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The Nolita Express Hostel

2.0 star property

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Lobby lounge
Lobby lounge
Property entrance
Front of property
Lounge

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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220 Bowery, New York, NY, 10012
  • Place, New Museum
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Lower East Side Tenement Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, New York University
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, New York, NY (JFK-John F. Kennedy Intl.)
    ‪48 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 Twin 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 Twin Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Medium Vintage Pod - All Gender (1 Person Only)

  • 60 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Medium Vintage Pod - Female Only (1 Person Only)

  • 60 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

New York

A stay at The Nolita Express Hostel places you in the heart of New York, 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 miles
  • Bowery Ballroom - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Lower East Side Tenement Museum - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • New York University - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Washington Square Park - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles

Getting around

  • Bowery St. Station - 3 min walk
  • New York 9th St. Station - 4 min drive
  • John F. Kennedy Intl. Airport (JFK) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Prince Street Pizza - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Wilka’s - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Caffe Paradiso - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Freemans - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Mother's Ruin - ‬3 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 transportation

  • No onsite 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 elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

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 accommodations

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

Property 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. 288 out of 772 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 195 out of 772 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 124 out of 772 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 67 out of 772 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 98 out of 772 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

RYUICHI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Walter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room is clean , very spacious for my single room !
Single room
Stayed 13 nights in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Izzy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Central location, nice bodega guys across the street. Only oddity is that the room pods all share a ceiling so you will hear everything. There is no talking allowed in the pods (or you are fined) And there is no heat - they will charge you extra for blankets.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Temperature was fine, didn't use kitchen
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Emily

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kazi, Washington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It's good
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I liked the 2nd floor lounge with couches & table & the (small) kitchen, it was homey and comfortable to hang out in. The staff was friendly. The 4th floor (men's floor) was way too cold at night, I know there were windows (or some other ventilation method) being left open because one can hear the traffic noises much more so than in the 2nd floor lounge, and it was definitely colder there than in the 2nd floor lounge. The bedding provided is very minimal for winter - there is the bottom sheet, a top sheet, and then a very light, thin blanket, which was not big enough for me (6'2" guy), and was definitely not warm enough for windows being left open in the NYC wintertime. I wouldn't return there in the wintertime, but would in warmer months.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Farrel

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff is great
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful decor, nice private sleep pod, very peaceful. Only pain was the '24/7 reception' was unmanned so checking in took 20ms as I had to scan the QR code, upload my passport, search my emails, find a confirmation code as the Hotels.com reference didn't work, and join a video call against my will when I pressed to 'call receptionist' and it connected me to some random bloke working remote from goodness knows where! Call me old fashioned but a human being to handle the process in person would be more welcome and convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Izzy

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
the only thing that I didn't like is that there was no heat in the dorm areas and my room had a giant window. otherwise I would recommend if you are looking for something affordable in the area.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Sanders

Disliked: Cleanliness
The stay is not worth the price. The building is comprised of three high ceiling loft floors (1 female only), subdivided into private cubicles. These cubicles do not have a ceiling. The cheaper main floor shares the same open air ceiling space as the common areas and is extremely loud. If you are not a heavy sleeper this is not the stay for you. Despite a ton of signage about quiet hours and fines for noise, this is not respected or enforced. The clientel has no regard for others staying at the hostel, and guests had loud phone and group conversations in the designated quiet areas well into the night (past 3am) during each night of my stay. There are 4 toilets for over 50 guests (this is just the shared gender floors, I do not know about the female only floor), and by early evening each night the toilets were trashed (one night the "private" bathroom was covered in vomit). Again, the hostel is not adequately staffed to deal with the disrespectul and untidy nature of the clientel. The cubicle is fine, however the matress had a large sink in the middle that was very uncomfortable (even after I flipped it over). Even for a hostel, the Nolita Express is substandard, especially for the price. Its only saving grace is its EXCELLENT location. I would not recommend this stay unless it's your last option.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shandi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The stay here was nice. I appreciated the only female floor. Although I prefer not to share a bathroom, it wasn't bad. Just take lysol for your sanity. Everyone was nice. My only hang up is the no elevator. Overall it was an enjoyable experience. Thank you kindly.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Carson

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

2/10 Terrible

Amy

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Olivia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was terrible, the worst I have ever experienced. My friend saw this hostel for overnight stay as it was snowing that night and our plans that will be out all night didn’t happen so I booked this hostel and it was the worst..the place was scary, room looked like a tiny closet with a tiny bed. I can’t even fit my luggage to open on the floor. The noise was terrible, doors banging and people going up the stairs doesn’t care It was 3:30am I can’t still sleep because of intermittent noise and the banging when they closed or opened the doors, gave me a headache. If you intend to sleep over the night it’s not gonna happen.. i do kot recommend this place at all. It was a nightmare to stay here .
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

zhou

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Josip

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Walter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Hot water and clean kitchen unit, just wish the shower door would open the other way
Dorm room
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Conor

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

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