We recently got to check out a suite at 60 Thompson, a hotel known for its sex appeal as much as for its spicy Thai food. But what struck us during the visit wasn't the designer condoms, or the use of curry paste (though the restaurant's tangy Pad Thai...
October 25, 2011
For a few days this week, New York was actually feeling pretty pleasant. Blue skies, cool breezes, and plenty of sunshine. But this morning's humidity is just a harbinger of the pit-stain-inducing, ninth-circle-of-hell-reminiscent city heat wave that will soon be upon us. Worry not, HotelChatter is here to help! Here...
June 08, 2011
If you're in NYC for Halloween but haven't been invited to Heidi Klum's famous party, hotel festivities may be your answer. At the Empire Hotel near Lincoln Center, the holiday will be marked in the best possible way: with booze. Halloween cocktails being served at the hotel include the Jack...
October 22, 2010
Yes, you read that headline right. Thompson Hotels will now be selling limited-edition designer condoms at their hotels. Fashion designer Charlotte Ronson (sister to Sam and Mark) has teamed up with Proper Attire condoms to create stylishly packaged condoms so that ladies will feel comfortable reaching for protection that...
September 20, 2010
We love delicious food and an even tastier cocktail, but you know what we hate? Waiting for tables. So we're probably not going to hit up the latest 'it' restaurant until it's no longer jammed with every single stylish hipster in town. At 60 Thompson's luxe-Thai restaurant Kittichai though, we...
July 29, 2010
We already know that overpriced drinks are a lot easier to swallow when perched on a hotel rooftop bar high above the city. But you know what's also pretty delish from upon high? Tacos. So we're totally into the new Tacos & Tequila night at 60 Thompson's A60. Especially since...
July 20, 2010
Whatever the status of relationship with hottie hotelier Andre Balazs may be, it's clear that rocker Courtney Love has not lost her love for the The Mercer Hotel. Stalkerazzi caught her smoking and checking her cell on the hotel's bench in front yesterday. And in a twist, we actually...
June 04, 2010
The Hotel Rooftop season is almost here, and while there are plenty of newcomers to the game this year (what's up, Press and Upstairs?), the established players are still in the business of keeping things exclusive. To wit, emails have gone out inviting people to register for members-only access...
May 10, 2010
Alright, we'll admit it: we are totally addicted to the Bravo Show The Rachel Zoe Project, which follows top Hollywood stylist Rachel Zoe through runway shows in New York, award show fittings in LA, and everywhere in between. In the first season, Rachel famously occupied the penthouse at the...
September 30, 2009
Ali Wise, the blonde armcandy to Thompson Hotels' Jason Pomeranc for many years, was arrested the other day for hacking into another blonde's voicemail accounts using some computer software called SpoofCard. No one knows for sure why Wise would be so unwise and hack into this person's voicemail but...
July 10, 2009
We typically wait until the last minute to book our hotel rooms. Call it poor planning, a genetic pre-disposition, procrastination or absent-mindedness, but that's just what we do. So last Tuesday, we were surfing around Hotwire to find a hotel room in New York for the following night. We...
May 26, 2009
It's just another day in the fiercely competitive New York City Hotel World today. The Mondrian Soho is still rising on 150 Lafayette Street in New York and once completed in late 2009 or early 2010 (our money is on the latter date), the hotel will assume all the...
May 18, 2009
Last month, we spent a night inside 60 Thompson in Soho, New York--a hotel we had not slept at since 2002, way before the Thompson Hotels began expanding at a rapid rate.So how does this flagship property hold up compared to the newfangled properties that Thompson has since opened,...
August 18, 2008
While one hotel in Tribeca frets about finding an executive chef, the rest of Manhattan hotels are looking forward to Restaurant Week.For New Yorkers and anyone visiting New York between July 21 and August 1--the flood gates are (almost) open as Amex cardholders can begin placing reservations for Restaurant Week...
June 25, 2008
Listen up, Washingtonians of the DC kind (not of the total abstinence society kind): you will be getting a Thompson Hotel rooftop bar and pool this weekend. ADC at Donovan House. As with other Thompson rooftops it's only for hotel guests yet will eventually open up to invited guests who...
May 23, 2008
Once again, 60 Thompson has opened its rooftop bar A60 for the warm-weather seasons. Remember now, the rooftop is only open for hotel guests and members with limited-edition key cards. So unless you are a member of this snotty card-carrying group your best bet for hanging out on A60 is...
May 15, 2008
In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us. All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly. Today's Hotel Deals 12.31.07$60 Thompson From $299/nightPossibly the cheapest prices we've seen at 60T yet. Room rates include internet,...
January 24, 2008
On Monday we published the Thompson Hotels Map, to track the aggressive growth of Thompson Hotels. We questioned whether or not Thompson would be able to provide the high level of customer service needed when you pay Thompson prices as they rolled out multiple hotels at the same time. We...
November 29, 2007
Click to go straight to the Thompson Hotels MapAs we head into the new year, we are bracing ourselves for the onslaught of Thompson Hotels that are "scheduled" to open in 2008.We are betting that the men of Thompson have learned their lesson from the long-delayed Six Columbus which took...
November 26, 2007
The latest Thompson Hotel, Gild Hall, is officially in a soft-opening phase at $309 a night and a few days early at that too. But should you book there expecting a 60 Thompson or a Six Columbus-type of experience, most of the public spaces including the restaurant won't be open...
November 19, 2007
We've been chronicling every move of Thompson Hotels here recently so we weren't surprised by yesterday's article in the NYT Square Feet section on all the newest hotels popping up under this name. We've pretty much got all their newest hotels expected openings marked down on our calendars. (Just to...
October 29, 2007
We've been so wrapped up in covering the ongoing saga of Six Columbus we almost forgot that Jason Pomeranc has another property in the works in Manhattan: Smyth Tribeca. (His crew is also at work another downtown hotel: LES Thompson.) The latest info we can dig up sets the opening...
September 13, 2007
Down by the Hipster Blog reports that a new hotel is going up in Soho on the corner of Thompson and Broome which just happens to be across from Jason Pomeranc's flagship hotel, 60 Thompson. Given some building constraints (they can't go that far underground), the hotel will actually have...
July 31, 2007
Fourth of July is just two weeks away so in case you are headed to a big city for some fireworks fun, we'll be taking a look at hotels with prime fireworks views. Have a favorite hotel for gawking at bombs bursting in air? Send it our way.Fun Fact: New...
June 18, 2007
A60, the "members-only" rooftop club at 60 Thompson in Soho re-opens tonight for the warm-weather season. If you got an invitation or if you bought a hotel room, then you got it made. (By the way, the hotel is sold out tonight.) Otherwise, you're gonna have to swing over to...
May 15, 2007
A reader recently emailed us with this question:I will be coming into NYC in May for ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) and I would like to stay in a hip hotel that isn't overpriced. Well, that isn't an easy feat. You see, hip in Manhattan-speak translates roughly to $400-$450 a...
January 12, 2007
Forsaking her lame boyfriend and his trip to Atlantic City, Betty Suarez aka Ugly Betty gets handed a plum writing assignment for Mode magazine--a hotel review (If you don't watch "Ugly Betty" or don't care, then callate!)So where does Betty stay? In a chic hotel in Soho called Fifty Prince...
November 10, 2006
We had the opportunity to dine at the Kittichai Restaurant at 60 Thompson the other day and now we know why it's a local fave.The cuisine served is authentic Thai created by Chef Ian Chalermkittichai (which disproves our theory that the name was based on someone's love for felines and...
October 26, 2006
The Hotel Hype machine is in effect. Citystay Hotels has unveiled some changes to their website that includes more room renderings with catchy phrases like, "Having lots of one-night stands? Maybe it's time for the right commitment."The renderings are so-so and they don't really give an insight into what these...
October 26, 2006
Click Here to Go Straight to the Downtown NYC MapCurrently Jason Pomeranc's only completed hotel in New York right now, 60 Thompson has managed to stay afloat in the boutique hotel scene, largely with its prime Soho location and by providing a killer nightlife. Room RulesThe rooms are filled...
October 03, 2006
Always keeping us in the know about pimps and hookers, Page Six reports that a jailed pimp says he hired two of his hottest girls to dress up like cheerleaders and put on a lesbian act for Charlie Sheen in 2004. While Charlie doing things with prostitutes is nothing new...
May 10, 2006
Taking a page from his ex-wife's playbook, former "Newlywed" Nick Lachey was spotted getting ultra-close to Vanessa Minnillo of MTV and Derek Jeter fame at the W Union Square's Underbar in NYC.The two met while filming Nick's newest video in which Vanessa plays a Jessica Simpson-like type. People mag reports:A...
March 31, 2006
[Ed. Note: We found this "glowing" review of the City Club Hotel in our inbox from a guest who frequents NYC a lot and typically stays at 60 Thompson. So we're adding it to our continuting coverage. Enjoy.] Just checked out of the City Club Hotel today. What a great...
January 11, 2006
Post fashion week hotel review...sort of. While hundreds of guests gathered in the newly redesigned second-floor Thom Bar at 60 Thom[p]son, Piven insisted on hiding out most of the night at a private table at Kittichai on the first floor. When he finally showed up to fulfill his obligation,...
September 23, 2005
Quick--What do you do when a hotly contested hotel development deal becomes such a success that Moby uses it as album cover fodder? Build a bigger, badder, more neighborhood-gentrifying hotel, of course. Joson Pomeranc of 60 Thompson fame, has started constructions on his Allen St. project. The hotel is...
March 31, 2005
Like most boutique hotels in NYC, 60 Thompson is a tale of two rooms. Standard Room A cramped, carpeted room containing a king bed, no real desk, and minimal decor-- however, an orchid in a vase does greet you as you enter your small room. Sounds like run of...
February 10, 2005
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