Stayed here as it was just a few minutes' walk from a business meeting that I had to attend.
Pros:
- room was better decorated than expected
- bathroom was spacious
- room was bigger than expected _for a NYC hotel room_ (for 2, it'll be a bit cramped)
- free wifi
- big Samsung flatscreen tv
- no comforter cover on the bed (which I always pull off anyway)
- good / nice smelling lotions & bath samples...but men may not like that
Could've Been Better but not outright "Cons":
- The wall adjoining the hallway must have been pretty thin as I heard the constant door slamming of other room doors throughout the night. (Thankfully I was exhausted so wasn't really frightened awake by the slamming...but the noise level did not sound muffled.)
- I, too, found it surprising that the blackout curtains didn't really move to shut the window. Heads up if you are light sensitive.
- I didn't find one of those foldable luggage rests for my rollerbag
- The spaciousness of the bathroom could've been better used; for example, I would've added a towel rack closer to the shower and one closer to the sink so I could easily reach for towels from either of those locations
- Sink looks nice but is less practical b/c there is very little counter space for your various bathroom items.
Tip:
- when you look to connect to the wifi, there are two "Carlton" networks. One had a bunch of warnings when I connected it and then tried to go to check my email - something about how it wasn't secure. So, I used the other network and that worked fine. Not sure if the former one was supported by the hotel or something more nefarious, but I chose to avoid it.
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