Even though I have traveled to New York many times, it is always a search to find a good hotel in the city. When looking for a hotel, we are looking for a centrally-located hotel that provides a nice-sized room and with decent customer service. In the search, I narrowed our search to Chelsea as that was centrally located to many restaurants and transportation including Penn Station, subway and other aspects. Within Chelsea, we found Innside NOMAD by Melia Hotels. I have stayed at Melia before but it was an all-inclusive in Punta Cana at the
Melia Caribe Tropical but that was my first experience at a Melia hotel. That experience was nice so when I noticed the InnsidebyMelia, decided to try out this hotel.
The hotel is located in Chelsea and is in walking distance to many shops, restaurants, and transportation access. The hotel is 6 blocks from 34th Street and Herald Square, is 6 blocks away from Penn Station, and is close to Madison Square Garden as well as many subway stops. The hotel itself is located on 27th Street between 6th and 7th Avenue; location on the side streets is very nice as it is away from some of the noise and hustle so you get a more restful sleep. There are two main doors to the hotel - the outer door leads you into the covered patio for the restaurant and lounge and you walk straight through to the other door which leads you into the general lobby. It is New York so everything is small including the lobby; in the middle of the lobby is a small sitting area while on the right is the restaurant and to the left are the check-in desks. Because the lobby is a bit narrow, it can get crowded during peak check-in and check-out times. Check-in is generally very quick and efficient and you get your key as well as bottles of water - bottles of water are available at the check-in desk and can be requested at any time.
We received our key and proceeded to the elevator. The elevator was located in the back of the lobby and you needed your key to access guest rooms. My review of the hotel is based on 3 different stays and each stay there were different rooms, all basically the same but the only difference is one room was bigger in size but amenities were the same. When you get off the elevator and go down the hallway to your room, there is a full-length mirror next to each room number and that was a nice feature of the hotel; to have a last look of yourself and outfit before proceeding out. As you enter into the room, on one side was the restroom. The restroom had a sliding door and contained a shower, a toilet and a sink. The sink had a huge drawer underneath which contained all the towels plus the hairdryer. There were refillable bottles with handsoap and lotion next to the sink and body wash and shampoo in the shower; the smells were really nice and it was very nice quality and options for the toiletries. There was not a lot of storage space in the drawer but there was some; there was more storage space underneath the drawer. As in all New York hotels, space is limited to the bathroom space is compact.
On the opposite side of the bathroom, in the entrance hallway was the open closet. The closet contained a small iron and ironing board, a rack to hang clothes on, drawers underneath, shelves on top, and an umbrella in the closet. Next to the open closet were open shelves and those contained the mini-fridge, the safe, and the coffee maker. Next to the open closet was a landing where you could store your wallet and phones and along the closet was a ledge where you could store your phone. Next to the closet mounted on the wall was the TV and at the end of the wall was the small table and chair. There was a nice window that provided a lot of light and views of the city and there was a chair next to the window. The beds were located along the wall across from the TV and I generally booked a room with 2 double beds - the beds were spaced out with a nightstand in the middle. The nightstand had a phone on it and above were 2 small individual reading lights. The beds themselves were comfortable and provided a good enough sleep; the beds were big enough to sleep 2 people comfortably. The only negative on the room was the lack of lights. There were enough outlets throughout the room for various plugs to charge.
As I said, the review was based on multiple stays and 2 stays were in the same room type while a 3rd stay was in the bigger room. The typical room type was spacious enough and was a standard hotel size so 2 people could comfortably fit; it was definitely more spacious than some of the other NYC hotels I have stayed at. The bigger room had the same amenities but was more spacious - there was definitely more space in the bathroom and in the bedrooms which meant that 4 individuals could comfortably fit into that room.
Amenities in the hotel included wifi, bottles of water, a fitness center, a restaurant, and meeting rooms. There is a $35 daily resort fee to cover all the costs of these amenities which to me is just another excuse to get more money because I doubt these amenities cost that amount nor is there enough demand on all the facilities to justify that costs. The bottles are water are limitless so you can go to the front desk multiple times a day to get bottles of water; the wifi was fast and you can load as many devices as you want so both of these were nice. Because I was usually on there for a weekend I never had time to access the fitness center (and when I did try and check it out it was closed due to COVID restrictions).
Overall, it is a nice centrally located hotel in Chelsea. The location is perfect with easy transportation and walking access to many shops and restaurants. The room itself is not squashed and is a decent size, the supply of water (which is important when travelling) and the multiple devices on wifi make this a nice hotel in New York City.
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