Location, location, location, as they say! It's rather shocking where you can fit a hotel these days. It was decent no-frills accomodation near the L for the price, and that beats enriching airbnbers. No refrigerator, no jacuzzi, just a cot and a pot for a below-market rate. Staff were diligent and courteous, and appropriate attention was given to the cleanliness of the room, 501.
It was disturbing to find traces of a past bedbug issue on the linens, if only because they could have spared the expense of discarding and replacing the topsheet. Bedbugs are an unfortunate fact of life of traveling, and we're under no illusion that any hotel, haughty or humble, has not harbored these impertinent guests on many occasions. A thoroughgoing inspection revealed no evidence of an active infestation... and yet, it made it quite hard to relax, and certainly we saw fit to take many additional precautions upon returning home. I'm sensitive to the costs of hospitality businesses operating in the most inhospitable rental market on earth, but good heavens--replace topsheets if they're stained.