5/10 Rating
The property is wonderful. It is a shame they saved on air conditioners and sound proofing
Likes: Location is great. The staff is wonderful. The rooms look nice and cosy. It is very clean by NY standards. There is still mold in the bathroom where they think you won't notice it, but considerably less that in some hotels that charge 700/night. I was very excited when I checked-in. Even called my partner to say that I finally found a perfect hotel in NY.
It could have been so perfect...
Dislikes: The problem came at night. The air conditioner was so loud I could not sleep even with ear plugs in. I tried decreasing the fan speed (it wasn't an opinion), turning it off (but then the room would get very hot very fast), making it work all the time so it doesn't turn on and wake me up (this wasn't possible). Despite it making crazy noice it would only worked occasionally, sometime making the room very cold sometimes making it heat up so I sweat. It was set to 65F and I was sweating most of the time, I keep my own home at 74F...
Around 2am I walked to the reception. The lady working there was wonderful and very helpful. She moved me to a different room where the air conditioner worked, and I got 4 hours of sleep. When I woke up in the morning I thought I'd write an 8 star review. Air conditioning issues happen, I reasoned, it's not their fault and it's unlikely to happen again. Not so fast.
When packing to leave at 6am, I came out of the shower and was startled by the sound of someone talking. It sounded like someone else was in my room. The man didn't shout, he just calmly talked. I got scared for a minute, but no one else was in the room. Then I realized the sound of talking was coming from the room next to me. From the in-room door which can be open to connect the neighboring rooms. Someone was standing there talking on phone and scratching the door. Sound proofing in this place is paper thin.
So my impression is that this place could be great. But the owners decided to save on air conditioning units and sound proofing. The rooms are hit or miss. If you are unlucky you may not be able to sleep at all, if you are lucky you'll have great experience. Good luck!