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The Nolita Express Hostel

2.0 star property

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Lobby lounge
Front of property
Lobby lounge
Property entrance
Lounge

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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220 Bowery, New York, NY, 10012
  • Place, Bowery Ballroom
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Lower East Side Tenement Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, New York University
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Newark Liberty Intl. Airport (EWR)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Small Vintage Pod - All Gender (1 Person Only)

7.2 out of 10
Good
(41 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Small Vintage Pod - Female Only (1 Person Only)

7.6 out of 10
Good
(15 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

View all photos for Medium Vintage Pod - All Gender (1 Person Only)

Free WiFi, bed sheets

Medium Vintage Pod - All Gender (1 Person Only)

  • 6 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Medium Vintage Pod - Female Only (1 Person Only)

  • 6 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

New York

Located in New York (Manhattan), The Nolita Express Hostel is within a 15-minute walk of New York University and Washington Square Park. .This hotel is 1.2 mi (2 km) from 5th Avenue and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Wall Street.

What's nearby

  • New Museum - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Bowery Ballroom - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Lower East Side Tenement Museum - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • New York University - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Washington Square Park - 11 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Bowery St. Station - 3 min walk
  • New York 9th St. Station - 4 min drive
  • LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Prince Street Pizza - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Caffe Paradiso - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪CloudM Rooftop Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Loreley Beer Garden - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Ray’s Bar - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Nolita Express Hostel

The Nolita Express Hostel offers 130 shared accommodations with air conditioning and shared/communal kitchens. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. This New York hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 130 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • 15 steps to reach entrance
  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 12 shared bathrooms (in-room sinks)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Freezer
  • Microwave
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Toaster

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Shared accommodation

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive key retrieval information
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk, key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A damage deposit of USD 50 will be collected before check-in.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and outdoor lighting

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Nolita Express
The Nolita Express 1927
The Nolita Express Hostel York
The Nolita Express 1927 Hostel
The Nolita Express Hostel Hotel
The Nolita Express Hostel New York
The Nolita Express Hostel Hotel New York

The Nolita Express Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 278 out of 757 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 194 out of 757 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 123 out of 757 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 67 out of 757 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 95 out of 757 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place was very clean!!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Giliardi

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good. But noise super noise !!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

George

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The bed was broken and could not sleep
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location was great. Bathrooms were fine. The beds are just small so anyone over 6ft may not fit.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Keelin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, very good for privacy
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Overall a good stay, for a hostel. Rooms and shared bathrooms were clean. Comfortable lounge. Things I wish I’d known: No elevator. Two flights to the lobby, two more to (most) rooms. Rooms have only a bed. No dresser, table, stand. My room had two hooks for coats, my brother’s didn’t. Each room’s ceiling is just mesh, like a storage space. So any noise is very amplified. Bring earplugs!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Courteous staff, great location, charming street-facing public rooms. Floors are separated by gender. Room & bathrooms very clean. VERY QUIET!! Everyone respected the no talking rules. It was perfect for a few nights.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stella

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Analisa

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms themselves are comfortable and common areas are cute and cozy. However, if you’re at all a light sleeper, good luck. The doors to the rooms slam shut loudly and people come and go at all hours of the night so you hear it constantly. My neighbor also snored and they might as well have been in the same room as me, with how the sound travels.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Edward

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Very basic. Great location. Cute lounge areas. The rooms aren't rooms though, they are stalls with beds-- no drawers, no hooks, no ceiling. I was whispering on my phone and got shushed by someone in the next stall. Prefer that to noise though, honestly. Staff was nice, responsive. I felt bad, this European couple was yelling at the remote reception dude on the screen. Complaining. I'm like, you realize this isnt the four seasons, my guy... its a clean efficient affordable chill place to crash in a dirty inaccessible expensive noisy city. Totally decent for short trips if you dont plan to be roosting and dont have a ton of luggage. Im happy this place and will stay often.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Walter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
My room was small this time but I was able to sleep , peacefully , you get one towel but no facial towel ! But other then that,it’s cool
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Nickawanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The staff were great. The facility was fairly clean, but in these types of situations? It really depends on the guests which is a crap shoot. Can't blame the establishment. A room has 6 walls. This sleeping arrangement had 5. Open white lattice is not a ceiling. Which allows one to hear every person sleeping. If you are sensitive to noise and light, plan accordingly before arrival.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Sleeping pods, bed first night was bad but they let me switch rms. Staff was nice. Common areas were decent, liked that everywhere is basically a quiet area. There is a club nextdoor that goes to 1 am on Saturdays but the hostel does provide earplugs and eye masques. It did kind of smell like sleep, would be better if they had air filters. If you dont want to spend a lot ir just want a place to sleep this is a decent choice, right next to Chinatown and Little Italy...
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

MATTHEW

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Staff & service
Good price and Location…would be great if there was a chair and a brighter lamp in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Other than a water pipe leak in the bathroom, perfectly fine stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

KADEK

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
enjoy!!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

David

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Filthy with rodents. Complained to you and to front desk staff immediately upon arrival, snd still could not cancel my stay there and get my prepaid payment refunded. Had to stay there first night as had no other options but checked out and left a day early. Truly a horrible place, and v. Disappointed with you and the hotel for not refunding my payment.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Xavier A.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Ria

Liked: Staff & service
Stay was fine but couldnt sleep because of the noises than can be easily heard. I guess its because of the space
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
clean, safe, private, comfortable Can hear every snort, fart, snore. Bring earplugs. This is normal for a hostel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025