By Nina Mandell
DNAinfo Producer/Reporter
One person's Midtown bargain is another's nightmare, according to the popular travel Web site TripAdvisor.
New York Inn, a hotel near Times Square, earned sixth spot on TripAdvisor’s list of 10 dirtiest hotels for 2010.
"Worst hotel ever," headlined one commentator on the Web site.
But Clerk Wilson, who has been a manager at New York Inn for two years, said the reports were completely false, and based on an ongoing dispute between the travel site and the hotel.
"We are being blackmailed," he said. "The information is wrong."
Wilson said that for a bargain rate of $29 a night, the hotel provides a bed, complimentary breakfast and 24 hour service.
Other commentators on the Web site complained of drug paraphanelia, smells and prostitutes being spotted at the hotel. One even said they found a staff member sitting on their hotel room's bed and smoking a cigarette.
"i joked to my roomate (sic) that this place is a crackhouse, sure enough when looking to plug in tv (it wasn’t working) there was paraphenalia laying underneath the bed," one commentator wrote.
“I would not recommend this hotel to my worst enemy,” added another.
One visitor said the lock to their room was broken — making the hotel not only dirty, but slightly unsafe.
"if all this does not convince you to not stay here then maybe the fact that we had mice/rats in our room will help change your decision!!!!!" the commentor said.
The Times Square hotel was sixth on the list, which was led by San Francisco’s Heritage Marina Hotel.
New York Inn is a Regency Hospitality hotel.
