Greenwich Hotel & Lounge

So, 3-stars sounds like a decent place, right?  The Lowtel (as my friends call it) is an absolutely interesting place.  I won't recommend it for all, but if you're into irony or reality, this could be your place.

At various times, a band will set up in the front corner and wail out some rock or folksy toons.  The beers are cheap.  The food is terrible, but its all packaged and cheap, so you're getting what you pay for.  And the other patrons, well, lets just say that its got lots of local flavor.

But if you want a place to buy a cheap Bud, eat some pickled eggs or squid packed in tins, and do some serious people watching, this could be your place.

I don't really understand the previous reviews that give this place such praise. It is dirty, smells bad, attracts some of the most odd people I've ever seen/talked to in my life, and gives you a feeling when you leave that you may contract some random disease. You could not pay me to step into this place ever again.

If you want to take a step back in time and/or pretend you are Jack Nicholson in the Shining, this is your bar. The hotel hasn't seemed to change in eons, and in keeping with the theme, the drinks are very moderately priced. If you are a thrill seeker, ask if you can blow the dust off the peach schnapps bottle yourself. I was there on Deep Sea Bottle Blow Out night and the next morning I was wishing they had given me a t shirt that told the world I survived it as well.

Some nights they have live music, and the people watching rivals that of late night Central Park.