This place is tough to review and I kept going back and forth between 3 and 4 stars because there is a TON of upside. Let’s start there: It is beautifully furnished, the water pressure is great, the bed is UNBELIEVABLY comfortable, and the location is unbeatable.
Some things that aren’t so great: Parking/checking in/the elevators are a nightmare. We paid for parking ahead of time and i’m glad we did because it was frustrating enough being able to park in the building. There are 3 elevators but they’re unpredictable and so slow. One day I forgot something in the room and it took me more than 20 minutes to go get it and get back downstairs because of the long elevator lines and slow elevators…Especially during check-in times and sometimes they just block off elevators/they keep breaking etc.
The space is great if you don’t want to use the kitchen. There isn’t even a sharp knife or a pot holder…it’s bare necessities (think: one baking sheet, one pot, one pan). For the price, it’s way under stocked. Also the air conditioning is used by NEST and we would set it on 69 or 70 and every night after getting back from being out in the summer heat, it would be up to 78 degrees. We finally figured out that it was set on a preprogrammed schedule to increase every evening and morning….again, seems a little unreasonable to try to manipulate/dictate temperature settings from the background when the price per night is so high. This was an insanely frustrating experience. Finally, when we arrived there were empty alcohol cans and cigarette butts out on the balcony ledge and an empty pack of lucky strikes under the couch - seems nitpicky, but again - for the price - it should be spotless upon arrival.
My advice to the owner: stock the kitchen appropriately, don’t try to cut corners/get greedy because hospitality goes a long way, and make sure the housekeeper is thorough. Even if the air conditioning “wasn’t supposed to do that”, vacation shouldn’t be spent trying to navigate a poorly pre-programmed system. It should be cleared out after every stay at any “luxury” property. The elevator / check in/check out process is already stressful enough and if I were you I would combat that ‘outside of your control’ stress by making sure everything else within your control is up to par.
My advice to future guests: this place is overpriced but the sheets are high thread count, the bed is insanely comfortable, and you’re about 3 blocks off Broadways so the location is amazing. Where I wouldn’t personally stay here again, I would say: if you plan to not drive and not cook and you’re looking for a comfortable place to crash close to all the action, this is the right place for you.