The Four Seasons is very exclusive - the overall rating is 4 stars. However there are 2 notes that prevent this NYC landmark hotel from getting 5 stars. 1) While the hotel is above average it does NOT compare to other outstanding Four Seasons Hotels when compared to for example, Four Seasons Budapest, which gets a 5 star rating. While the staff is friendly and polite, they are not sincere or outgoing, the food is above average but not excellent ($13 for a cup of coffee is the least expensive item on the menu), the rooms are minimilastic and chic but a bit boring - lacking fresh flowers and interesting features. 2) What is MOST disturbing about the Lounge/Bar area is the abundance of high class prostitutes/call girls that are to be found in the evening hours available to all the "lonely" male business men travelers - to the point where there were no tables left for those of us doing business interactions with other guests at the hotel - it was both appalling and pathetic for such an elegant high class hotel establishment - I am not sure how in the world the Four Seasons could ever address this issue although I have never seen this type of behavior/activity at other 4-5 star hotels with such a multitude of high class call girls (although attractive and beautifully dressed).
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