The Local NY Reviews

The atmosphere is very good, the front desk is very friendly, and the accommodation is decent. It's just inconvenient that the locker cannot fit a 29-inch suitcase.

It is ok. The location is quite convenient. Yet the bathroom is really small. We don't have much privacy in the shared bedroom and the room is not so clean. Yet the staff are quite friendly and the environment or say the vibe of the hotel is very nice and cozy.

Location is very great close to the station and they have a lot of chairs in it so you can take a rest even after check-out. The bed and restroom were clean and it was not that many people in one room. Highly recommend.

Good location in Long Island City. Very nice common area.

I absolutely loved it here. Checkin and checkout ran very smoothly. Access to amenities were perfect and the staff were super friendly. I would recommend staying here as I would definitely stay here again.

Excellent location. Value for money. Suitable for digital nomads.

It was very clean it and good location

Location is kind of crummy since you have to walk quite a bit to get to the subway station. Not impossible, but just annoying. The hostel/location itself is wonderful though! Employees are very warm and friendly. Community living room, well lit, good ambience. Bar/Cafe available directly in the lobby area. The dorming situation was fine, could've been better. My bunk bed wasn't secured to the wall, so climbing up on the bunk felt bad. The shower and bathroom itself had barely any walkable space. looked to be a 3x5' space... Well air conditioned. Outlets are connected/located at each bed, and the community area has a good kitchen. Laundry room is fine, a bit grungy. Overall, good experience for what it is.

Nice location

Overall it was comfortable and good. The lobby is also atmospheric and clean. The location is not far from the station and is easy to get to by subway.

Very nice hostel

I stayed at this hotel for the first time, but the front desk staff was not very friendly and did not explain anything about the facilities or itinerary, so everyone in the same room was very dissatisfied. The shower room was broken on the first day + the shared shower room on the second day was broken -> When I asked where to take a shower, they just gave me the key to another room and told me to go to another room to take a shower/no storage Locker lock/No large suitcases in the locker room/No luggage storage in Haejum at the front desk/I change the duvet cover every day, but I don’t know this is He Jie/It’s not far from the subway from Times Square, but it’s a terrible night The street where you go alone

Service was horrible. They don't clean rooms or change sheets. Said they were understaffed. But they were not understaffed to charge full price. Never going there again.

They don't care about their guests whatsoever. They barge into your room after a quick knock and don't wait for you to answer. Two men barged into my room without waiting for an answer, said they were from housekeeping and didn't want a "Goldilocks" situation, whatever that means.Their showers blast water into your face and you can't even condition your hair unless you turn it off. I tried another bathroom in the hallway and they deactivated my keycard leaving me in the hallway in a towel crying for help for 10 minutes before someone showed up. When confronted, they gaslighted me and said they didn't do it. Stay anywhere you can except The Local. It's a complete nightmare. They also refused to help me with a cab and when I showed them that "Yellow Cab NYC" took $5 out of my account, they couldn't even mention that Curb is the actual app you use to get a taxi in NY. IF YOU'RE FROM OUT OF STATE, or don't know what you're doing in NYC, don't expect them to assist you with any information. They're nasty and inhospitable.