Ok, so I just came back from a trip to London and Berlin, but a quick trip to New York was very much in order. Sean had worked on the Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV movie and it was having its world premiere on August 19.
Since we missed the premiere in Tokyo due to it not being announced, we chose to be in New York for the limited theatrical release. There were only a handful of other US screenings (no Vancouver), and for sentimental reasons plus the fact that we love new York, Sean wanted to walk out into the big lights, bright city that is Times Square after the screening.
What we didn’t love was the red-eye flight from Vancouver to New York, which was not long enough to nap out on. By the time we landed, it was sleep o’clock body time.
Check-in at the W Hotel wasn’t until 3pm, but we needed a place to crash – stat. Unfortunately, there are no pod hotels which can be booked for minimum 4 hour stays, like Yotelair at London’s Gatwick airport. and accommodations in New York are super pricey.
Good thing I found the Jane Hotel, located in the West Village’s Meatpacking District. The cozy double bunk bed room served us well, as we only needed a few hours rest. And since we were checking out at 2pm before the next guests checked in, we were given the favourable rate of $109 USD plus tax. Worth the money!
Not only could we shower and sleep, but the Jane Hotel is wonderfully charming, with tons of character. If you’re a fan of Wes Anderson movies, you will LOVE this boutique hotel. The decor, the colours, decor accents, even the bellhops in uniform, would not be out of place in Grand Budapest Hotel, The Darjeeling Limited, and The Royal Tenenbaums.
The Jane Hotel offers three room types: captain’s cabin with ensuite bath, standard cabin and the bunk bed cabin, which to be honest, is absolutely lilliputian. Modelled on ships’ cabins, it has everything one needs for crashing for a few hours, including TVs for each bunk, WIFI and A/C.
Speaking of crashing, fun fact: the Jane used to be a sailor’s hostels, YMCA and flophouse, before its current incarnation. The bathrooms may be communal, but they were super clean and hygenic – very important for this germaphobe.
After some much needed zzzzzs, we grabbed lunch at the Cafe Gitane downstairs. Like the Jane Hotel, the French-Morrocan cafe was full of whimsy and very Wes Anderson-esque.
Because of the Jane Hotel, we were a lot more refreshed for the day than we were the last time we were in New York. Until New York offer pod hotels, I totally recommend booking with the affordable Jane Hotel as a stay or a crash pad.
View more photos of our stay at the Jane Hotel on my Flickr album.
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