http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T05:36:38Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Ian%20Scharger http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/21/103535/79 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/gph_Nyt.jpg"><p>When we stayed at the <a href="http://www.gramercyparkhotel.com"><b>Gramercy Park Hotel</b></a>, one thing really stood out. And no, it wasn't the scary sex castle theme although we still get the shivers thinking about it.<p>What really stood out for us was the--dare we say it?--<i>amazingly attentive</i> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/8/14/112925/133/hotels/Live+Blogging+Gramercy+Park+Hotel+%3A%3A+Staff+and+Service">service</a> from the hot doormen to the gracious front-desk clerks to the flirty bartenders. We even let a staffer explain how to work an iPod simply because he offered.<p>Yet we knew all along, if this Schrager hotel held form, the service would probably decline over time--Hudson anyone?<p>Recently, the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f7b3110c-762f-11db-8284-0000779e2340,_i_email=y.html">Financial Times</a> popped in for a few nights and while the reviewer loved the hotel decor and design, the service was pretty shitty. Here are her juliana 2006-11-21T11:31:13-05:00 40.738589 -73.985958 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/