Jazz on Columbus Circle Hostel — Hotel in New York

I stayed at Jazz on Columbus Circle Hostel for 3 nights. The location is very convenient as it is located just a 2 mins walk from the Columbus Circle Station and Central Park. ||I reached the hostel at around 10am. There was nobody at the check in counter. The check in was at 3 but I was expecting somebody to be there as I had to drop my bags at their storage room. I had to wait an hour until a guest told me that there wasn’t anybody at check in since the morning and directed me towards the baggage storage area. The same guest was searching for a towel since a long time apparently. ||I came back at 3 to do the check in. The process was fast. I checked into my room but then realised I had to get my bags from the storage area. So I went back to the storage area and it was locked. I went downstairs to tell the lady to open it up. She was not there at the check in area. I had to wait another 15 mins for her to come downstairs. After I got my bags, I needed to do laundry. I needed coins for the laundry. So I again went to the check in area to see that the lady was not there. I waited another 20 mins. Once she came she told me that she does not have any coins left and that I should get the change from the nearby McDonald’s. Sigh!!||The rooms were clean and spacious and the toilets were also very well kept. I decided to take a shower. Then I realised that the shower head had broken and the water was coming out of the attached pipe. Since I had already entered the shower I couldn’t do anything. I had to shower with the shower head upside down in order to get the proper pressure from the attached pipe. ||The first night there was only one other lady in the dorm; until at 1am a guy came in drunk. He slept straightaway. So far so good. So after sometime he starts screaming in his sleep for reasons known to him only and this continued till the morning until he left. In between this he peed near his bed as well. One of the worst nights ever spent in a hostel dorm for me. ||The next two days went pretty well. I complained about the guy and the management apparently didn’t let him stay again there. So...

I stayed at Jazz on Columbus Circle Hostel for 3 nights. The location is very convenient as it is located just a 2 mins walk from the Columbus Circle Station and Central Park. ||I reached the hostel at around 10am. There was nobody at the check in counter. The check in was at 3 but I was expecting somebody to be there as I had to drop my bags at their storage room. I had to wait an hour until a guest told me that there wasn’t anybody at check in since the morning and directed me towards the baggage storage area. The same guest was searching for a towel since a long time apparently. ||I came back at 3 to do the check in. The process was fast. I checked into my room but then realised I had to get my bags from the storage area. So I went back to the storage area and it was locked. I went downstairs to tell the lady to open it up. She was not there at the check in area. I had to wait another 15 mins for her to come downstairs. After I got my bags, I needed to do laundry. I needed coins for the laundry. So I again went to the check in area to see that the lady was not there. I waited another 20 mins. Once she came she told me that she does not have any coins left and that I should get the change from the nearby McDonald’s. Sigh!!||The rooms were clean and spacious and the toilets were also very well kept. I decided to take a shower. Then I realised that the shower head had broken and the water was coming out of the attached pipe. Since I had already entered the shower I couldn’t do anything. I had to shower with the shower head upside down in order to get the proper pressure from the attached pipe. ||The first night there was only one other lady in the dorm; until at 1am a guy came in drunk. He slept straightaway. So far so good. So after sometime he starts screaming in his sleep for reasons known to him only and this continued till the morning until he left. In between this he peed near his bed as well. One of the worst nights ever spent in a hostel dorm for me. ||The next two days went pretty well. I complained about the guy and the management apparently didn’t let him stay again there. So...

Blink and you'll miss it, but the Jazz Columbus Circle is right there near 56th and 8th, between the LenWich and Wendy's. There's no branding or signage on the door or even the front desk but, trust me, it's there and you're at the right place.||Pack a towel. New health measures mean they don't provide those anymore. They make coffee in the mornings, but the equipment isn't maintained well, and there's always a supply of bagels, but there's no way to know how long those have been there.||If you bring home a doggy bag from your dinner out, you can store it in the communal fridge but there's no way to heat your leftovers back up as the microwave is out of order. Need a glass of water in the middle of the night? The fridge dispenses filtered water. You'll just be waiting a while, though, as it dispenses it at an extremely slow trickle.||An extremely slow trickle was also how the sink worked in my dorm's bathroom. More water leaked onto the floor than flowed into the sink for the simple task of washing my hands. At least there were no issues with the shower. As for the toilet, the handle was loose and needed to be pulled carefully and securely each time.||In the bedroom, you're provided a place for your head, a couple hooks for your things and a small locker. Bring a lock, unless you didn't pack any valuables and believe wholeheartedly in the honor system. It's winter and the AC is still in the window, but the draft won't affect you as the heat works exceptionally well. What doesn't work well is the hostel's WiFi. The city's is faster and easier to connect to.||At the end of the day, it's an inexpensive stay at a youth hostel a couple blocks from Columbus Circle proper. You get what...