Riverside Tower Hotel
2-star hotel · Upper West Side, New York
Long Weekend score
GoodNo 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 53% of New York hotels
- 81% of guest comments are praise
- 95% of guest photos show no damage
How this score is made
- Rated higher than 53% of New York hotels. Compared with 819 hotels in New York. Counts for 50% of the score.
- 81% of guest comments are praise. 739 praise, 174 complain. Counts for 30% of the score.
- 95% of guest photos show no damage. 57 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.
- $221 a nighttypical for two, before tax · from $107
- 4 min walkto the nearest station
- 298 guest reviewsfrom the last 2 years
- 60 guest photostheirs, not the hotel's
At a glance
For
- A station within walking distanceA station is 279 m away
- Water view8 guest photos show it
- Location217 praise · 1 complain
- Staff160 praise · 4 complain
- Cleanliness131 praise · 10 complain
Against
- Room size118 complain · 3 praise
- Heating and air conditioning12 of 298 guests
What guests reported
What guests say
298 reviews from the last 2 years. Most praised: location (217 guests). Weakest: room size, where 118 of the 121 who mention it complain.
Location2171Strength
I liked it’s location it’s so near from most of museums, Central Park, Broadway St., Circle Line cruise, plus I was affected by this kind old man who’s feeding the pigeons every morning that I watched from room’s window, this is the most beautiful memory for me🕊️🕊️🕊️🇺🇸🤍😇
Google, January 2026, rated 4/5 by this guest
Great location for tipping about NY.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Desk too small and not lit
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Views630Strength
There is a coffee area available for guests, when I returned from my excursions my room was spotless, and the view of the river was beautiful.
Google, April 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
Added bonus was a great view!
Booking network, June 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Staff1604Strength
Convenient location, safe area, quiet, great view ,had everything I needed except fot breakfast but offers tea/voffee, ckean room, friendly staff
Booking network, June 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Good location, room is new, staff friendly
Booking network, September 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Perdon who checked me in, not friendly
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Beds342Strength
The delicious hot coffee ready in the morning room was small, but spotless and the bed was very comfortable, and the sta
Booking network, May 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
It was spotlessly clean and the bed was super comfortable and fabulous location with view over the river.
Tripadvisor, April 2026, rated 5/5 by this guest
We had a hard time sleeping we should’ve asked for firmer pillows.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Cleanliness13110Strength
Excellent location and the hotel was clean.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
The view from our room was beautiful, and the hotel was incredibly clean.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Could use a deep clean is a few corners, but was overall clean and acceptable.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Room condition326Mostly good
Great hotel with modern facilities in the Upper West Side.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Clean modern and in good area.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
Rooms were really tight to navigate and walls need painted.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Quiet at night5619Mostly good
Great location for being relatively central but far away enough to be in a quiet and safe neighbourhood.
Booking network, September 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
Walkable, very quiet and yet close to shops and restaurants.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
We could hear all the street noise!
Google, November 2025, rated 3/5 by this guest
Value4314Mostly good
Great place for a great price
Booking network, June 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Great value for money, small clean hotel.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
I don't think it worth the price you pay for this.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Room size3118Weak spot
Overpriced, a room where you could hardly swing a cat.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 8/10 by this guest
The room was very very very small.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
The room was way too small for my husband and I.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 8/10 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 831 Google ratings
Problems guests raised
Raised most: heating and air conditioning, in 12 of 298 reviews.
Heating and air conditioning12 of 2981 in 25 reviews
Cons: Small rooms and poor insulation (it was very cold).
Google, December 2025, rated 4/5 by this guest
Aircondition er ujevn i temperatur, blir enten veldig kaldt eller veldig varmt.
Booking network, July 2026, rated 7/10 by this guest
Something broken in the room8 of 2981 in 37 reviews
On our last night the tv would not connect to the hotel internet.
Booking network, May 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
The ac did not work and needed to frequently be reset, room was constantly over 75 degrees with thermostat set at 70, with room being 100sqft it should of cooled easily.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 5/10 by this guest
The lift8 of 2981 in 37 reviews
The ice machine being in the basement and the elevator taking forever to go up or down
Booking network, July 2026, rated 9/10 by this guest
My family and I joke about finding the "world's slowest elevator".
Booking network, May 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Problems in the bathroom7 of 2981 in 43 reviews
The bunk bed room only good for close relatives, you can see through the bathroom wall while you are in the room.
Booking network, June 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
Shower sorta flooded the bathroom floor area .
Booking network, July 2026, rated 10/10 by this guest
Not as shown or booked4 of 2981 in 74 reviews
Our room was comically small, and not as advertised.
Tripadvisor, November 2025, rated 1/5 by this guest
It didn’t look that small in the pictures.
Booking network, August 2026, rated 6/10 by this guest
Serious reports
None found in 298 reviews.
Photos, checked
3 of the 60 guest photos we checked show damage or dirt (5%).
What it advertises, against the photos
Guests’ photos confirm: private balcony (1), water view (8).
The hotel says it has no swimming pool, spa or hot tub.
Price, place and rooms
Price
$221 is a typical night, from 188 dates checked in the coming year.
Weekends cost 36% less than weekdays
A typical night, month by month
Cheapest month: Jan 2027, $109Dearest month: May 2027, $230
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$245
- riversidetowerhotel.client.innroad.com$246
- Booking.com$246
- Priceline$246
- Tripadvisor$246
- Vio.com$246
- Agoda$246
- deals.etrip.net$246
Lowest advertised nightly rate for two adults; taxes and local fees are not included. Shown in US dollars.
Nearby
The nearest station is 279 m away by road, about 4 minutes on foot.
- Nearest main road: Henry Hudson Parkway161 m
- Nearest shop: Zabar's3 min walk227 m by road
- Nearest station4 min walk279 m by road
- Rockefeller Center3.4 km
- Times Square3.4 km
- The Empire State Building4.6 km
- The Brooklyn Bridge10.0 km
The lines are 5, 10 and 15 minutes on foot.
Distances follow the streets, not straight lines.
Rooms
13 room types, from 9 to 46 m².
- Park View Single9 m²Sleeps 1A view, going by the room's name
- Park View Double9 m²Sleeps 2A view, going by the room's name
- River View Twin Room9 m²Sleeps 2Sea or water view
- River View Single9 m²Sleeps 1Sea or water view
- Standard Queen Room10 m²Sleeps 2
- Accessible Double Room10 m²Sleeps 2
The other 7 room types
- Park View Twin10 m²Sleeps 2A view, going by the room's name
- River View Queen10 m²Sleeps 2Sea or water view
- Standard Double10 m²Sleeps 2
- River View Double10 m²Sleeps 2Sea or water view
- River View Accessible Suite20 m²Sleeps 41 Double bed + 1 Double bedSea or water view
- River View Suite20 m²Sleeps 41 Double bed + 1 Double bedSea or water view
- River View Penthouse Suite with Balcony46 m²Sleeps 51 super-king bed + 1 Sofa bedBalconySea or water view
From the hotel's own room descriptions, checked against each room's photos.
How it compares
How it ranks
Guests who booked rate it 8.5 out of 10. 53% of the 819 hotels in New York are rated lower, and a typical one is rated 8.4.
Every review site, out of 100
35 Google reviewers ticked "Quiet", yet 19 guests complain about noise.
Google rates it 78 out of 100 and Booking network rates it 85. Booking network only takes reviews from people who booked and stayed, while Google takes them from anyone.
If room size matters to you
Here, 118 of the 121 guests who mention room size complain. These nearby hotels do better on it.
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How we know
298 reviews counted · 100 photos checked · updated 10 October 2026
- We collected this hotel's 829 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 100 older, 143 in other languages and 288 with a score but no words.
- The hotel replied to 0 of its 200 newest Google reviews.
- 3 in every 100 reviews thank a staff member by name.
- 3 reviews mention a free upgrade, a cake or a gift.
- We looked at 100 photos: the first 40 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.