Best Hotels near The Gallery of Shorthand, Central Islip

Hotel location is convenient, cost is relatively high! Going to the city center is not far away, there is a Chinese city nearby to buy some want to eat ~ breakfast buffet is OK, most hotels are similar!

My wife and I recently stayed here for four nights. Upon entering our well appointed suite I noticed there were only three hangers in the closet. We were staying at this hotel because it offered a workout room, pool, and complimentary breakfast. The first day when we went to the pool, and workout room- the pool was drained, and one of the two treadmills was broken. We reported this to the hotel desk staff upon leaving the workout room, day 1. As of our last day the treadmill was still broken. We also reported no access to cleaning supplies for the workout equipment, to the hotel desk staff. In these days of Covid not being able to clean workout equipment is dangerous, and unhealthy. There is another hotel a few miles from this one that charges 60 dollars less per night. I would go there if I were you. My efforts to speak with the hotel staff, and manager (though cordial) was worthless.

Breakfast is typical of Western food, fried eggs, beef patties, bacon and more. There are breads and cakes, fruit and drinks. There are barrels of oatmeal, as well as yogurt and milk. It feels OK to walk around the nearest hotel for 20 minutes. The nearest commercial center was going to be more than an hour, 2.5 miles. I didn't rent a car and had to go. The hotel is close to the 495 Expressway to New York. The parking lot is large and the bed is large. My room has two large beds for four places.

Standard gourmet breakfast, bread + cereal, the hotel has a large parking lot, there are Wal-Mart supermarkets and burger shops nearby, and the nearest outlet is 5 kilometers away.

Hotel service was amazing and staff was professional and beyond helpful. The room and hotel was spotless clean. My favorite thing was the overall size of the room, paying affordable rate and being able to feel like a king is always nice LOL. Book this hotel you will not regret your stay !!

Because the child is in the nearby summer school in Shixi, it seems that this is a more economical point. The hotel can't talk about the tall, the room is small, the air conditioning is as usual.

I stayed here for two nights on a business trip. I’m a loyal Hilton guest but this was my first time staying at this particular hotel. Staff were super friendly throughout my stay and my room was large, airy and very clean, though the floor of my bathroom was a tad sticky and the lighting in the room is poor unless you turn on all the lights… I slept like a baby on both nights — it was super quiet at night (though you can hear people in their rooms as you walk down the corridors), the bed was suuuuuper comfortable and the room temperature just right! I still remain surprised at the lack of recycling efforts in guest rooms (a downfall of most Hiltons, unfortunately) and I was also surprised at the lack of toiletries provided in the bathroom (see photo).……..and the shower was in a very strange position — you had to squeeze in next to the toilet in order to open the sliding door and turn on the tap, else go fully into the shower from the other end and get wet whilst you turn it on. Very poor engineering! All this aside, my stay was overall a good one — and I’d no doubt stay here again — but there were two things that didn’t fly well with me (two things that may be fine for others!) 1. They have a VERY small gym — small especially for the size of the hotel. When I tried to use it on the first morning of my stay (around 6.15am) it was already “packed” and only one treadmill was working. I ended up leaving as there simply wasn’t any room for another person. There’s also no water or water fountain in the gym (I asked reception about where I could fill my bottle and they said they didn’t have anywhere to do this — so make sure you take a full bottle into the gym with you!), there’s no hand sanitizer, and there were no gym towels on the second morning of my stay. As someone who chooses their hotel based in part on access to a decent fitness center, this was a disappointing part of my stay. 2. There was a strong smell of cigarette smoke on the first floor — I’m very grateful I was staying on the 4th floor!

It was a perfect fit, the front desk was polite, I felt comfortable staying there, and there was a washing machine. In fact, if you come to Stony Brook University, I only recommend staying at this hotel. Others are too far away, so parents have no choice.