In this case, "historic" simply means paper thin walls and not much else. You can hear EVERYTHING going on in this hotel, so don't come here if you want a restful night of sleep. The desk was professional and helpful during the day, but the evening desk staff was extremely unprofessional. I'm giving them two stars because of one because the room was cleaned well and they were competent enough to arrange a taxi for me in the morning. Wouldn't come back here.