They try hard
I stayed here as a part of Amex Fine Hotels and resorts. The good news is that I good a suite for a relatively low price. The bad news was that the room looked over an interior space and it was dark. I would have switched had I had time.
The location was fine for what I needed, but I missed Central Park when I wanted to run in the morning.
The hotel tries really hard to be hip - perhaps too hard in my opinion. When you get to a person they are very nice, but sometimes it was hard to actually get to a person. I had to call the concierge multiple times to connect and when I called for linens, they were "having lunch". That said, when I did get them, they wanted to be helpful.
The building is an old renovated building so don't expect to easily find an outlet. 
It is a fine hotel, but definitely not my favorite in NYC.