Walk past Port Authority and the Theater District marquees, and the doors that look like just another lobby entrance lead somewhere quieter: Interfaith Retreats, a single floor of individual retreat cubicles run as a faith-based outreach project. Each cubicle is one platform bed, a shelf, a locking door, walls stopping short of the ceiling. It takes no guests under eighteen, and it's kept for clergy, hospital visitors, students and travelers who want a bed and nothing asked of them but quiet.
Inside, everything is close and plain: a platform bed seventy-five inches long, a bedside desk, a shelf, a power outlet, luggage storage tucked underneath, the room nicely air-conditioned. Twenty-five cubicles share a floor, which is why the walls stop short of the ceiling instead of reaching it — sound is the trade for a door that locks. Quiet hours run 8:30pm to 8:30am, and the house means it: a guest whose snoring carries is woken, and a stay that keeps disrupting the floor can be ended. Down the hall, a shared bathroom keeps private shower cabins, private toilets and sinks, body wash and soap provided, kept clean and tidy. The common lounge runs a breakfast counter, a fridge, a microwave, a toaster and a water dispenser around the clock — no stove, no sink, nothing to cook with, only to eat.
Interfaith Retreats sets a minimum age of 18 in its own house rules, written at interfaithretreats.com, and read there on 20 August 2026. A house whose rule drops below eighteen, or stops naming an age, is taken off HUSH — how every house is checked.
Sound is the house's main preoccupation, because the cubicle walls are open at the top. Guests are asked to keep phone conversations to a minimum at any hour, and between 8.30pm and 8.30am no talking or noise is permitted at all. The property also states, without softening it, that people who snore are not a good fit: if snoring is keeping others awake, staff will wake the guest, and the stay may be discontinued at their discretion. That is worth reading before you book rather than after. Reception is staffed around the clock and there is no curfew, so a late arrival is fine - it just has to be a silent one.
Everything except the cubicle itself is shared. The communal bathroom has private shower cabins, private toilets and sinks, kept clean, with body and hair wash and hand soap provided. The lounge is also the breakfast area: a counter open twenty-four hours, a refrigerator, a microwave, a toaster and a dispenser for filtered hot, cold and room-temperature water - but no stove and no sink, so this is reheating rather than cooking. The whole building is strictly vegetarian and no meat, fish or egg products may be brought in, though milk, cheese and yoghurt are welcome. Alcohol, smoking and vaping are out everywhere, pets and emotional support animals are not accepted, and bicycles, e-bikes and scooters may not come inside at all.
The retreat is run as an outreach project, and a stay pays for it. Interfaith Community Services has handed out free hot vegetarian meals in Tompkins Square Park every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9.30am for twenty-five years, from the southwest corner on Avenue A, without missing a serve-out through 9/11, the blackout, Hurricane Sandy and Covid. Guests are invited to do more than fund it: volunteers meet at the kitchen at 124 East 4th Street at 8.45am on those mornings and work from preparation through to serving. That is the plainest answer to why this house exists, and why its rules read the way they do.
3 nights · 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-26 · 2 adults
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It has been great
Safe, clean and welcoming 🙏 ✨️ 😊 Small but very thoughtful in every detail, TY
Very nice
Breakfast was good and location also good
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Spiritual Retreat in the Heart of NYC
Pod-Style Rooms with Shared Bathrooms
Experience a cozy stay in our pod-style rooms, each equipped with a shared bathroom for your convenience. Stay connected with free WiFi throughout the property.
Community Involvement and Giving Back
At Interfaith Retreats, we believe in giving back. Proceeds from your stay go towards providing hot meals for the homeless. Join us in our mission by volunteering to serve meals during your visit.
Immerse yourself in the tranquility of our spiritual retreat in the bustling city. Book your stay at Interfaith Retreats for a meaningful and fulfilling experience.
A valid government-issued photo ID and a valid credit card with the guest's legal name required to reserve and check-in. No exceptions
Absolutely no bikes, electric bikes, electric scooters, electric skateboards, electric hover-boards allowed anywhere in the building. Bringing any of the above items will result in an immediate termination of your stay.
Please, limit talking on the phone to a bare minimum and keep your voice down while in the cubicle or common areas. No talking or making noise is allowed during the quiet hours (from 8.30 PM to 8.30 AM EST).
Any person who acts in an obviously intoxicated or disorderly manner, disturbs other guests or staff, destroys or threatens to destroy our property, or causes or threatens to cause a public disturbance; or refuses, or is unable to pay for the accommodations or services will not be allowed to check in and will be turned away.
Age restriction: 18+, no children allowed
No unregistered guests, strictly one guest per cubicle
No pets or service animals
No smoking/vaping/alcohol
Strictly vegetarian: no meat/fish/egg products allowed. Milk products are OKGuests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
A deposit may be required at the property.
The counter in the common lounge runs day and night: a fridge, a microwave, a toaster, and a dispenser for filtered water hot, cold or room temperature. There's no stove and no sink, so whatever you bring back gets reheated or toasted, not cooked from scratch.
Luggage drop-off before the 3pm check-in and storage after the 11am check-out both cost nothing, so a red-eye landing at JFK or a last flight out of LaGuardia doesn't mean carrying a bag around Midtown all day.
Interfaith Community, the project behind the cubicles, has handed out free hot vegetarian meals in Tompkins Square Park every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for twenty-five years running, without missing a serve-out. Guests are invited to help: arrive at 124 East 4th Street by 8:45am, prep and serve until 9:30, then head back to a quiet cubicle for the rest of the day.
The rule here isn't a white-noise machine — it's a schedule. Talking is asked to a bare minimum in the cubicle and common areas from 8:30pm to 8:30am, and because the walls don't reach the ceiling, it's enforced: a guest whose snoring keeps others up gets woken, more than once if needed.
Answered from what the house itself publishes.
Yes. Interfaith Retreats, a retreat house in New York, United States, sets a minimum age of 18 in its own house rules, so every guest on site is 18 or older. We last read the rule on 20 August 2026.
No. The minimum age at Interfaith Retreats is 18, and it is the house's own rule rather than a preference — anyone younger cannot book or stay. This page quotes where the rule is written.
Interfaith Retreats is a retreat house in New York, United States. Its own site is https://www.interfaithretreats.com/.
Check-in at Interfaith Retreats is from 03 PM and check-out is by 11:30 AM, as the house lists them.
No — Interfaith Retreats lists itself as not accepting pets. Ask the house before you book if it matters to your trip.
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