I've stayed at the Waldorf a couple of times while on business. The first time I got a standard room towards the back of the hotel, and the second time, I was upgraded to a suite in the towers since I waited for hours and no other rooms were available.
Obviously, the WA is one of the best known hotels in NYC, if not the entire world. My mother mentioned to me that she knew of it as a child, and she grew up far from the USA! The location is spectacular, and the lobby area is extremely impressive and stately. Having said that, once you get into your actual room, its really nothing special at all. The average room is 2 double beds, and a nice marble bathroom. I found the furnishings and decor to be somewhat aged. Though everything was clean and tidy, the room seemed like a good refurbish would be in order.
When I stayed in the suite (which was massive, bigger than my apartment in Chicago!), the decor was like an old English countryside. Clean room, but very dated. Also, getting to/from some of the rooms is a major pain with the locations of the elevators.
Overall, the WA is a pretty nice hotel in a fabulous part of NYC, but given the rates that they charge to stay there, and the fact that the rooms really are quite average, I dont feel like its anything special.
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