This is an amazing hotel. The decor by Ian Schrager is amazing, and definitely makes the overall experience of this hotel a fantastic one! My husband and I loved our room. It was a very spacious room with the most beautiful decor. Unfortunately, my digital camera battery was dead on this trip so I couldn't take any pictures of the room. I will be sure to post some on the next visit (we will stay at this hotel every time we travel to NY).

The bathroom was decent sized and clean. The closet was good, though there was not enough space to hang clothing.

The bedroom was very well layed out and plush. We loved the dark colored tones and the wood paneling on the walls. The flat screen tv could be pulled out and turned to face the bed, or the desk. The desk was setup so that one side had a chair, and the other side had the couch. A very innovative way to arrange the furniture, and well thought out.

The only thing we didn't like about the room was the lack of electrical outlets. Usually we like to plug our cell phones in on the nightstand. There weren't any outlets around the bed, or in the entire room with the exception of 1 outlet (via the lamp), on the desk.

I had to iron our clothing by plugging the iron into the bathroom plug and using the ironing board in the small hallway.

Other than that the hotel was fantastic. It is conveniently located off of Gramery Park and within walking distance to the 6 train. I highly recommend this hotel.

This is a boutique hotel that has excellent furnishing, the bed is amazing and the room decor is top notch.

However, the location is not ideal for business travellers as it is rather far from the business district and midtown.

The hotel restaurant Wakiya is the weakest link as it is very very pricey but delivers sub-par food and is very limited in its menu selection. The service was neither efficient nor firendly.

Too bad, would have recommended this hotel but for Wakiya.

Everything about our stay was perfect. Amazing public spaces. I loved the design throughout the whole hotel including the two bars and the guest rooms. The service was very attentive and the staff was extremely warm and proffessional. The am concierge was stellar . All around this was a memorable NYC experience!

Positive things first: The design of the rooms is great and they are spacious. The roof garden is by far the best that I have seen in New York and the overall atmosphere of the hotel are what I had hoped for. Location is excellent. On the other hand, the hotel did definitely not live up to my expectations, which admittedly were rather high, given the steep price, ever for New York. Staff are not very helpful, service at the roof garden is painfully slow. Maid service is poor (a dirty towel that apparently had been used for cleaning had been left in the sink, soap etc was not re-stocked, etc etc). We had to call twice and it took the hotel more than 24 hours to have the safe opened that had been left open but with the bolts locked by the previous guests. Shower is absurdly small, given the rather spacious bathrooms. Windows are old and do not absorb the outside noise. The roof garden was closed for a private function during 3 nights of our 6 nights stay. I did not have any trouble with accessing the Rose bar - as the bar was always empty we did not even intend to have a drink there... Concierge was very kind, but in the end did not manage to secure us a table at one of their highly recommended restaurants, even on a Sunday night.
All in all, I thought the hotel was overpriced for what they offer, service, room and style can be found with other New York hotels (Royalton, The London NYC) as well for much better value. I will not stay there again