DO NOT BOOK THIS HOTEL ON Airbnb!! If you call the hotel directly the rates are A LOT cheaper. Please read this review prior to booking. This was my first time in NYC I was trying to get a really nice place. My cousin and aunt were staying with me. My aunt is currently a Cancer patient and I was trying to do something nice for her in the city. The add on Airbnb was mis leading. The room isn’t as nice, the view from the window is anything like the picture in the add! One of the cabinets in the room wasn’t working properly. The room smelled like mold. These are just a few reasons not to book this room.
Whoever the host is for this add posted the price for $666 a night. I stayed two nights and paid around $1300. Anticipating to stay in a VERY nice place for that price. When I called the hotel to confirm my reservation the day prior to checking in, the hotel told me the rates for the nights I’m staying are $281... Airbnb charged me $666!! That’s a HUGE up charge!
On the Airbnb add is says the host is Park central hotel. Once I found out how much they were ripping me off I tried to contact the host to cancel the reservation, no one would respond to messages and when you would call the number on the add, no one would answer! Finally I sat down and let the phone ring for 25 minutes, someone picked up and said they’re a travel agency in MEXICO!! They advised me if I had any discrepancy I had to call Airbnb, I call Airbnb and they tell me I need to contact the host! I call the hotel for help but they can’t help me and tell me to contact Airbnb.. I’ve made soooo many attempts for assistance from the host in MEXICO! And have received none!This is definitely a scam! Plus when I checked out of the hotel they charged me an additional $262.50 due to fees and taxes. This was not disclosed as additional fees on the Airbnb add! This was a total rip off and a scam. Please don’t make the same mistake I did.. contact this hotel directly to book if you want to stay there.