It’s where I’m staying now. Built in 1908 as a lodging house for sailors, it later housed survivors from the Titanic (who held a memorial here). The standard room is 50 sq ft (as they were when they were built) @ $100 a night with shared bathrooms. Larger rooms are available. The location is great – on the water – 2 blocks from the high line park. Great bar and restaurant in the building. And free wifi. AND it’s creepy and chic.
UPDATE: Now with more dead people. Just 7 months ago a tenant died in (probably) the room next to mine. Hard to tell in the photo if it’s 542 or 342. I would think 342 because they’re be more likely to book the lower floor rooms first – and it was October, the off season when this happened. That would explain why the area around my door, 340, REEKED of air fresheners.
