Beautifully designed by Philippe Starck and well-located (close to Union Square). The rooms are pretty minimalist, but I enjoyed perks like having a free bucket of popcorn delivered to my room upon rental of a movie as well as the Redwood Room bar and Asia de Cuba restaurant (now replaced by the Velvet Room). They messed up my reservation for Asia de Cuba but the staff more than made up to compensate by telling me they'd give a table "next to the band's" (which happened to be Gwen Stefani and Blink 182 - this was back in 2004).
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