Originally Posted by
escape4
I was told at check-in the upgrade to both my rooms were "studio suite" but if my room looked similar to yours which was standard then I am still interested to hear from someone in the know what is the difference between standard rooms and studio suites. I am not sure it is really worth $350 cash difference between them, but regardless it would not stop me from staying at PH NYC again, I ask more out of curiosity and for my personal understanding of the room types of the hotel.
The main difference between then seems to be that the studio suite is 700 sq ft and the standard room top out at 625. I live in a 720 sq ft apartment so I have a pretty good feel for how big 700 sq ft is, and my room felt smaller (maybe 600?) which is why I assumed I was in a standard room.
From the pictures on the app, it looks like the studio suite also has the little walled/curtained-off sitting area off of the bedroom, which mine did not have. I think that's a difference between the standard room and studio suite, which may account for a big chunk of the extra 75 sq ft vs the largest standard room. Did yours have that?
My room certainly felt more spacious than the standard room pictures on the website look, but I was just assuming that that was due to the large range of sizes for that room type.