The air conditioning is not working in my apt so I said to my teenage daughter "let's stay in a hotel". She was sooo excited and said she wanted to stay at the Dream Downtown. Called for a same day reservation and, no problem, got a room with two beds, no suites available. OK rate with AAA discount but not great. The location is good for young travellers, on the edge of Chelsea and the meatpacking district, near the highline: a fun, young, hip part of the city near subways, good restaurants and high end stores : there is an apple store on 14th. We entered the hotel to find their steak place in the lobby but we could barely see it because it was soooooo dark at 4pm. The decor is hipster W like with interesting fabrics and textures for a modern appealing vibe. The best thing about this hotel is the front desk staff: Young but competent. I was shown to a room I did not reserve: a king bed with the room barely larger and a small balcony overlooking the pool. The pool loked great, lots of young people swimming and socializing with a small bar grill at the end. We then went to the two bed room I had reserved on the third floor-mistake. The room was larger and well appointed (still not huge). The cabinet in the bathroom was scuffed. Though pretty the tile had some grooves that were not the cleanest and I didn't see a shower cap.The room had everything except I noticed that you could not open the drawers in the closet without opening the other closet door.The beds are platforms, not my favorite but ok. The tv movies were an odd assortment no one wanted to watch. My daughter was happy so I looked the other way. We returned after dinner and relaxed and watched tv, used computers for an extra 10 dollars and hung out. Then we went to sleep and for me the nightmare began, I had asked for an override on the air because I have asthma. The engineer was very nice but warned me there would be an on and off sound of the system. He was right- all night, I was later informed that certain rooms are on a vent and you can hear the hotel system all night. This was one of those rooms! My daughter slept.At 4 am I got up and realized I could hear the base to music. My daughter got up when I called downstairs. Oh sorry there is a private club in the basement would you like earplugs or a white out machine. REALLY, REALLY WHY DIDN"T YOU TELL ME WHEN I CHECKED IN< I WOULD HAVE HAD A DRINK! OR TWO!!!! Did I mention you can hear every thing in the hallway and next door. How do I know? A security guy knocked next door at 6:30am and a guy answered. He said sorry no one answered the phone and your Dad was worried and a girl said- oh DAD........Need I say more? I should have called DAD. Did I mention the state of the art phone system, Did I mention the scruffy halls or the nice gym where you can watch the action at the pool. We never made it to the roof- really who wants to go with their Mommmmmm. I am now at home and I cannot wait to take a nap. I am young at heart and appreciate fun decoration, a young atmosphere, a pool, a rooftop deck. I get it. Had it been a little cleaner, did I forget the carpet stains, and I had gotten better sleep, I would have been ok with it all. My daughter's original response: Mommmmmmm it's like a cool college dorm. Did I mention the only other person my age was The Father of the Bride. Maybe that was DADDDDDD. I just hope the guy who answered the door was the groom, maybe not!
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