i had a late arrival after a long flight from australia, and a comprehensive list of instructions toa key lock to get in.. it was freezing and the lock had frozen ! the owners were very helpful organised keys and let me in the apartment was lamplit and cosy and ready for me lots of discussion on this...

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We stayed at the 1871 as an experimental alternative to the major hotel chain properties that we usually book when visiting NYC and we won't go back to hotel life now. For orientation, the 1871 is a 3 minute walk from Bloomingdales, 5 minutes walk from the bottom of Central Park and in an elegant, classy neighbourhood. 1871 is on...

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Pleasantly surprised by the spaciousness of the room. Service was top notch. Nice to have a Parisian style breakfast and happy hour included. Stay on a lower floor if you don't want to wait for the single elevator which was slow at busy hours. Traffic noise was loud on the street side, so we were able to switch to the...

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First of all, I will give credit where credit is due. The 1871 House is in a great location, handy to the subway and some great restaurants. The suite was very nicely decorated and quite comfortable. As other posters have mentioned, the water temperature fluctuated but this is understandable due to the age of the building. I found it a...

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We loved the room from the start in this tastefully renovated brown stone house. We were in The Parlour Suite on the first floor, a spacious room with elegant high ceilings and 3 big windows looking out onto a road just busy enough to be interesting but not noisy. Upper East side is a wonderful location managing to create a...

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Once again, we traveled from Boston to NYC and stayed at the 1871 House. I forgot how much I love NYC and enjoy this amazing B&B! We met the inn owner, who was warm, friendly and helpful! She gave us a great suggestion for dinner - only a few blocks away as well as directions to my favorite bagel shop!...

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I returned from my last trip to New York conflicted about my stay at the 1871 House. The location was perfect, the room large and gracious, the bed comfortable and the walk up one flight of stairs to the Parlor Room not strenuous. However the first two days of my stay were marred by an odd odor in my room....

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1871 House is a charming, comfortable, clean, affordable, and safe place to stay. Our room, The Parlor Studio, was large -very large for Manhattan standards- and tastefully decorated. The Parlor has a small “kitchenette” with everything we needed: Toaster/Bake Oven, Microwave Oven, Coffee Maker, Electric Kettle for tea, small sink, small Refrigerator, Silverware and Copeland Spode Red Tower pattern English...

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I just love staying at the 1871 House. The rooms have such an old world charm about them. The location is the best in town - close to great shopping on 5th Avenue, steps from the subway and Central Park. The staff is wonderful and so helpful - so much better than unhappy hotel employees. This was my second stay...

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