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Dojo Location
214 W. 29th Street
New York, NY 10001
3rd Floor
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Phone
(212) 477-0899

Subways/PATH
  • 1/2/3/A/C/E to 34th Street-Penn Station
  • B/D/F/M/N/Q/R to 34th Street-Herald Square
  • 33rd Street Station on the Journal Square/Hoboken-33rd Street PATH lines
Parking
Reduced parking rates are available for dojo visitors at the "Mr. Big" parking lot directly across the street from the building entrance:

Monday through Friday: $10 ($20 oversized vehicle) for up to 3 hours between 7am-10am and 5:30pm-8:30pm.

Saturday and Sunday: $15 ($25 oversized vehicle) all day.

To receive the reduced rate, ask for the discount sticker to be put on your parking ticket prior to leaving the dojo.

Please note that these rates may not be available when event rates are in effect.

Building access on Sunday
Please note that the building door is closed on Sundays. Please ring the bell (the white button), and we will come down and let you in.

Inexpensive Accommodations in New York
The following is an arbitrary collection of some affordable/interesting places to stay in Manhattan, within a reasonably short commute from the dojo. Information was accurate as of January 2011. Travel times were calculated using the NYC Transit MTA Trip Planner and Google Maps.

Note: room rates are exclusive of 14.75% city and state tax, and $3.50 hotel occupancy tax.

Not-So-Fine-Print Disclaimer: Bond Street Dojo does not endorse any of the hotels/hostels listed here. This list was created to assist visitors. However, the selection of hotels/hostels was arbitrary. If you have suggestions for accommodations to include here, please use the "Contact us" page to send us the details. Thanks!
Columbus Circle Hostel
120 W. 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
Between Columbus Ave and Amsterdam Ave
212-247-7676
Directions
Website
Travel time to dojo: approx. 13 minutes, via subway (1 train from 59th St - Columbus Circle to 28th St & 7th Ave).
$35 to $42 per night. Traditional youth hostel with double rooms or 4, 6, 12 or 14-bed dormitories. 90 beds total, four to a 250-square-foot room.
Hostelling International
891 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10025
corner of W 103rd Street
212-932-2300
Directions
Website
Travel time to dojo: approx. 18 minutes, via subway (1 train from 103rd St and Broadway to 28th St & 7th Ave).
$35 to $150 per night. Linens, towels and housekeeping included. Laundry and full service kitchen on premises.
Jazz on Amsterdam Ave Hostel
201 W 87th Street
New York, NY 10024
corner of Amsterdam Ave
646-490-7348
Directions
Website
Travel time to dojo: approx. 16 minutes, via subway (1 train from 86th St and Broadway to 28th St & 7th Ave).
$48 to $55 per night. Linens, towels and housekeeping included.
Pod
230 East 51st Street
New York, NY 10024
corner of 3rd Ave
800-742-5945
Directions
Website
Travel time to dojo: approx. 20-30 minutes, depending on route.
$89 to $279 per night. Look: playful minimalist; Lobby Scene: snacking with laptops. 345 rooms, all under 200 square feet.
Jane
113 Jane Street
New York, NY 10014
corner of West Side Highway
212-924-6700
Directions
Website
Travel time to dojo: approx. 18 minutes, via subway (A or C train from 14th St and 8th Ave to 34th St - Penn Station, or 1 train from 14th St and 7th Ave to 28th St & 7th Ave)
$99 to $250 per night. Inspired by luxury train cabins, rooms pack maximum conveniences into minimal spac. Each cabin comes standard with iPod dock/clock radio and a compact twin bed with built-in drawers and upper and lower storage space. All rooms feature free wireless internet access and 26-inch flat screen LCD televisions with built-in DVD players. 200 rooms total, 123 under 200 square feet.
Hotel 99
244 West 99thStreet
New York, NY 10024
877-249-9466
Directions
Website
Travel time to dojo: approx. 16 minutes, via subway (2 or 3 train from 96th St and Broadway to 34th St - Penn Station)
$119 to $169 per night. Some rooms come with shared baths. Amenities include daily maid service, LCD televisions in bedroom with cable programming. Wi-Fi high speed internet.
Excelsior Hotel
45 West 81st Street
New York, NY 10024
between Columbus Ave and Central Park West
212-362-9200
Directions
Website
Travel time to dojo: approx. 20 minutes, via subway (1 train from 79th St and Broadway to 28th St and 7th Ave, or B,C train from 81st St - Museum of Natural History to 59th St - Columbus Circle, then 1 train to 28th St and 7th Ave)
$179 to $269 per night. Save 20% when you prepay for a 2-night stay. Rooms with queen bed and private bathroom. All rooms include voicemail messaging, bathroom with telephone access, LCD televisions in bedroom with satellite programming, on-demand movies, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards, am/fm clock radio, in room safes, deluxe bathroom amenities.
Ace Hotel
20 West 29th Street
New York, NY 10019
between 5th Ave and Broadway
212-679-2222
Directions
Website
Travel time to dojo: approx. 6 minutes, walking
$209 to $599 per night. Look: updated, rock-star S.R.O., as in single-room-occupancy hotel. Lobby Scene: hipster S.R.O., as in standing room only. 206 rooms total, 87 under 200 square feet (private bathrooms in all rooms).