This is not a review that I want to write but I think potential guests should be aware of current circumstances affected by construction at the Jane which are, according to their website, expected to be ongoing until February 2025. I’ve stayed here twice a year for about 7 years (not during the pandemic, obviously) and always been satisfied. In the past: interactions with staff have been positive; rooms, though very small, are functional and clean; although bathrooms are shared I can’t recall having to wait to use a toilet, shower or sink; the location is ideal for access to West Village, Chelsea, Whitney Museum, walks along the Hudson River, etc.; the rates have always been reasonable; and the Jane has a quirky, shabby chic charm that is missing from sterile chain hotels. My recent 6-night visit was a major disappointment after years of being pleased. Construction is taking place which is extremely disruptive. Just some examples of unpleasant conditions: • There was only one working bathroom on the 4th floor since the other one was sealed off, meaning 2 toilets, 2 showers and 2 sinks were to be shared by guests in the 40+ rooms on the floor. Several mornings and evenings it was necessary to wait for a toilet and/or shower being used by other guests. • Three separate instances during the daytime when it was necessary to wait while construction workers used toilets and sinks. One of those times I had to wait for 3 workers who were washing up at what was apparently the end of their shift, using loads of toilet paper to dry their freshly washed faces. Why aren’t there aren’t facilities or portable toilets assigned solely for workers? • The website states that work takes place between 8 AM and 5 PM and will have “minimal impact” but one morning a loud grinding noise from within the bowels of the building started at 7:12 AM. • Signs clearly state that the front entrance and the elevator are for guest and staff use only. Returning from an early morning run the sidewalk and stairs were nearly impassable with construction workers standing and sitting blocking the front entrance. Several times I shared the elevator with construction workers, once with 2 guys who got on at the third floor each with a large garbage can full of debris. In fairness, other times when workers saw that a guest was on the elevator they said that they would wait. It may seem like I’m a snob but the elevator is small and as a paying guest I don’t want to be up close and personal with a dirty/dusty worker hauling trash. • Photos accompanying this review show just some of the construction evidence that you pass on the way to your room on the fourth floor. Without reviewing credit card receipts from previous stays, I do believe that the rates I paid during this visit were more than I’ve ever paid and the stay was, to be blunt, extremely disappointing. Quite frankly, the owners/management should be ashamed for accepting paying guests, especially at non-discounted rates. I look forward to staying here again in 2025 when construction is complete but until then my hotel stays in NYC will be elsewhere.…