This place offers a reasonably good illusion of lu...

This place offers a reasonably good illusion of luxury. Slap a fresh coat of white paint on a Courtyard Marriott and add some art deco fixtures and you've got the White Oaks.

Crappy TVs/cable service, crappy wifi (not accessible in most of your unit, notably not accessible in bed), crappy towels, crappy housekeeping (not once all week did they put away the iron or ironing board). But man did the lobby look nice!!!

There were also notices in everyone's rooms explaining that service techs may enter your unit at any point from 12-5 in order to add wifi (I say add, not upgrade, as the older system doesn't warrant acknowledgment). If I wasn't here on business, this would annoy me tremendously. Why in the days of wireless N repeaters in hallways do we need techs in each unit? Incompetence, plain and simple.

Further, a pint of Steamwhistle was $10 at the bar before tip. Bloody outrageous. Manhattan prices in Hoboken accommodations. What a joke.

They do a star added for the quality of the mattresses. The beds were comfortable. The lone positive beacon amid a sea of disappointment. Strongly recommended against.