For the Names Not Numbers two day conference in Manhattan earlier this week, I stayed at the relatively new Mondrian Hotel in Crosby Street, SoHo (it was opened in February).
It's a curious mix of boutique meets muddle. Downstairs the breakfast room which doubles up for lunch and dinner is a light, thoughtful space but clearly was an after thought as the "bar" and overspill dining facilities were small. noisy (not even ear plugs could diminish the sound) and poorly lit.
In the lifts the blue light was so low on wattage you struggled to read the panels and in your
bathroom the plug in the sink (which were too small to shave in) wouldn't work........
To cap it all, the Foyer to register on arrival was curiously on the first floor.........
And yet its position, its breakfast room and stunning views (I was on floor 15 looking out on Empire State and Chryssler buildings) were to die for especially early in the morning.
I'll be back but will give shaving a miss.