Essence Hotel

"This little hotel offers a decent value to solo travelers, with a convenient location near Brooklyn attractions and easy access to public transit via the R train a couple blocks away. I've made last-minute bookings here a couple times when I've had to change plans due to flight cancellations and wh"

"PROS: Good location. The AC and heater work well, and staff seem to be doing their best. CONS: There is a genuinely scary ambience to this place. Before you enter, you will be greeted by a sign on the door that says ARMED SECURITY GUARD ON PREMISES. The front desk is protected with bulletproof glass"

"Great location, very easy to go to any place in Manhattan from Union St. Station. Close to a nice shopping center. Very safe neighborhood with lots of restaurants over the 4th avenue. We arrived very late and the area was always very safe and easy to walk by from the subway station. The room was cle"

"I would caution you about this hotel. The service was friendly enough, but the following problems occured: the room was extremely small, the shower flooded the bathroom slightly due to it's open door, there is no front desk number (I couldn't find), and Wi-fi didn't work properly in my room. Additio"

"This was the filthiest hotel I have ever stayed in. I will be flagged if I give every detail. I did not feel clean for weeks after leaving. Staff was rude and clueless when checking in. Your brother's friend's cousin's uncle's grandfather could have put together a better bathroom. The general contra"