This hotel is terminally run down
It's a great location and the hotel has some charm to it. But far too many years have passed since this hotel got a thorough face lift. The public areas are battered, chipped, worn and have that deeply ingrained dirt that even deep cleaning can't remove. Many rooms are smaller than the prison cell where Vaclev Havel was incarcerated in Prague (it's been turned into a hotel room and I happened to stay there several years ago). New York is expensive, but even the comparatively low prices in this hotel do not compensate for its run down condition.