Shabby but clean
It badly needs renovating. The whole place feels rundown and knackered. When you get in the elevator the first time, you think: "OMG. Is this some sort of crack dive?"
BUT it was clean, everything worked (for us, anyway) and the location is excellent. We had no noise problems, but we were in a high-up room not facing on to Tremont. So.
We'd stay here again. Once you've got over the the fact that it's falling to bits, you start to like it. In fact, that gives it a curious charm... sorta.