Not bad but not what I expected for the price
I'm a New Yorker living on the UES and stayed here over the July 4th weekend in order to watch the fireworks from the pool deck. The standard room was quite small which I can accept given the location. I didn't like how some things in the room had prices on them and some didn't. There were about 3 bottles of water on the side table, one was about $8.50, the others didn't say.. shaving kit in bathroom had a $15 price sticker.. other things didn't.. this cheapened the experience a bit. Also there was only 1 bathrobe in the cupboard but 2 of everything else. Made me wonder if I would get stung the $159 they charge if you stuff one in your suitcase. The shower also caused the whole bathroom floor to get wet. Otherwise bed was very comfortable, air con very cold, free wifi, and the shampoo/conditioner good quality.
What really annoyed me was the number of babies and children in the pool. I assumed this was a swanky, yuppy hotel- I didn't expect it to be so over run by families. It made relaxing in the lovely but small rooftop pool difficult. I understand they can't say no to families but I'm just surprised they would choose to stay here. Oh and during the fireworks non-hotel guests who were in the bar area migrated to the pool area (which is supposed to be guests only) and the best viewing spots by the pool were reserved for people ordering bottle service. 
Also there are 3 elevators but it can be really slow getting to your floor when the bar is busy- would be nice if there was a dedicated hotel only elevator.
Overall it was a good stay but for the price I would have expected at least a chocolate on the pillow (without an additional price tag attached). A free breakfast wouldn't go astray either..