Paradise Lost
What can I say. After my fifth stay at the Standard hotel in NY, things just seem to continue to be going downhill. When the Standard opened, it was a art induced, well polished property that supermodels and profitable artists flocked to. The service has never been good.. it has actually always been pretty horrible.. but at least it looked good. Now not so much. The hotel is prematurely aging. As soon as you get out of your cab you can see the worn bright yellow paint and the weathered doors. The white structure in the lobby has turned a dirty grey. The Marco Brambilla video art in the elevator, something everyone should see, suffers from neglect with dirty screens and dust and debris covering the mirrors that are part of the experience. Speaking of the elevators, our entire stay only one elevator was working so waits were 10-15 minutes and when you did get one.. it was a sardine can. If you had your bags with you.. wait 30 minutes till you find a elevator that has room.
 One morning we woke up to brown water coming through the taps that was excused as " routine maintenance " . On the weekend.. stay away from a room anywhere within 5 floors of the" boom boom room night club. " It is called boom boom for a reason and they have no probleming shaking the whole building till 4am. I don't know who's idea it was to build a nightclub smack dab in the middle floor of the hotel.. but it wasn't good.
This is for a $1400 a night suite. 
But the service. My god the service. I don't know how Andres ( the owner ) can put up with such a horrible group of management. Lost reservations, staff that doesn't care and make you feel like a welcome visitor but more like a nuisance. Staff walking in on rooms without knocking that have do not disturb signs. 
 It is really sad.. because the potential is there. Unfortunately It is really the only hotel in the meatpacking district so it has a stronghold on rooms. Hopefully they will sell.. and bring in new management.. this hotel could be the best. Right now, if you need to work in the area, its worth staying somewhere better and taking a taxi.