This place is a joke... please understand, I am a ...

This place is a joke... please understand, I am a former Marriott employee, a long time Platinum member and I have stayed at every brand in the Marriott system prior to the merger. I am not some rookie traveler. And my travel partner is a long time business traveler with over half a million points on Marriott alone.

This place misses it on so many levels.

1. The rooms are smaller than small. The beds are comfortable, the shower is nice, but the rooms are smaller than most full sized SUV's. I couldn't work in the room and the restaurant was too loud with music blaring to handle calls.

2. The gift of two prosseco drinks was nice... until we went to get them and the drinks were flat and skunked... Tasted like bad left over beer from a fraternity party.

3. Roof top bar??? Don't bother.. Talked to a number of guests who all felt it was over done and over hyped... We all kind of looked at each other like.. 'What's the big deal on this thing?' You can't see the city, the staff is full of it's self... (Yeah I know it's NY)

4. Bottom line.. instead of putting in cool signage, jenga in the lobby, I think they should have focused on the nuts and bolts of a hotel experience.. The rooms, the workability.

For the first time Marriott has missed the mark on this hotel. I guess if you are looking for a party... sure... maybe... if you are in NYC to get work done... stay away... Or go stay at a real Marriott...