THE BAD
The main lobby attempts a 1950’s retro-look but is, in fact, a shabby warehouse of discarded furnishings. The rear of the ground floor resembles a bombed-out slum, with a long platform on 4 uneven “legs”, called a “table”, where guests can enjoy their coffee, beer or a smoke.
The room decors presume to be “eclectic”; shabby and “neglected” would be more apt descriptions. I sat in the chair of the first room I was placed in, only to have it collapse. The bathroom fixtures were hanging by a thread. The phone was not working and the plug of the nite table lamp was rigged with exposed wiring. My complaint resulted in a move to another room that had a layer of dust on the desk and other horizontal surfaces. The window curtain was only partially hung. I had barely moved into this room only to be told it was, in fact, booked and that I would have to move again. As compensation, I was offered 1 free breakfast at a Brown restaurant, a block away. The third room (again) had bathroom fixtures (such as mirror, toilet paper dispenser) crookedly installed and loosely attached. The sink backsplash and general finishing trims were slapped together, per army-barrack standards.
THE GOOD
The Staff was pleasant, very helpful and as apologetic as possible, given Brown management’s rush to create an income stream at whatever the market could bear, regardless of the poor condition of the property.
I would recommend the staff but not the accommodations. 1 STAR.