We've always enjoyed stopping in the lobby at the Algonquin for a drink after a busy afternoon. We finally took the plunge in November and stayed there four nights. We like the atmosphere, and the room was recently redecorated. But I can honestly say we will never stay there again.
I asked for a bigger room and a regular tv as opposed to a smaller room with a flat screen tv. The clerk must have misunderstood me because we got a flat screen tv in a small room. In order to go from the bathroom to the doorway, I had to crawl across the bed when my husband was sitting at the desk. If the desk wasn't being used, I could walk on the floor the whole way. He was particularly shocked at the size of the room. We planned to ask for a change, but our timing didn't work out.
The other thing--we dislike staying at hotels where we can't get our own ice. The first night I had to come down to the front desk, and the next night, they brought it up which surprised me because the night before they told me the person to deliver it was gone for the night.
The staff was nice.
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