My wife and I stayed here for 2 nights, a thursday and friday. When you arrive you realise you are in a "scene" hotel. We arrived about 8pm and the lobby bar/restaurant was packed with the "beautiful" people.
Yes, the rooms are small - but so are most hotel rooms in NYC. But the design of the rooms aren't optimal. For starters the bathroom takes up about 40% of the whole room, I like a big bathroom so this is good, but it means you only get closet space for one person, don't bring many clothes to hang up, more than 5 things won't fit. Also there is a whole mini bar closet thingy with what seemed like enough variety of glasses for about 6 guests and a mini bar which is packed and electronically operated - if something is picked up for longer than 30 seconds, you will be charged for it. This means here is no space for any beverage you may want to put in the mini bar yourself - our complimentary bottle of water had to be drunk warm as we couldn't cool it down.
Now to the bathroom. What a shocking presentation. The toilet looks and feels like something you would find in jail. The wash basin is totally impractical, you have to bend at an unnatural angle when brushing your teeth. But the best bit is the wooden stick thingy where you are supposed to hang your towels. It literally is a couple of pieces of wood joined together which you could carry out if you wished, you have to lean it against a wall. Seriously, for a hotel of this star rating the bathroom is simply bad.
Despite all this I would stay here again for one simle reason The View! At the end of the day that is what you are paying for. An unobstructured view of Midtown Manhatten. From our bed we could look over at the Empire State Building! Awesome. Then yes from 5 to 9 you can go up to the trendy nightclub before the "beautiful" people invade and have a fantastic view of the city. Yep you have to be dressed appropriately but hey when you are up there <ou feel like a million dollars.
Additionally the staff were all really wonderful. Super friendly and as someone who doesn't look like the trendy crowd they are going for here, I never once felt anything other than fully welcome.
Oh and the pool area is simply awesome.
This place isn't for everyone and I'm sure the 11th floor rooms must suffer as the club is above them. But if you want a room with a view, this is the place.
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