Sleepless in Manhattan
The noise from the street kept me awake most of the night. I barely slept 3 hours and had a meeting at 8:30 a.m. My room was indeed beautiful and reminded me of a hotel in Geneva. But when you're trying to sleep and realize that there's a single glass window separating your bed from the noise of bustling mid-town Manhattan, you stop caring about whether the 18th century map hanging over your bed is interesting or not. Why can't they just install dual-glass windows? I stayed on the 11th floor, overlooking the street. The hotel management offered to "upgrade" my room during my next stay. Not good enough I think. They should have offered: (1) a discount, or (2) a free night on my next stay (or something that would entice me to give the hotel a second chance). Otherwise, I would have been rather pleased with the experience. The bathrooms need to be renovated urgently and some of the furniture in the lounge needs to be re-upholstered.