Trump-style decadence: The new rooms (and 55-inch flatscreens) at the Trump International in New York

When our reporter visited the Trump International Hotel & Tower last year, the rooms fell a little short of expectations. He wrote that they were "frankly, kind of boring. It's hard to believe a place associated with the Donald could ever be accused of understatement, but I inexplicably found myself yearning for more of his trademark excess."

Last Friday, we headed over to the hotel to take a peek at the hotel's recently-completed $30 million room renovation to find out if that had changed. We have to say, we were pretty darn impressed by what we saw. The new rooms have certainly amped-up the Trump factor: Ivanka Trump herself designed every detail of the decor, which we found luxurious, plush, and tasteful, and the Donald was responsible for selecting the 55-inch flat-screen TVs that now adorn every room. (That's right: 55-inch flat-screens. In every room. We don't think we've ever encountered a hotel with TVs that large, never mind in all of the room types. It's oh so very Trump.) Take a look at more photos of the gorgeous renovation after the jump.