atm machine and in the rear where you will find 2 vending machines and the only ice machine. Imperial is located just off Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn near Broadway junction Subway station and a bus station so the noise levels can get...

I stayed at this hotel for four nights last October while visiting New York for the first time. I'm well travelled, having done budget travelling in places like Indonesia, Belize, Guatemala, and I can honestly say this is the worst hotel I've stayed in, and in the worst location. i knew I wasn't going to get luxury for the price I paid (about £90 a night after taxes - cheap for New York) but I didn't expect it to be as awful as it was. Do not be fooled by the picture on this site.||I landed late at night at JFK and my taxi driver had never heard of the hotel. As we got closer, he told me he'd have refused to bring me if he'd known where it was going to be as the area regularly has shootings and there are 'drug dealers on every corner' (his words). He wanted to drive me somewhere else and see if I couldn't find somewhere nicer, but I'd already paid by credit card and couldn't afford to lose the money. So we arrived at the hotel. The staff were friendly and did their best. But the first problem (apart from the horrific stench of stale heating system and dope) was that the window didn't lock. They agreed to move me to another room. This one also didn't lock and the response was that probably none of the windows locked. Not ideal in such a shifty area. The new room was on the main road - I felt a bit safer leaving the window unlocked because it was busy, but the traffic noise and the constant noise from the multiple subway lines that cross right by the hotel kept me awake all night. I pretty much cried myself to sleep that first night - not something I'm used to at the age of 27! ||The next morning I actually tried to get a flight out of NYC - it really was that bad. But they were so expensive and I'd waited so long to visit NYC that I put up with it in the end. I had to make sure I was back in the hotel before it got too late though, because even though the subway is in full view of hte hotel entrance I was still terrified of the area and had to run from the platform to the hotel each night. It also became apparent I was the only 'long-term' resident as I encountered several couples asking if they could have a room for a couple of hours. There was also the constant smell of pot which permeated my room from those around me. All in all, the worst holiday of my life, although Manhattan itself was obviously wonderful - althought it takes nearly an hour to get anywhere worthwhile, not 'minutes' as the...

General|My two sons and I stayed at the Imperial since we didn't want to pay the Manhattan premium. The subway station (elevated, actually) is literally 50 feet from the front door. Very convenient to get into the city - that's why we stayed there.||Pros|The rooms were clean, the building is fairly new, the staff were friendly. Definitely a good bargain - but of course that means you won't get luxury hotel pampering. That is to be expected. Our room had two full size beds which were of decent quality. No morning backaches!||Cons|The only con was the listing on Expedia said the room had two fulls AND a twin. Just what three guys would want, but there only turned out to be the two beds. The only other con was that an alarm went off in the middle of the night. False alarm, but it woke us up...