Two things you should know about this place are:
- A cigar bar on the 2nd floor of the building produces a ton of smoke, especially on Friday and Saturday evenings. We had a room on the 4th floor and all of our stuff smells of smoke. The cigar bar is open until 11:00pm so the front door of the building needs to be unlocked until then. This means anybody can wander off the street and into the hallway where the rooms are. The building feels like a hotel without staff or security.
- The rooms in the front of the building look out at the El. It’s super loud every few minutes and it’s very difficult to sleep. Ear plugs don’t work to block out the sound and it’s hard to imagine a white noise machine would help either. I talked to another guest who said she was not in the front of the building but still heard the train. I’m sure it’s not so bad though so I would recommend requesting one of those rooms.
The bed and pillows were dreamy and the other amenities in the room were nice. But I wouldn’t return because it didn’t feel safe and the noise made it so difficult to sleep.