Beautiful until you get to the room
I stayed at this hotel recently and was disappointed to say the least. It wasn't so much the aesthetics of the place, because this definitely is a 'grand' hotel. Sweeping lobby, lavish decorations and friendly front desk agents. Their housekeeping, however, needs major improvement. The toiletries in the room were half-used. The shampoo and conditioner were half full or less, and there was BLOOD SPLATTER on the shower wall and curtain. I didn't notice it until I was staring straight at it in the middle of my shower. Suffice to say I bolted from the bathroom and found splatters around the sink and by the garbage can. I'm still trying to tell myself that perhaps it was a shaving incident, but regardless I was totally skeeved out.
If you get suckered into stay at this property, do a thorough inspection of your room before you set anything down and sleep/shower in it. For how many properties there are in and around NYC to stay at, you can find somewhere better.