the hotel might have been "grand" in its day, howe...

the hotel might have been "grand" in its day, however, I found the hotel to be old in that the rooms are not inspected and kept up in mint condition.. as an example, the shower door was stuck and would not close. the water hot and cold are old fashion and the pressure and shower head was old and in disrepair..those are easy to keep up and they were not..

it is so unfortunate that the hotel continues to charge to use wifi and the gym facilities..you can use free wifi in the lobby but that is just not practical..

very very noisy location with horns blowing for almost 15 hours a day with no measures of sound proofing that I could tell in the rooms..even though I was on the 19th, felt like I was right on the street with the traffic..it got quiet at around midnight and started back up at 7am..

from my own personal opinion, I think it is and "overpriced" old hotel that was certainly great back in the day, but not up to modern standards..

the service and care was outstanding by the staff, but they are limited in what they can fix or do based on the age of the hotel..

the prices of course for everything in the hotel were also ridiculously high, $10 for a bottle of Amstel light, etc..Although I certainly expected to pay higher prices, I just think this was too high..most folks like myself just leave the hotel and find other places to eat and drink.. I think if the hotel was more reasonable in the prices, I would have dined there..

so very nice sophisticated elegant old atmosphere, but unfortunately it was a 1 shot deal for me, I think I have learned it is "overrated" now, but I understand was one of the finest hotels in nyc years ago..