For how nice this hotel was supposed to be, we were very disappointed. The service was very bad from the start. Out the gate, they got us confused with another guest and tried telling us our stay was not for the days we booked. Then, because of our Hotels.com status, we got a free bottle of wine. However, they forgot to give us a bottle opener and never brought one to us despite a call we made where they promised to do so. Our room was also never serviced by the maids, despite a call to the front desk where they promised to do so. The room itself was fine, but small (which is not unusual for NYC). The room had amazing black out shades, as promised. However, the room was not really soundproof as claimed and we woke up multiple times due to noise. Aside from the service complaints, the hotel itself is probably a high end 3/5 hotel. I do not agree with the ratings that rate it much higher.