Stayed at the Empire Hotel for one night because of the location and great rate. The lobby was nice and the staff was friendly, but the room was not great. Our room was at the end of a very dark hallway, so dark that you could barely see the key slot on the door. The room itself was fine and somewhat spacious by city standards, but the blinds wouldn’t open on either of the two windows, so we couldn’t get any light in the room. Also, the AC did not work well. It turned on but it was not very effective and the room was warm. However, everything was clean and the bed was pretty comfortable. They also gave out complimentary bottled water at the front desk and the location was great. Overall, for one night it was fine, but if we had been staying longer I would’ve asked to switch rooms.