It’s certainly not the most welcoming environment. The accommodations are admittedly “no-frills.” None of the guest rooms have their own bathrooms, and housekeeping seems to be self-service: “LINENS & TOWELS ARE EXCHANGED ONLY WHEN THE SOLIED ARE RETURNED,” according to a sign in the lobby, where a crusty concierge conducted business from behind a thick sheet of glass, as if he were your edgy-neighborhood liquor store owner. A reported bedbug infestation on the fourth floor back in November, for instance, remains an “open violation,” according to city records. While guests might not find a decaying corpse under the mattress, as did one person at the Hotel Carter last summer, there are other Old New York charms to discover at the Hotel Riverview. The historic ramshackle Hotel Riverview has been ranked the 308th most popular out of 339 hotels in New York City, according to travel site -barely edging out Midtown’s seedy Hotel Carter, which earned the dubious distinction as the nation’s dirtiest hotel this year. The place could obviously use a few repairs, as evidenced by the chunk of decorative molding that dangerously popped loose and fell from the second level in November, crashing onto the sidewalk below. If the old hotel’s new owners seem a bit overeager to begin all the heavy lifting, starting work weeks before the closing date-and prior to securing the proper permits-then perhaps that’s because of the Herculean task before them. (The pair also operate the exclusive Waverly Inn restaurant on Bank Street.) The partners have reportedly pledged to restore the building’s original facade, rebuild a cupola on the hotel’s roof and completely redo the interior in a style similar to their other Manhattan lodgings, including the swank Bowery Hotel, Maritime Hotel and Lafayette House.
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