I stayed here for 2 nights at the end of February, 2012.
The room wasn't just small, it was miniscule. Other than an economy hotel in Japan, this was the smallest room I've ever stayed in. They did arrange for a mini refrigerator for the room, but that didn't take up significant space. The desk chair only had enough room to be pulled back from the desk to sit before it met the foot of the bed. The space alone wouldn't have given the Mercer a poor review, but there were other issues. When I turned on the overhead light, it was like a small reading lamp. Very yellow, weak light. When I looked up for the source, there was a hideous, ripped zebra-striped cover over the ceiling lamp. I tried to brighten up the room with the bedside lamp, but it was broken. Maintenance came up to fix it, and I asked about the light level in the room, as I needed to study and the lighting available was yellow and wasn't even bright enough to read by. He told me he couldn't put in bright bulbs, as the fixtures weren't rated for higher wattage, but he would find me an extra desk lamp. He shortly returned with a decent desk lamp for the table under the TV with a bright-ish bulb. I was very grateful that he took the time to find a solution to my problem.
The bathroom had several flaws. First, there were no shower doors or curtain, just a solid peice of glass affixed to one half of the the edge of the tub. I couldn't move it, so to start a shower, I had to get undressed, get inside the tub and turn on the shower, getting a blast of cold water before I could adjust it. This also meant the water could splash out of the far end of the tub if I wasn't careful. There was also some mold around the grout, and the shower head stuck out from the wall with threading tape dangling for it. The bathroom had mirrors along 2 walls at about chest height, but no there was no full length mirror anywhere in the room.
The room was mostly very quiet, except when someone's dog kept barking in the back. When I looked out the window, I was sorry I had. The view was literally the back alley. Because of the lighting issue,I had planned on opening up the curtains to let in some natural light. Unfortunately, both sets of curtains were solid & opaque, which meant the only way to have a brighter room was to lose my privacy altogether.
The items on the mini bar were dusty. Visibly dusty, like no one had touched them in weeks. When I mentioned this to the woman who checked me out, she took the charge for the one food item I did have off the bill.
I had some issues with purchasing WiFi, and had to call down to the desk several times to figure it out. The desk clerk was pleasant and helpful every time.
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