If you pay more than $179/night for this hotel you will surely be disappointed.
The Melrose is certainly not a 4 star hotel. 2.5-3 stars is more like it. The lobby carpet is frayed, the elevators are dinged up and then there's the rooms themselves.
My room was dark, hot, dry and stuffy but i cracked the window to freshen it up. The room obviously needed a facelift, to put it mildly. The baseboards were scuffed up, the carpeting was old and worn out (and a little dirty), the bathtub's acrylic coating was peeling badly and there was mold on the caulk around the tub.
Then there's the $10/day internet charge. Classy. Why don't hotels just charge $10/day more for their rooms and make wifi free?
The positives: The Melrose staff was very pleasant and they try hard to please. And the bed was firm and comfortable enough.
All in all, if you're not too picky and don't spend too much you'll be fine. But don't expect four star accomodations.
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