The London Hotel NYC is a Blackstone property and was formerly the all suite Righa Royal Hotel. The makeover has transformed a traditional decor with an all suite hotel with a contemporary minimalistic design. I would rate this as a 3 and a half or 4 star hotel but no higher.
The suites are spacious and the furnishings will appeal to a younger clientele but most likely many over 50 will not love some of the furniture or features. The bedrooms feature an open closet to maximize room space and although it's convenient you'll be hanging your clothes in a totally open and visible space.
The bathrooms have eliminated the tub and instead there are 2 shower heads with one featuring a rainfall head and the other traditional all located in a narrow and elongated shower area. There are glass sides with an opening in the middle and unless you're careful with the shower head aim you can get water into the bathroom. It's clever and cool but it's not really all that good.
There is free high speed internet service and the speeds are excellent. The printers and fax of the old Righa Royal are long gone so if you need to print bring your own. The television selection is disappointing and although the screens are flat they are not high definition. The larger one is located in the living room area and in the bedroom I had there was a tiny ~20 inch Zenith flat screen that was way too small to enjoy.
I did not eat at the restaurant but the bar was nicely done and had a lively and hip crowd at cocktail hour.
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