We checked into the hudson this evening before hitting the streets of nyc's 'upper west side' in search of a resto to grab dinner @.

At first glance the hotel looks great; its got dim, focused lighting and features custom furniture etc created by phillipe stark... but upon closer inspection over drinks at the end of the night we noticed that in the past 8/9 years that they've been open it seems seat upholstery has never been updated; that and the clientele (@ least in the main lounge area) was crazy - a motley crew of kanye-wannabe's and middle-america hoody'n'jeans dudes drinking stella.

We're staying in a disco hotel where the host seems to have left the party...

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