The cougar of NYC hotels
First a few positives: The location is excellent -- minutes from two subway stops and directly across from Lincoln Center. Also, we had a great room overlooking the front entrance on the second floor -- it was quiet (as long as the window was closed), but with a lovely view. But, really, this is the cougar of NYC hotels. The decor is a bit garish with extensive use of gilt and leopard prints -- I knew this going in and was fine with it. But when you look a bit closer you notice that it's got some wrinkles beneath the surface. Our bathroom was clean -- but kind of gross in that paint was chipping, there were some permanent stains on the door frame and the caulking was tearing apart. It could use a little TLC, not a smothering of fabrics and bright colors. Overall, a fine place to stay if you get a good price and don't look too closely once you get there.