November 20, 2005

Hotel Carter on Times Square, budget for a price

The Hotel Carter may be the cheapest place to stay on Times Square, but "What do you expect for $99.23 a night," the New York Times asks.

Some key phrases from its review:

large insect
overload of neon
yard-sale furniture
roach in her bathroom
a cheap room in an expensive city
grimy hospitality
low-budget accommodations
you may or may not have your room cleaned
reservations without the benefit of a computer system
top floors have numerous large recently renovated rooms
recent guests either loved it or hated it
"You Wanted in Time Square & Less"
cross between a D.M.V. office and a Las Vegas disco
telephone was dead
the stained carpet
copy of the Manhattan white pages, 1994-5
a bare bulb on the ceiling
headboard of the bed was a rectangle of blue carpet
a big moldy splotch on the ceiling
hints of the hotel's rich past
In the early 1980's, the city housed homeless families at the Carter

When it opened in 1930 as the Hotel Dixie, the Central Union Bus Terminal operated in the basement. In 1966, a 225-seat theater was added. So far, rooms on the upper floors have been renovated and the front desk is finally gettting a computer system. When that happens, rates will likely increase, the owner told the Times.

Earlier: Early-morning fire at Hotel Carter in Midtown

November 20, 2005 09:27 AM in Hotelology, Midtown

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