Hotel Location
Located just across the street from the "New York Times" and a half block from Times Square, this hotel is unassuming at first glance. Don't judge it from its benign exterior though. Instead, check out the lobby. Purple neon lights illuminate the entry area, and Indian and Japanese art grace the walls, giving it a Las-Vegas-casino-meets-Asian-brothel feel. It doesn't help that the front desk clerks are sectioned off behind a thick glass window. However, the hotel is close by things you want to see and do in the city. So the bottom line is if you a simple, affordable place to stay and you don’t much care about the hotel itself, then you will find the Carter works for you.
Description
If you are looking for a nice, simple place to stay while in New York, you might consider the Carter Hotel. This simple hotel doesn’t have the frills you might expect to find in many other hotels in the area. There are no special services here and the Carter hotel. In fact, the woman who works the front desk likes to say. "We have the best rooms at the best prices at the best location." She's not far off base on the latter two points. The rates are cheap, and the setting is smack in the center of things.
As for the rooms, they're clean and basic--they come with beds. But if you are a business traveler looking for a short and simple stay, then Carter might work for you. Or if you are a traveler that plans to spend most of your time out on the streets and seeing the sights, then you won’t care what your hotel looks like anyway. If you don’t need all the extras and pampered treatment from your hotel, then you will be satisfied with the Carter.