This was our first return to our favorite hotel in NYC after Covid. We were expecting changes afer five years. But to our surprise, the hotel retained all the lovely qualities we loved from before, cozy, low-key with great service and people. The restaurant on the first floor, Nice Matin is as good as ever, at least the breakfast which we had on Sunday. The only thing we didn't like was that the renovations replaced all the red colors in the rooms, the wall paper and the curtains that we associated with coziness and old-world charm. The gray and beige, while popular and modern, took away the personality the hotel brings.