Picked the Solita based on location, price and style. I was more than happy we did. GREAT location! China town, little Italy, Soho, the lower east side. Awsome area. Hotel was clean, comfortable, nice bedding and a HUGE bathroom. Very nice! Coffe in room, a robe, free wi-fi. We got a corner room (1022 I think), just a little bigger then the rest of the rooms, nice. Will stay here again.
The people who complained about the noise are either overly sensitive or were on a lowere floor than 10. I could just barely hear the club (no louder than other NYC noises) and we stayed on a Saturday night!
Nice people at the counter. Overall, very happy

A friend and i checked into the Solita Soho on December 30, 2007. We traveled there from California to celebrate the New Year.

On the morning of our second day, i noticed what i thought were mosquito bites on my arms and abdomen and i dismissed it as such. Later that evening i mentioned the bites to my companion and she told me she had the same thing. To my knowledge i have never been bitten by a bedbug so the thought of being bitten by one never crossed my mind until she told me about her bites.

After my conversation with her i told the desk clerk that i thought our room had bedbugs. He kind of dismissed it saying they would have the room swept the next day (our departure day). Upon checking out, the desk clerk gave me the name and number of the hotel manager (Mr. Hakim) and aked me to call him the following day.

After returning home, i called the hotel and asked for Mr. Hakim. I was told he was out of the building and would return soon. I left my name and telephone number with the person answering the phone and asked that he call me when he returned. When i did not hear from him, i telephoned the hotel again. This time i was told Mr. Hakim was ill and did not return to the hotel the previous day. I left a second message asking that he call me. To this day he has not called me back!

In the meantime i went to Choice Hotels web site and left an email regarding my experience at the hotel. I wrote that i simply wanted the manager to return my call to listen to my concern. My guess is my email was sent to Mr Hakim because i received an email (not a phone call) from him. The email was an apology and it stated the hotel would refund 30% of my last night's room rate, roughly $30 dollars.

I sent an email back to Mr. Hakim asking that he call me and telling him i thought his offer was unacceptable!

After returning home i went to a doctor because the bites on my body were extremely uncomfortable and the skin around the bite sites was dying and peeling off. Upon seeing the bites the doctor said he knew they were made by bedbugs.

After returning home i mentioned my experience to a co-worker. He provided me with an article written in November 2007 describing the bedbug problem on the east coast as near epidemic.

I have never written a review of a hotel or any other business in my life and i probably would have never written this one had i received a call from someone in charge at the hotel willing to listen to my concerns. Instead i was dismissed and ignored!

Bedbugs are disgusting littled creatures. I don't know if my reaction to their bites is common. It is now January 14th and i still have evidence of the bites on my skin. The thing that concerns me the most is they could have gotten into my suitcase or other clothing and i could have transported them home. They can live up to a year without feeding. Once you have them in your house they are extremely difficult to get rid of.

I wanted soemone at the hotel to be responsive to my concerns, they were not!! This was my second stay at the Solita Soho and it is safe to say there will not be a 3rd visit. In the past i have recommended that hotel to my friends, this won't happen again either!!!

I am a private travel consultant who mystery shop for a major retailer. I recently had to stay one nignt at the Solita. Its location in Soho was one of the reason i choose this hotel. The room was small but comfortable. furnishing wasa typical hotel, need upgrading. The bed was ok, new mattresses needed. I stay in 423 and this room is located right above the night club that's in this hotel. It was a mistake to put a night club in the hotel, I requested to move to a higher floor but none was available. The noise was unbearable went from 8:00PM to 10:00am the next morning. So if you book this hotel beware. The best part was the staff, especially Emily and Lorelei, who both went out of their way to help me. They turn an unpleasant stay to a pleasant one.

We recently spent 2 nights, Friday/Saturday, at the Solita SoHo Hotel and were impressed.

Location: The hotel is located only steps from the central spine of SoHo, as well as Chinatown and Little Italy. Though at first glance the street looks a little questionable, we did not observe or have any issues. We parked our car on the street, just a block away, without incident. There are numerous restaurants and clubs in walking distance as well as shops.

Hotel: The room was standard size for NY, which all be it means small, but offered everything we needed. The room was spotless and updated in a modern style. Robes were provided, as well as higher end toilteries. We did not find the lobby "ghetto" as noted by some, though it does not offer much besides the reception desk and a small seating area. (but really what else does one need??) We had no issue with noise from the club, though we requested and stayed on a higher floor. We found the staff friendly, though not particularly knowlegable as to offerings for restaurants and nightlife in the area. Though they did offer, without us asking, guides for things to see and do. Touristy magazines were offered in the rooms. A NY Times was supplied on Saturday morning.

We would most certainly stay at the Solita SoHo Hotel again.