Review of NYLO Providence Warwick Hotel, Tapestry Collection 3*

Industrial meh. Overall the place felt dingy, dark, and in dire need of some updating, nothing like the photographs. The beds were comfy and the shower was nice, but that was about the only thing that felt like "luxury", other than the price. For "industrial chic" to work you need counterbalance, for example richness or (gasp) maybe some color in furnishings (both hard and soft), not cubbies from Ikea, beige worn out commercial indoor outdoor area rugs on the concrete floors, or dark drab faux suede upholstery throughout. The floors felt sticky, goodness knows when the last time they'd been washed, I certainly didn't see any mops among the housekeeping staff. And yay for an ironing board but here is a tip, you need a pad under the ironing board cover or the iron doesn't work. At the end of the day it was little things like that that annoyed and nothing felt like you were getting a fair value for the prices you were paying. From the $12 breakfasts with no refills on coffee to the $15 drinks at the bar. Which closed at midnight totally ruining our wedding groups after party, that and the rudeness of the bar staff. All of which sadly carried over to possibly disturbing other guests when the party had to be moved to one of the suites. Oh and those suites. Seriously don't waste your money. We paid $250 for one because we needed an extra bed, basically a cheap fold out couch with screws coming out of it but at least a place for a third person to sleep. No they don't have rollaway beds, probably because the rooms are just that small, and suggested when we were booking that we bring an air mattress to put on the floor. Classy. But if we had to stay there at least we had the suite because you couldn't even walk around the regular rooms they were so narrow, about the width of the king sized bed. It was no wonder there was no furniture for storing your belongings and everyone in our party had to live out of suitcases. So basically if you are young and don't really have a lot of experience with hotels, or design, service, or comfort, still think an Itouch or Iphone 4 is "high tech" and don't mind having to be in bed by midnight on a weekend, then by all means stay at the Nylo. But to me it was pretentious and overpriced for the location — an otherwise abandoned side street directly across from a mall, not urban, not chic, and most definitely not luxurious by anyone's standards. You can do much better for the money somewhere else.