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Liked · The hotel cannot pass as a 4-star hotel in the true sense of the word. Rather, it is a funky student hostel or a one-nighter that a backpacker would pass through. The Bold Rooftop bar on the 8th floor had lovely views!|Disliked · 4-star implies upscale, with a high standard of service; stylish and well-maintained rooms with premium bedding and deco... This is not 'it'. The bed was rock-hard and positioned at 90 degrees against two walls, so one of us had to constantly crawl in from the bottom of the bed. When you are 60+ or have physical limitations, that is not convenient. There is no bed-making service and the bed is impossible to move, so very difficult to make yourself. There is no safe in the room, so if you wanted to leave valuables in the room while you walk around, you cannot. The bathroom sink was blocked, which would have been obvious to housekeeping, not only due to the terrible smell, but it would not drain. Yet it was not attended to. Once you've had a shower, the bathroom floor is wet. Although there are signs up reminding one to use a minimal amount of water and to be conscious of the damage we as humans are doing to the planet, it doesn't help if you have to throw towels on the floor to dry up the mess. There are no fridges in the room, so if you are staying for more than one night and would like to keep something cold, you cannot. Since it is a repurposed old ceramics factory (love the idea!), the ceilings are very high. The curtain was coming off on one end, so the light came in early in the morning. They have interesting coffee filter bags that you are supposed to position over your your cup and then pour hot water over. Either the glasses they have provided (no cups) are too big, or the paper 'handles' have been fitted incorrectly, but they do not stay on the glass and the boiling water pours all over. I burnt two fingers trying to make coffee. The standard of cleanliness did not meet the level of 4-star.