The two rooms I stayed in were quite spartan, but really all I needed. Pretty much only was in the room to sleep at the end of each long day of sightseeing. Second room had a hand held shower fixture with no wall mount, so showering was a little awkward. Walls are thin, and noise on street below started early, so earplugs should be considered if you’re a light sleeper or you want to sleep a little later in the morning. The history of the hotel is interesting. It is most associated with jazz musicians of the 1950s and 1960s. Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Billie Holiday, Lester Young and Charlie Parker all stayed at the hotel. In the early 1960s, Powell and his wife Buttercup resided at the hotel for a long period. If the walls could talk.... The location is awesome, very close to museums, river, great cafes and nightlife.