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Can't No Blizzard Hold The Aloft Harlem Down, Rates Tonight for $239

Where: 2296 Frederick Douglass Boulevard [map], Harlem, NY, United States, 10027

New York City may still be struggling to get back on its feet after getting whomped with 20 inches of snow but despite all this snowbliz, The Aloft Harlem Hotel is finally open today. Wooot! (Also, see their excited tweets here.)

Actually this is kind of amazeballs considering that the hotel had so many issues making its initial opening dates of October 21, October 15, October 7, November 11, November 19 and December 2. Good to see that not even a blizzard can hold them down.

Currently, room rates are now available for tonight at $239 for a 285-sq.ft. king room with free WiFi or a 315-sq.ft. room with two queen beds. These rates are advance purchase rates so no cancellations, changes, etc.

But if you're looking for rooms over New Year's Eve, we're sorry to report that the hotel is sold-out.

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Harlem Hotel Happenings

We thought this was an April Fool's Day joke but a W Hotel might be opening in Harlem on Frederick Douglas Boulevard and 124th Street. Meaning that W Hotels would now have 6 hotels in Manhattan, one hotel in Hoboken and one in Harlem. Why not try expanding somewhere else?

However, the W Hotel may not be well-received thanks to what it seems to be replacing. From the website Harlem Fur:

Although I am all for a legit (versus by the hour) hotel coming to Harlem, I want to echo a Curbed commenter who laments the loss of a grocery store with potential. The area is hurting for more in the line of standard grocery stores, and the Associated had the potential for being upgraded from its less-than-stellar state.

The site then goes on to recommend two boutique hotels in Harlem--102 Brownstone or the Sugar Hill Harlem Inn.

The 102 Brownstone averages about $300 a night and recent reviews say the place is perfect for where it is. Yet one of the perks of this place seems to be the ability to buy groceries at a nearby supermarket. Let's hope this isn't the one becoming a W Hotel.

The Sugar Hill Harlem averages about $200 a night and operates as more of a B&B than a full-blown hotel. But beware, a reviewer said the Bed part was great, the breakfast not so much.

[Photo: Garu]

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· Sugar Hill Harlem reviews [TripAdvisor]
· 102 Brownstone reviews [TripAdvisor]
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