Pod Times Square
3-star hotel · Midtown West, New York
Long Weekend score
GoodNo serious reports. in 296 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 56% of New York hotels
- 84% of guest comments are praise
- 80% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 56% of New York hotels. Compared with 819 hotels in New York. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 84% of guest comments are praise. 618 praise, 118 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 80% of guest photos show no damage. 48 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.
- $233 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $100
- 4 min walkto the nearest station
- 296 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- 10 min walk to Times Square751 m by road
- A station within walking distanceA station is 301 m away
- Location216 praise · 0 complain
- Cleanliness115 praise · 10 complain
- Staff115 praise · 15 complain
Against
- On a main road: West 42nd Street23 m from the building
- Guest photos show wear and dirt12 of the 60 photos guests took, and 0 of the hotel's 30
- Room size66 complain · 4 praise
- Problems in the bathroom12 of 296 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
296 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: location (216 guests). Weakest: room size, where 66 of the 70 who mention it complain.
Location2160Strength
The hotel is in such a good location with the subway and access to Times Square and Broadway.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
The location was excellent.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Views370Strength
Rooms are just perfect for one or two people with great views of the city .
Google, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Great location, great room views and convenient to subways and very central to all things Manhattan.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Cleanliness11510Strength
Location was great, elevators fast, whole place was spotless.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Everything was within walking distance, and the hotel was clean, comfortable, and had a welcoming atmosphere.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
The only major drawback was the room cleaning.
Google, August 2026, rated 3/5 by this guest
Staff11515Strength
The shared lounge is a nice coworking space and the service from staff was really exceptional for this teir of hotel.
Google, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The room itself was spotless, and the staff were very friendly.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Battery on the door lock DIED and hotel staff were too incompetent to fix the problem or let my wife in manually.
Google, August 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Value7011Strength
The price point for NYC - Time Square was amazing.
Tripadvisor, July 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
It is exceptionally clean and usually a decent price for the location.
Google, September 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Horrible experience for the price Pods and Expedia forced me to pay and the quality of the hotel, location and room were awful.
Tripadvisor, September 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Beds316Mostly good
The rooms aren't large, most have bunk beds, but the mattresses and bedding are great.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The Bhat is super comfortable, room doesn’t have strong detergent odor, it’s more than spacious for a solo traveler.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
A reasonably priced hotel for Manhattan, good location (near Times Square), good facilities, the negative points are the beds which are not comfortable and too small and the air conditioning which cannot be regulated.
Google, September 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Quiet at night237Mostly good
The room was relatively quiet even though you’re in the middle of Times Square
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
We had the room with the bunk bed in the 13th floor: amazing view, enough outlets reachable from each bed, considering the room size the shower was huge, we did not hear the neighbors at all (very silent building)
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Traffic and sirens outside were somewhat disturbing.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Room condition73Mostly good
The pods are modern and comfortable.
Google, September 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
The rooms were in excellent shape and beds were comfy.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
It’s made of metal and some of it was kind of rusty with marks on it.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Room size466Weak spot
Small room, no water due to construction but no heads up prior to stay, tv didn’t work
Booking network, August 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
Very tight quarters so if you're ok with that you're good.
Tripadvisor, July 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
The rooms were a little too small.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Too few mentions to judge: food and breakfast.
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 3,346 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: problems in the bathroom, in 12 of 296 reviews.
Problems in the bathroom12 of 2961 in 25 reviews
The design of the bathroom made it easy for water to be spill over when showering
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
The bathroom is only separated by glass, as you can see in the hotel pictures.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Building work during the stay7 of 2961 in 42 reviews
The terrace was undergoing renovation, which is a shame - it's really fun to sit outside and look up at the city.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
All terrace areas were closed due to construction work so we were not able to use that part of the pod during our stay.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Unexpected charges and refunds5 of 2961 in 59 reviews
We've been waiting for our money back since April, and it still hasn't been refunded!
Google, August 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
I got charged for a night that I didn’t even use because my flight was so delayed.
Tripadvisor, July 2026, rated 1/5 by this guest
Heating and air conditioning4 of 2961 in 74 reviews
The air conditioning could also be better.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Air conditioning was not working properly, could be better
Booking network, September 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Something broken in the room4 of 2961 in 74 reviews
Minor room issues with a light, otherwise good room.
Google, July 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
A facility closed4 of 2961 in 74 reviews
No full service restaurant in property now.
Google, August 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 296 reviews.
Photos, checked
12 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (20%).
Guest photos showing damage or dirt12 of 6020%
Of 60 guest photos, 12 show damage or dirt: building work in 9, dirty surfaces in 3, stains in 1 and litter or dirty water in 1, and some photos show more than one. Of the hotel's own 30, 0 do.
What it advertises, against the photos
Guests’ photos confirm: gym (1), restaurant (1).
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$233 is a typical night, from 247 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost 35% more than weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Feb 2027, $105Dearest month: Dec 2026, $311
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$303
- Hotels.com$304
- Vio.com$306
- deals.etrip.net$306
- Kayak$308
- hotelscombined.com$308
- momondo.com$308
- deals.goseek.com$309
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
The nearest station is 301 m away by road, about 4 minutes on foot. There are 6 bars or clubs within 200 metres.
- Nearest shop: Choithrams NY1 min walk1 m by road
- Nearest main road: West 42nd Street23 m
- Nearest station4 min walk301 m by road
- Times Square10 min walk751 m by road
- Rockefeller Center20 min walk1.5 km by road
- The Empire State Building21 min walk1.6 km by road
- The Brooklyn Bridge6.7 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
4 room types, from 11 to 12 m².
- Full Pod ADA11 m²1 Double bed
- Bunk Pod11 m²
- Full Pod11 m²1 Double bed
- Queen Pod12 m²
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 8.6 out of 10. 56% of the 819 hotels in New York are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.4.
Every review site, out of 100
14 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 7 guests complain about noise, and West 42nd Street runs 23 m away.
If room size matters to you
Here, 66 of the 70 guests who mention room size complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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The nearest first, with our score for each.
How we know
296 reviews counted · 90 photos checked · updated 10 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 880 most recent reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and the Booking network. 296 of them describe a stay in the last 2 years and are the ones counted here; the rest were 68 older, 126 in other languages, 389 with a score but no words and 1 about the restaurant rather than a stay.
- The hotel replied to 2 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 3 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 9 reviews mention a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
- We looked at 90 photos: the first 30 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.