Excellent And Friendly Staff, Lavish Decor and Impeccable Attention to Detail
I have never actually stayed overnight at the Waverly Hotel since it's a ten minute drive from my house but I have attended several conferences there.
Each time I've been at the Waverly, the service was great, the staff were very well kempt, the decor is very lavish and fancy and the climate is comfortable. Also notable is the attention to detail as it wasn't just the noticable elements that recieved attention like the furnishings which were clean but also the small details like making sure there was always a full bowl of hard candies outside the bathroom entrances as well as other various small amenities. Other parts of the hotel that I was pleased with were the shops in the atrium which had friendly service and the shoe-shine boy outside the magazine stand who did a very good job on my leather dress shoes for only $7.00.
The only real complaints I would have is that apparently, the premium status that the Waverly holds still doesn't keep all of the bums out. Last time I was at the hotel which was for a very high profile industry conference, I saw some bum in the bathroom dressed in dirty clothing with a bottle of beer who decided that the marble floor was a good place to spit out beer despite the fact there were plently of sinks only feet away. Although I do not hold this against the hotel or it's staff, I do have to say that no matter where you go nowadays and no matter how nice the majority of the people are and how nice the surroundings are, there's still going to be at least one bum.
Bottom line: great service, great decor, great surroundings, if I had more money and the hotel was more than a ten minute drive from my house, I would definitley stay there.