Romana Hotel - NYC

2.0 star property

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Free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets, alarm clocks

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Gym
  • Business services
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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38-59 12th Street, Long Island City, NY, 11101
  • Place, Queensbridge Park
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Gantry Plaza State Park
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, New York, NY (JFK-John F. Kennedy Intl.)
    ‪29 min drive‬

Room options

Twin Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Single Beds

Double Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Long Island City

With a stay at Romana Hotel - NYC in Long Island City (Queens), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of 5th Avenue and Central Park. .This hotel is 3.5 mi (5.6 km) from Grand Central Terminal and 3.6 mi (5.7 km) from Broadway.

What's nearby

  • Queensbridge Park - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • The Foundry - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Gantry Plaza State Park - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - 4 min drive - 2.1 km
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center - 4 min drive - 2.1 km

Getting around

  • Long Island City Hunterspoint Avenue Station - 3 min drive
  • 21 St. - Queensbridge Station - 5 min walk
  • LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Buffs - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Island Foodie - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Joe Coffee Company - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Romana Hotel - NYC

Hotel in Long Island City with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
Romana Hotel - NYC offers 152 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. This Long Island City hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Stay in one of 152 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, housekeeping is provided daily, and cribs/infant beds (complimentary) can be requested.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as a fitness center or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and an elevator.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • In-room cot

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift (173 centimetre wide door)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 11 floors
  • Built in 2014
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Connecting rooms available

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 5 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100.00 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service fee: USD 15 per accommodation, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Count on Us (Wyndham)
Masks are required at the property for guests without COVID-19 vaccination
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Parcel deliveries will be accepted only for guests in house or checking in on the day of receipt. Any deliveries received before or after a guest's stay will be returned. The property cannot be held responsible for lost or damaged goods.

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work

Property is also known as

Howard Johnson Long Island City Hotel
Howard Johnson Long Island City
Howard Johnson Long Island City New York
Howard Johnson Wyndham Long Island City Hotel
Howard Johnson Wyndham Long Island City
Howard Johnson Long City
Romana Hotel
Romana Hotel - NYC Hotel
Romana Hotel - NYC Long Island City
Romana Hotel - NYC Hotel Long Island City
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Long Island City

Romana Hotel - NYC Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 197 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 363 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 201 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 101 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 143 out of 1005 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean when we arrived, but we had half a roll of toilet paper and when we asked for refill repeatedly we did not receive any. We had to buy our own. No housekeeping the towels started to smell like mildew. No complimentary breakfast as advertised. No light outside the entrance made it hard to find and
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Renald

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not a good experience
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Sheila

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Brett

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for 7 days yet room was not cleaned once. Room had no glasses. Property very beat up with strange smell in my room I swear was urine. Location is very convenient to get to manhattan. Owners should put a little effort to make the property pleasant.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Martin

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
À l arrivée le Check inn a été assez long pour finalement nous donner une chambre et quand nous sommes arrivés nous sommes entrés et il avais déjà quelqu un couche dans le lit … nous avons du retourner au desk et là sa été encore plus long pour nous retrouver une chambre et nous étions pas les seules a voir ce problème. c es quand même inquiétant a ce demander quand nous serons parti si y va avoir des gens qui vont aller dans notre chambre . Deuxième chose y avais un frigo mais n étais pas brancher et le fil ne se rendais pas a la prise … Et pour finir ya eux des frais de 50$ de charger de plus que ce que y étais indiqué sur site
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Chatur

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Saul

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sironsi

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Sean

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
I was checked into an occupied room at first, then had no TP in my room upon check in. The hotel was clean, but there is no iron to iron your clothes in the hotel at all. There is no cable only antenna TV (couldn’t watch Monday Night Football) and the area was not very good. Air conditioning was not working in my room the first night but thankfully was cool and I could crack the window.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst hotel in NYC

Do NOT stay here, complete disaster. How Hotels.com allows them online is beyond me. The room lacked the following: There was no shower curtain and front desk just shrugged. There was no tv remote or a way to turn on the tv. There was no closet. There were two beds that were extremely uncomfortable and lumpy. The sink worked. Although no closet there were a few hooks screwed into the wall. There were several Jesus stickers on the doors and wall.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Shelley

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No TV Remote To Start...

This was my closet. Notice anything missing?
Dirty light switch that says where the hair drier is...
The only thing under the sink cabinet was a sopping wet rag in a pool of water.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

MIRA

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is no service available yet
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Emmanuella

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ivan

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Well I came to check in before 3, just to get my room faster when the room was ready, I got 15usd charge, then came back at 3:30, the guy in the front desk told me I had no payment, I had to pay twice, that last guy was impolite and unnecessary rude.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

DILLIAN

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Will never go there again.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Don’t do it. Trust me.

Don’t do it. The positive reviews have to be fake. Doesn’t show up on navigation as it should. Charged $30 upon arrival for no reason. Key didn’t work first time. No towels - literally air dried - funny, but dumb. 2 small square pillows. Very comfy bed. Just spend the extra and get a real room, this place is not for real. We went down in the morning to request towels and dude literally just added us to a very long list of names and room numbers. We just air dried and got out of there. Literally no towels of any size.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Abhijeet

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room AC barely functioned. No clue why the design of the room would have it where the AC unit is in the windowsill but with the curtains installed in front. Room was incredibly stuffy, we ended up leaving a night early unfortunately.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Saul

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Cleaning lady is good The rest is terrible Arrived and room was not even cleaned yet, had to wait (not an early check in) Neighborhood is bad, feels unsafe, lots of drug users in the streets
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

William

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel does not deserve the 7.2 rating it has on Expedia. From the moment I arrived, I felt unsafe, as if people were checking on me. The room had several broken items and was poorly maintained. I had booked for more than two nights, but I couldn’t bear to stay longer and decided to check out early, even without a refund. Overall, it was a very disappointing experience and I would not recommend this hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Masato

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Isabella

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
don't stay here. horrible stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jill

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Collin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Just Ok

Good location, was clean, but a little beat up and small. The owners were nice and good to work with. Biggest complaint was that the room had zero towels - they said they were out and would bring some in the morning, but never saw any.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Raiza

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025