The hotel relentlessly pursues quirkiness, sometim...

The hotel relentlessly pursues quirkiness, sometimes at the expense of common sense and practicality. For example, the elevators are darkened to highlight a bizarre dream-sequence video (accompanied by eerie music) that plays on TV monitors on the elevators. Fun, but it would be nice to have enough light to find the button for my floor. The ~20-inch step down from the shower to the floor struck me as both a safety hazard and an accessibility limitation. The glass wall between the shower and the bedroom area was fine for a guest staying alone (you can watch TV while you shower), but would be a nuisance for a couple if one person wanted to sleep (in the dark) while the other person showers (in the light). That said, the room was clean, spacious by Manhattan standards, and comfortable. The rainforest shower was amazing. (One worries when seeing that one of the amenities the hotel has left for you is a pair of earplugs, but I never found them even remotely necessary.)