My friend and I booked our room only 2 weeks in advance. It was December in NY and room prices were outrageous for most hotels but not the Pickwick Arms! They didn't have any rooms with en-suite bathrooms available and I was scared of my first time sharing a bathroom but I was very surprised. Our floor had two bathrooms, each with a shower, sink and toilet. No one was ever in the bathrooms when we wanted to use them (at night or in the mid-morning.) We also had a sink in our room so we could brush our teeth, etc. The rooms are very, very small but clean with a Swedish modern feel. The only thing that we didn't like is that we could hear the loud clicking of other rooms doors whenever someone came in. We stuffed towels under our door to help with the noise so bring your earplugs. Also, if you need a cab at night on the weekend, ask the hotel to call one because it was impossible to get a cab.

I stayed at this hotel in February. The plush entrance and lobby soon became a blurred vision as soon as I got to the front desk. The male greeting us was rude and abrupt. My party and I felt as if we were criminals being interrogated, rather than welcomed!!

This continued, the rooms were not clean, they needed a good vacuum, we had 4 rooms in total and each one was like this.

There was a connecting bathroom in two of our rooms, the locks were in a strange position and no one felt comfortable using them with the fear of anyone walking in.

The heaters in one room blew out cold air all night.

One of our rooms had an en-suite - I could not shower as the water was absolutely freezing.

All in all, it felt a great relieve to be leaving. I would not stay there again, no matter how cheap it was.

Oh by the way, I wrote to this hotel complaining and my email was ignored!!!

I am well travelled and I have stayed at some terrible hotels,but this was by far the worst. There are a handfull of renovated rooms but the rest are terrible. There are no ladders on the bunk beds. The hot water didn't work for 3 days and there was constant drilling from 8am-5pm every day. The consierge hung up on me when I phoned and asked politely about the water. The staff are very rude. And I think I have contracted something from the 1.5'x1.5' comunal shower. You might as well stay in a hostel. And it costs $100 to use a safe. I am telling you honestly never, ever stay here.

I stayed in the least expensive room -- $70 a night -- it had an adjoining bathroom which I shared w/ my next-door neighbors. Bunk beds. The room and bathroom were very clean and nice and pleasant and had plenty of light. Room was warm which was nice. Staff was over-and-beyond friendly and helpful. The room was, of course, small, but since that was the only tradeoff for a great location, wonderful staff, great atmosphere -- and of course a spectacularly low price -- I would recommend it to anyone who doesn't mind the small amount of space. There seem to be a number of different models of rooms, some with private baths, some with shared baths (share w/ neighbor) and some with no bath attached (you have to use one down the hall), so be sure that you request what you want.