The blinds don't darken the room?   That's not detail, that's critical in an urban environment.   

The basic tests for any hotel for travellers who intend to sleep at night, be it the Ritz or the Howard Johnson, are the following:  quiet room, black-out darkness, comfortable bed, and cleanliness.   Service only needs to be reasonably good if the above are met.   Everything else is icing on the cake.