Pod 51
Cabin-sized rooms in Midtown East, with a rooftop garden and a courtyard café.
230 East 51st Street, New York, NY 10022Opens a live Booking.com search for this hotel · we may earn a commission
What Pod 51 actually is
Pod 51 pioneered the micro-hotel format in New York: efficiently engineered rooms from around 80 sq ft, some with shared bathrooms and some with private ones, in a quiet residential block of Midtown East. Rates routinely land under half the Midtown average.
The rooftop garden and the courtyard café are the compensating spaces, and the location three blocks from Grand Central and a block from the 6 train makes it one of the best-connected budget options in Manhattan.
What stands out
- 01 Rooms from around 80 sq ft at well below Midtown rates
- 02 Rooftop garden open to guests
- 03 Courtyard café and communal seating
- 04 Three blocks from Grand Central
Rooms and suites
Bunk Pod
Sleeps 2Bunk beds with a shared bathroom, the cheapest option.
Queen Pod
Sleeps 2Queen bed with a private bathroom, around 100 sq ft.
Double Pod
Sleeps 2Two single beds with a private bathroom.
Room names and availability vary by season — the live inventory is on the booking page.
Facilities and amenities
- Rooftop garden
- Courtyard café
- Free Wi-Fi
- Luggage storage
- Self check-in
- Shared and private bathrooms
- Communal lounge
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Some accessible rooms
Eating and drinking on site
| The Pod Café | Courtyard café |
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Where it sits
The corridor of Park and Madison Avenues, where corporate New York keeps its address book. Grand Central sits at its heart, which makes Midtown East one of the easiest places in the city to sleep if you plan to ride trains rather than hail cabs.
Nearest transit
- ▸Grand Central–42 St (4, 5, 6, 7, S)
- ▸Lexington Av/53 St (E, M)
- ▸51 St (6)
- ▸Metro-North at Grand Central
What's nearby
- ▸Grand Central Terminal
- ▸Rockefeller Center
- ▸St. Patrick's Cathedral
- ▸United Nations Headquarters
- ▸The Morgan Library & Museum
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Questions people ask about Pod 51
Which rooms have private bathrooms?
Queen and Double Pods have private facilities. Bunk Pods and some single categories use shared bathrooms on the floor.
Is 80 square feet workable?
For sleeping and showering on a busy sightseeing trip, yes. It is not a room to spend the day in, which is the trade the pricing reflects.