The Party Palace of Harlem! (Park View Hostel)

Member Name: KathrynMackinnon

Product:	Park View Hostel
Date:	29/09/01 (151 review reads)
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Advantages: So much fun!

Disadvantages: Not a great neighborhood

The view from the roof of this place is magnificent! If you can sneak up and be quiet enough not to get caught out then you can spend an evening up there with a few friends overlooking the whole of Manhattan and Central Park, lit up and looking gorgeous.
Our room held 8 people, although doubles are available, and was comfortable, a little stuffy and cramped, but cheap.
The hostel itself is relatively clean and will certainly do at only $20 a night. The decor is bright and vibrant and adds to the great, friendly atmosphere in the foyer and red basement.
While we were there for a week in August they held several music nights and comedy events in the basement for $5 and free beer.
We also took a trip to the Ricki Lake show with the hostel and managed to get on screen for only $3!
Downstairs there is a laundry room, cafe, internet service and T.V, and a great deli/grocery store right next door.
With regards to being able to get around the city from the hostel - it's so easy. There are several bus stops nearby and the 110th St Subway station is only a few metres away.

Although it's situated in Harlem on 110th St (you know the song? 'Across 110th St'?) it's well manned with plain clothed security and of course the police are always around!
Gunshots at night are a frightening sound - you will be safe there though - don't go wandering around at night or on your own - in fact just don't go wandering at all.

The only bad things I would say about the Hostel are that it's difficult to get into the bathrooms as there are really only 1 per 50ish people and that they really didn't seem to care that someone had stolen my sleeping bag from my locked room. But hey, it's a cheap hostel, within 15 mins of Manhattan and it's great fun there if you're up for it.

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