The Hoxton, Williamsburg

Room Comfort: Rooms are described as clean and comfortable, with some offering exceptional views of Manhattan. Despite being compact, guests find them cozy and well-appointed. Beds are particularly noted for their comfort, enhancing the overall stay experience.

Highly unfortunate stay. 1. The overnight/attendant was extremely rude. I am a New Yorker. I know what's up. Don't give me attitude lady. 2. The Duane Reade-esque line at the coffee bar tested my patience. One person working, taking their sweet time. Instead of waiting, I walked a few feet over and asked the persons at the restaurant if I could order an espresso. The response: "No, this is the dining room." So a guest can't order coffee in the empty dining room? Give me a break. So, I went to The Wythe and enjoyed a fresh brew every morning from there on out, with exceptional, welcoming service. 3. There were three small white prescription pills under the bed, keeping company with the dust rabbits. An old milk carton taking up precious refrigerator real estate from a previous guest and something that belongs in a person's nose stuck on the bedside wall. 4. Outside the room, outside the elevators, a pile of trash. One day a greasy pizza box. The next, random, crumpled up discardments of the people's choice. 5. No laptops on the bar! Never, ever! It's not my problem public people are taking up space doing their computing. Put a sign up or something. I don't need to be chastised. 6. What is up with the "entrance" to the hotel. It's a joke trying to get your luggage through those nonsensical doors. Door persons would have been nice. Get it together Hoxton. From now on, it's The Wythe, all the wythe.

The Hoxton has very tiny rooms. They don’t hide this, but the minimal space still shocks as you open the door. There are no drawers, and no closet, save for a little bar with roughly six hangars. I was there for five nights, so had actually thought I wouldn’t be living out of my suitcase. However, if I took anything out, there would have been no place to put it. So, I found a place on the floor next to the bed where my smallish carry on suitcase could almost fit. Really inconvenient. I thought that possibly they would make up for the room with exemplary service. Over the course of five days the housekeeper neglected to replace dirty towels after taking the dirty ones (I had to go to the front desk), neglected to replenish coffee (I had to go to the front desk), didn’t take away dirty coffee cups, and usually didn’t clean the bathroom sink. I knew the sink wasn’t clean when I returned in the afternoon to see the toothpaste residue still there from the morning. Lastly, the door never shut right. You had to practically slam it to get it to close all the way. I went to the front desk two separate days to alert them to this issue, but it was never completely rectified.