Stayed for one night at the HI Manhattan Soho/Downtown and had a great stay. Was a bit put off by the vendors on Canal Street on the way to the hotel, but the hotel turned out to be great and located on a quiet street.

The room was small but very comfortable, good bed, nice bathroom and front desk staff very friendly. Free and fast wifi was great and helped us make the most of a very short stay. Location was so-so, it does not have a real soho feel to it, but walking a few block you find great shopping and cafés.

Would definitely stay again.

Stayed at the HI SoHo for one night (sat.) and though we spent little time at the hotel, it was a positive, albeit pricey experience.
Living near NYC, I've never had to stay overnight at a NYC hotel, so $400/night for a rather small room (barely enough room for 2 beds, and the TV stand was only inches from the corner of one of the beds) was a bit of a shock (then again, I paid $24 for 2 mixed drinks at the SoHo Grand!). However, the beds were comfortable, and the room clean. Staff was very friendly. We drove in (avoid if at all possible), and called the hotel to find out the parking situation. I was told to double park in front and a valet would take care of it. After driving around that area, on a late Sat. Afternoon, the $65 valet fee was a non-issue, but leaving the car unattended, double-parked on Lafayette was an issue. Well one of the staff recommended I simply park it myself, in Edison Parking (1 block east of the hotel), and save myself $30. Guess that paid for the drinks at the Grand ;-). Wish they would have mentioned that on the phone.

Stayed again at the Holiday Inn Oct 10 -12/2008. Room was great, comfy and clean, small however, but friends who were staying at the Solita Clarion down the street had a smaller room for more money and they had really low cielings


The beds were super comfortable. I did have a problem with my reservation, thanks to expedia, but the Holiday Inn bent over backwards to help me and finally get me a room.

Ron Oz at the front desk was great!

Can't beat the location, right off Canal street, everything is within walking distance, great shops and restaurants.

One night stay after a late night dinner cruise. The room was perfect for our needs. It was clean and quiet and the beds were very comfy with nice pillow topped mattresses.

The room is small (wall to wall beds almost) but that's what we expected. Rather expensive for a one night stay but we booked pretty late so we might have found a better deal if we'd had more time.