I cant believe all the bad reviews this hotel has received! I stayed there for 3 days in september and it was one of the highlights of our vacation, all of these people writing complaining are so focused on the small rooms, but all the hotels in Manhatten are small unless you want to spend a fortune, and who goes to NYC to sit in your room. The whole point of NYC is to be out and about enjoying the enormous anount of activities then you go back to your hotel to change or sleep, and it was in the perfect location for that. I woke up and took a jog in central park, its right near the subway and its just uptown enough to be out of the real crazy busy area just downtown, which is fun of course but its nice to go back to your hotel and be just outside the madness yet still in a great location near the upper east side. Now to the hotel itself, its facade is so understated which is refreshing, it knows its good so it doestn have to boast by putting up a huge fake front, but when you go in and take the unassuming escalator up you are warmly greeted by such a nice foyer area, nice wood floors, cool lighting, chic, im so sick of these oversized marble pompous entryways of other hotels. The staff was so friendly, we were able to check in early, and why call the room small like ive read here, cozy would suit me better, my girlfriend and i were so excited to know that when we came back after a loud bright night in the city we would return to this charming, wood floored, wood walled(cozy)room, we slept so well in this space. The library room was very charming, nobody mentioned relaxing on a nice leather couch in front of the fireplace, we played a few games of pool on the billiards table, very relaxing, they had table with chess boards set up, books to read, come on people loosen up a bit and enjoy. The whole property is very modern and interesting, and yes a bit dark which is perfect for how the atmosphere of the place is, plenty of candles lit and many seating area to relax. Did anyone mention the bar of this place, the elevators open and the music hits you, wow this place is alive at night, classy but still fun, dancefloor always full and a generaly nice goodlooking crowd. I have to be truthfull and admit that the only downside of this hotel is some of the extra prices, if you want to get a good laugh look at the prices of roomservice, breakfast is a joke, i could not even imagine dinner prices, great comedy, but hey your in NYC so go eat out thats the whole point of going there, and let the someone else get ripped off at their food prices, but other than that it is truly a unique place.
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