CJBROWN |
May 8th, 2006 09:35 AM |
we just stayed at Le Parker Meridian, (4-27 thru 4-30-06), great location. (I've never stayed at the Waldorf, just assumed it was too ritzy & elite for us) But, I agree, walls seemed thin. (it seemed like we were in a wind tunnel, we didn't have a view of anything on the 11th floor, except other bldgs, not sure which direction we faced. (we could here people next door, too, but they were not obnoxious, just opening / closing drawers, etc) We had a king size bed which was a wonderful bed, but, the bathroom could have been better.(it was rather small) Faucet was not placed properly on the sink, so, unless you turned on the faucet full blast, it mostly fell on the vanity countertop & you had lots of water to clean up. Also, for some reason, water leaked all over the floor when I took a shower, my roomate remembered to turn the shower head all the way towards the inside tiled wall to prevent cleaning up the lake on the floor. Some others on the trip, had a suite, w/a sitting area separate from the bedroom, & their bath was bigger, it looked fairly nice. Others had nicer rooms at top & had great view of Central Park. If you go up to the roof, there is a roof top deck all around w/"grass" (astroturf?), great view in all directions including Central Park. They even have a lot of lounge chairs up there to enjoy the sun! The lobby was pretty, the restaurant "BURGER JOINT" had good burgers, it's all they served, didn't try Norma's, too pricey. The room was ok for our needs, but, it had very little closet space, a rod behind a curtain. No in-room coffee maker, (which I appreciate & have just assumed almost all hotels have now) I guess because they'd prefer you spend your money at the coffee shop in the lobby. As mentioned above, furniture is modern (like IKEA style). As I've mentioned on this website before, we usually stay across the street at the Salisbury, & although it's not fancy, it suits us women travellers better. But, the location was great! (as is the Salisbury) GOOD LUCK, there's lot's of helpful info on this site
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