Claridge House

Hotel was neat and clean but location was 30- 45 mins far from attractions

Everything was excellent accept for the view. The view from the room was a fire escape surrounded by walls.

We decided to do a last-minute night in the city (we’re currently living in the suburbs), and we wish we stayed somewhere else. When we opened the door to the initial room we were assigned, it smelled so awful that we needed to ask for a different room. Our new room was functional, but had different spots in the bathroom and by the window that just weren’t clean. The rest of the room felt dirty and poorly patchworked with repairs and updates over time. The AC was really loud and didn’t work very well—the room kept getting far too stuffy. The service was bad - our remote was broken and it took two calls down and 30+ min of waiting to get a new one (and, the cable wasn’t even working properly, which the hotel worker told us was a known issue when he brought a new remote). We did like the live music the next morning in the lobby though; nice touch. And the location was great. This hotel overall feels like it needs a good renovation and more attention to detail.

Pros Location - Located on a lovely tree-lined street with beautiful walk-up homes (similar to DC and Brooklyn). Lake is in walking distance along with everything else. Service - Very pleasant and accommodating staff. Great service. Hotel - The lobby, bar, dining (main floor) has a nice contemporary boutique feel. Also has nice quaint outdoor eating area on the sidewalk. Cons Hotel Room - NEEDS REHAB. I was not happy with my room. It was dark and old. I got the King Deluxe Room and was informed that King Deluxe does not get natural light as the one window either looks to the hotel inner stairwell (which was my room and was so creepy... I kept my shades pulled down the entire time. That is, until housekeeping came in and pulled them back up :/ ) or, they face the inner building. Bathroom - ceiling paint was peeling so bad it appeared holes were in the paint from what looked to be like a leak or a patched up paint job from too much moisture. Toilet tissue holder wouldn’t hold the tissue so I had to place it on the non existing counter space in the bathroom. Plug in the bathroom was on the wall near the light switch which is by the door across from the bathroom mirror. So I had to stretch my curling iron and be very careful as to not to burn myself because it was not conveniently location near the “vanity.” Carpet and walls were quite dingy. I was so happy I brought my slippers.

Hotel is in a great location. Rooms are clean but nothing special. Lobby had a terrible smell when we stayed, seems they were trying to cover that up. Staff was not overly friendly, just eh