A common kitchen and library area combines with a location steps from the subway and parks at the non-smoking Broadway Hotel & Hostel. The seven-story Broadway Hotel & Hostel offers 120 non-smoking room options all with free Wi-Fi and plush bedding and some also offering iPod docks flat-panel TVs and private bathrooms. Chill and heat up goodies via the microwave and refrigerator in the common kitchen. The shared space also features a library with a fireplace and a seating area with a flat-panel TV. Additional pluses include a theater room a business area and a 24-hour concierge. The property is on Manhattans Upper West Side two blocks from the subway from which Columbia University is a 12-minute ride. Walk five minutes west to Riverside Park or 10 minutes east to explore Central Park. Guests are also a 20-minute subway ride from Times Square. LaGuardia International Airport is nine miles east.