I've stayed at the Dream in midtown and other hip boutique hotels in NY. There is a lot about this hotel to like. The location is great if you want to be in Chelsea. The room isn't as tiny as, say, the Hudson, and there are actual drawers and a tiny closet. But there are several serious flaws. First, the walls are paper thin so you can hear every word of the tv or conversation in the next room or the hall. Every slamming door will wake you. The lobby is too hip and noisy to be occupied after about 5. And weirdly, the electronics are a genuine nightmare. We could not get the tv to work. All the lights in the place are programmed by buttons on the wall but there is NO WAY to turn off the overhead lights and still have a bedside or desk lamp on. All on or all off. This is insanity. We complained repeatedly but there is no solution. Also no way to turn the light off on the electric control panel on the phone. We had to cover it with a towel. At these prices they should have brought us a lamp to plug in but they said none was available. Also the euro style toilet is a good foot higher than a normal toilet. We won't be back at the Dream.
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