what are they smoking claiming a four star
Yes I have stayed at the Plaza, Four Seasons, Pierre, St. Regis, Hotel W, Regent, Waldorf Astoria and others in New York over 25 years, but I have never stayed at a more over rated (four star) dump than Hotel Mela where the king bed had barely three feet of perimeter of space around it with no room size disclosure but amazing trick photography and many other faults including a 45 minute wait for "immediate" ice service. The place is perfectly located which is the primary reason I booked it aside from its four star ranking but it is more like a two star. It appears the patrons are internationals like myself that relay on internet intel versus hands-on travel agents and that is our mistake. This place is doomed to decome a youth hostel.