Editorial Review
Formerly the American Seaman's Friend Society Sailors' Home And Institute, the now Jane Hotel was designed by William A. Boring (his real name, we assure you) and completed in 1908. The survivors of the Titanic stayed there, and during the 80s and 90s, the hotel was part of downtown New York's bohemian subcultural boom. The hotel has continued to house guests with more dash than cash ever since.
The rooms recall the original purpose of the Institute, with three sorts of "cabins" available. The standard cabin, which shares a communal bathroom with the rest of the floor, is 50 square feet, cozy, with a single bed and luggage rack, television, DVD player, telephone, free wifi, and the austere but homey feel of a cruise cabin in a Wes Anderson movie. The bunk bed cabin is much the same, albeit with a bunk bed. The captain's cabin, though, is more than three times the size of the other two cabins, with full, queen, or king beds, private bathrooms, and the same amenities as the smaller cabins, although—we would hazard to through our opinion in here—not nearly as much charm.
