El Palauet Royal Suites

The hotel is beautiful and the facilities are generally well maintained, although ergonomic compromises were made in service of design that grew increasingly uncomfortable. For example, the unconventional bathroom faucet and shallow sink meant that the faucet can only be turned on slightly or else water would bounce off the sink and flood the floor. Other inconveniences include a centralized AC that can only be adjusted by calling reception. But the big drawback here is the periodic, room shaking rumble from the subway trains passing below. The hotel is right above a major station, which is great for taking that subway line, but not so great if you're trying to get some sleep while jetlagged and not used to have a rattle every 10-15 minutes that lasts till 1am and later on weekends. I wish the other reviews had mentioned this when I was doing my research.