(NYC) Union Square Inn
Aug 22nd, 2003, 11:10 AM
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I walk past the Union Square Inn almost every day. It is NOT on Union Square, but a 5- to 10-minute walk away, on East 14th Street between Second and Third Avenues. This is a busy treelined, trafficky block full of storefronts, some pretty crummy looking. Gentrification is creepng into the block with a few trendy restaurants and bars, and the some crummy storefronts taken over by young designers. The inn is in a tenement-style building. A quick look in the lobby door shows a recently renovated space. (They renovated when creating the Inn.) I've never gone inside. Do you want me to check it out and get back to you?
Sep 8th, 2003, 01:04 PM
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steve. . . more excuses from me but this is very true: just got in form the hospital--broken toes. I won't be walking distances for a little while, so I may not be by the Inn. Meanwhle, did yu notice the other reponse to your post was deleted? I wondr why. . . there was nothing crazed about it.
Sep 9th, 2003, 02:25 PM
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Ended up hobbling past there today on another errand. Do I recall correctly that you had been looking ofr a place with DSL or other high-speed internet service? (I swear some of the messages were deleted from this thread!)
Anyway, I went to the Inn today. Unfortunately, it is totally booked so I wasn't able to see a room. (Good thing for me, actually, as there are all stairs.) I asked the desk clerk about "high-speed internet" and received a blank stare.
Finally he admitted, "We're working on that. We just have dial-up."
"Not even DSL dial-up?"
"No."
My only other concern would be the noise if the room faced the front. This is a MAJOR cross-street, with traffic in both directions. The Inn is close enough to the corner to be troubled by the squeal of crosstown busses as they brake for the stoplight. I hope they have soundproof windows. . .
hope this helps.
Anyway, I went to the Inn today. Unfortunately, it is totally booked so I wasn't able to see a room. (Good thing for me, actually, as there are all stairs.) I asked the desk clerk about "high-speed internet" and received a blank stare.
Finally he admitted, "We're working on that. We just have dial-up."
"Not even DSL dial-up?"
"No."
My only other concern would be the noise if the room faced the front. This is a MAJOR cross-street, with traffic in both directions. The Inn is close enough to the corner to be troubled by the squeal of crosstown busses as they brake for the stoplight. I hope they have soundproof windows. . .
hope this helps.
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