by madamx
The Warwick is also registered as an historic hotel -- Carey Grant lived in the 27th floor suite for many years, and as the 2nd floor lounge photo gallery attests, the Warwick had Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marion Davies as regular guests. In fact, the hotel was originally built by William Randolph Hearst as an apartment complex for his many friends who would visit New York City, and as a renedevous for his mistress, Marion Davies.
The staff were pleasant and helpful and very professional, though the doormen could pay more attention to their job -- the revolving door, though adding character to the hotel is small and difficult to negotiate, and I noticed many times the doorman ignoring people or talking to friends while people struggled through the door and down a few steps with their luggage; there is no ramp for suitcases.
Overall, the hotel is a clean, quaint, and very pleasant place to stay, and though decorated in an elegant, classy, style, is a little worn about the edges. The hallways are quite elegant, but the carpet is worn and dirty in spots, and our bathroom door had big chips taken out of the bottom; the sheers and blackout curtains in our room were fairly grimy. The room itself was fairly spacious and clean at approx 400 sq. feet, and furnished with slightly chipped antique furniture or reproductions, I'm not sure which. They also had a selection of high-end new magazines for reading as well. The beds are new, firm, and have high-quality linens, and also comfy down comforters. Keeping in mind that this is a historic hotel, the bathrooms are small, about 6 ' by 7' in my estimation, but very clean and recently renovated with vintage chrome fixtures and marble. The elevators are also vintage, so only fit 6 people max, or 4 people with luggage. So, during peak times, it can be difficult to get a spot on an elevator.
Though I highly recommend this hotel, do not stay here unless you get a deal, like we did through Expedia. Ordinarily, the basic rooms are $450 US a night, and unless they do a little additional maintenance, I would be quite displeased to pay that much per night.
