Can you get sued for bad taste?

 

Gramercy Park Hotel lobby

The short answer is yes! You can get sued for bad taste. When you scroll the website of New York City's Luxury Hotel, Gramercy Park, you immediately get a sense of luxury with photos showing luxuriously appointed rooms and private residences with custom designed bathrooms and kitchens by British designer John Pawson.

If the stellar photos are not enough, quotes from reputable publications flash on the web page confirming that this is the place of true luxury. 

"TRULY GRAND COMFORT RULES", The New York Times

"CHIC SENSUALITY", Travel & Liesure

"RAISING THE BAR", Vogue

"UNIQUE, Another Lifestyle Revolution" Time Magazine

"IAN SCHRAGER'S NEWEST MASTERPIECE", Hospitality Magazine

 And then there is the case of power couple, Jon Asgeir Johannesson and Ingibjorg Palmadottir, owners of a swanky New York apartment, (one of the twenty three private residences), located on a full floor in the Gramercy Park Hotel Building. I was tipped off about this story by Sara Blask, who writes for the informative Oyster Blog, Insights from the Hotel Authority. Apparently the couple, hit by hard times, decided to save a buck and install Ikea Cabinets in their luxury apartment. 

There is more irony to be found in this story, so with no further delay, I will point you towards Sarah Blask's article:

IKEA doesn’t fly at the Gramercy Park Hotel