Doxie Hotel
2-star hotel · Midtown South, New York
Long Weekend score
MixedNo serious reports. in 298 reviews
Guests rate nearly every hotel highly: half the hotels in New York are rated 8.4 out of 10 or more. So our score shows how a hotel compares with the rest, not how luxurious it is.
- Rated higher than 17% of New York hotels
- 80% of guest comments are praise
- 93% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 17% of New York hotels. Compared with 819 hotels in New York. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 80% of guest comments are praise. 490 praise, 125 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 93% of guest photos show no damage. 56 of 60 photos. Counts for 20% of the score.
- Serious reports are never counted in. They are flagged beside the score, because one matters even when everything else is good.
- $398 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $113
- 2 min walkto the nearest station
- 298 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- 9 min walk to Times Square649 m by road
- A station within walking distanceA station is 176 m away
- Location163 praise · 0 complain
- Staff154 praise · 2 complain
- Cleanliness98 praise · 9 complain
Against
- Room size46 complain · 10 praise
- Quiet at night17 complain · 8 praise
- Room conditioncomplaints falling: 6.5 in 100 a year ago, 2.9 now13 complain · 3 praise
- Views12 complain · 0 praise
What guests reported
What guests say
298 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: location (163 guests). Weakest: room size, where 46 of the 56 who mention it complain.
Location1630Strength
It is central to the metro, Broadway, garment district, etc, so convenient to get around.
Google, January 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Location is absolutely fantastic, only 5 minutes away from Times Square and extremely accessible from Penn Station.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Staff1542Strength
This was a quirky little hotel in a great location with a friendly staff.
Booking network, November 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
David was extremely professional and very welcoming.
Google, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Most staff were just staring at screens each time we passed by.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Cleanlinesscomplaints falling: 4.1 in 100 a year ago, 2.3 now989Strength
This hotel was wonderfully clean and the location was great for what we were doing in the city.
Booking network, April 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The room was clean, cozy, and comfortable, and overall the place had a really nice vibe.
Google, August 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The bed was super uncomfortable and the linens still looked dirty after being cleaned.
Google, June 2026, rated 2/5 by this guest
Valuecomplaints falling: 4.9 in 100 a year ago, 2.9 now3611Mostly good
Located virtually walking distance from almost anywhere, this neat hotel is cost effective as it is aptly placed.
Google, April 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
All in all I was incredibly happy given how affordable it was compared to the other options.
Google, November 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
Small hotel...expensive for the service they provide
Google, December 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Bedscomplaints rising: 4.1 in 100 a year ago, 5.7 now1815Split
The beds could've been more comfortable but the location was amazing.
Google, December 2025, rated 5/5 by this guest
The bed was good but soooooo hardddd.
Booking network, March 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
the beds were a bit stiff and i woke up sore despite my younger age, so be wary of that
Booking network, August 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Quiet at night817Weak spot
A fine place if you are looking for somewhere to crash in the evenings after walking for a long time, but the space is pretty cramped for two people and there was a lot of street noise during the night.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
A bit thin wall, we could here everything what happened outside
Booking network, March 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The smell of bleaching in the room , too much noise ,
Booking network, November 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
Room conditioncomplaints falling: 6.5 in 100 a year ago, 2.9 now313Weak spot
The floor is laminate wood planks that are separating.
Google, February 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
It was all a bit run down.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 5/10 by this guest
It’s an old building with a tiny elevator and tiny stairs and shows its age.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Room size1046Weak spot
The rooms are little small, but honestly you only stay there to sleep.
Google, May 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The room was too dark for my liking and small.
Google, July 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
The room was super small.
Booking network, January 2026, rated 5/10 by this guest
Views012Weak spot
Room is compact and basically windowless, but as expected at this price range.
Booking network, October 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
The window we had led to a pipe room?
Booking network, October 2025, rated 6/10 by this guest
Good location close to everything, staffs are accommodating, no windows and exhaust for bathroom
Booking network, April 2025, rated 10/10 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: breakfast and food.
Who stays, and their score out of 10
From every review of the last two years that gives a score and says who travelled, including those with no words.
All 1,008 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: problems in the bathroom, in 9 of 298 reviews.
Problems in the bathroomcomplaints falling: 4.9 in 100 a year ago, 1.7 now9 of 2981 in 33 reviews
Husband has a bit of trouble getting hot water for his shower (he said it was but tempid) but mine was fine an hour or so later.
Google, July 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Floors are falling apart all over, the AC units don't work, the water isn't hot.
Google, May 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Heating and air conditioning8 of 2981 in 37 reviews
Heat at the room temperature is not enough it’s cold
Booking network, November 2025, rated 9/10 by this guest
Supplemental heat was needed to get the room and bathroom to a habitable temperature in mid-December - a radiant stick type heater was provided in the room (photo).
Google, December 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
The liftcomplaints falling: 4.1 in 100 a year ago, 1.1 now7 of 2981 in 43 reviews
Food options was amazing just right downstairs from the hotel, the only bad thing was the elevator was the size of a broom closet, could barely fit three people.
Booking network, August 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Very small room,a lot of noise on the side of the wall,very narrow elevator,nothing there for breakfast,very small windows,covered outside, in the middle of 2 restaurants,bedding and linen, like beds in the emergency rooms of hospitals.
Google, September 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
Something broken in the room6 of 2981 in 50 reviews
One channel and the remote only worked if you stood by the tv ...
Booking network, May 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
We had two twin beds, one was fine but mine was broken.
Booking network, May 2025, rated 8/10 by this guest
Not as shown or booked5 of 2981 in 60 reviews
Not what you would see the the add but genuingly a place to rest at nights.
Google, September 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
It was a good location however the pictures did not look like they did on the Booking.com website.
Booking network, August 2025, rated 3/10 by this guest
Insects or pests4 of 2981 in 74 reviews
Had roches in the room, didn't get much sleep,
Booking network, May 2025, rated 4/10 by this guest
In the hours I was in the room there were also 3 different types of bugs that were my roommates.
Google, October 2025, rated 2/5 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 298 reviews.
Photos, checked
4 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (7%).
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa, gym or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$398 is a typical night, from 246 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost the same as weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Nov 2026, $227Dearest month: Jul 2027, $405
Prices on booking sites, the day we checked
What each seller advertised on the one day we checked, so these sit outside the year-wide figures above and can fall below the typical price.
- Super.com$240
- api.cloudbeds.com$254
- hotelsinamerica.com$268
- h-en.reserving.com$269
- skyscanner.net$269
- wego.com$269
- businesshotels.com$269
- hotelbookingzone.com$269
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
The nearest station is 176 m away by road, about 2 minutes on foot. There are 14 bars or clubs within 200 metres.
- Nearest shop: Corner News Grocery Store2 min walk164 m by road
- Nearest station2 min walk176 m by road
- Nearest main road: West 42nd Street300 m
- Times Square9 min walk649 m by road
- The Empire State Building14 min walk1.0 km by road
- Rockefeller Center19 min walk1.4 km by road
- The Brooklyn Bridge6.4 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
6 room types, from 21 to 23 m².
- Quadruple Room21 m²Sleeps 41 Bunk bed + 1 Queen bed + 2 Twin bed + 1 Queen bed
- Queen Room21 m²Sleeps 2
- Triple Room21 m²Sleeps 31 Twin bed + 1 Bunk bed
- Twin Room23 m²Sleeps 2
- Signature RoomNot statedSleeps 21 Queen Bed
- Deluxe SuiteNot statedSleeps 62 Queen Bed + 1 Bunk bed
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 7.5 out of 10. Only 17% of the 819 hotels in New York are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.4.
Every review site, out of 100
30 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 17 guests complain about noise.
Google rates it 88 out of 100 and Booking network rates it 75. Booking network only takes reviews from people who booked and stayed, while Google takes them from anyone.
If views matters to you
Here, 12 of the 12 guests who mention views complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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The nearest first, with our score for each.
How we know
298 reviews counted · 93 photos checked · updated 10 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 830 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 298 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 178 older, 100 in other languages and 254 with a score but no words.
- The hotel replied to 1 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 9 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 8 reviews mention a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
- We looked at 93 photos: the first 33 of the hotel's own and the 60 newest from guests.
- Every number on this page is counted, not estimated. Anything in quotation marks is a guest's own words.