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[UPDATED] Where To Find Free Hotel WiFi In NYC: 2013 Edition
We brought you the 2013 WiFi Report last week, and today we're here to tell you which hotels in NYC you can count on for free WiFi. Here are a few of our faves… Indigo Chelsea: This isn't the kind of place you go for a buzzing lobby scene or...
May 13, 2013
What's on Deck for Tomorrow at HotelTonight
We mean "tomorrow" as in the future. "Back where it all began." HotelTonight founder and CEO Sam Shank reflects for a moment, and takes a bite of a kettle-cooked potato chip. We're chilling at the bar in the far back of the bustling lobby of The Ace, where, in late...
April 04, 2013
Which Hotel Has the Best Coffee In New York?
Ever heard of New York Coffee Fest? Well, it's coming up on Friday March 8, and to celebrate the hoards of baristas, latte artists and bean roasters that will be pouring into Manhattan, we thought we'd take a minute to round up the city's best spots for hotel coffee. Even...
March 06, 2013
Inside Freehand Miami: At $21 a Night, It's More Than A'ight
Inside an 8-bed room No one ever got anywhere by calling something a "revolutionary concept." That phrase is played out right along with "funky fresh." Instead let us say this: if Freehand Miami plays its cards right and doesn't get too big for its britches (double idiom sentence!), it has...
January 24, 2013
The NY Times May Have Spilled The Beans On Viceroy New York (And Other News)
There's tons of New York hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs. · Did The NY Times Accidentally Blow the Viceroy's Cover?: Back...
December 06, 2012
Last Chance To Catch The Standard Hotel's Rainbow Laser (And Other News)
There's tons of New York hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs. · Follow The Rainbow to the Standard Hotel: On Tuesday,...
November 29, 2012
Get a Hipster Haircut at The Ace's New Barbershop
Originally launched in Seattle in the 90s, Rudy's Barbershop is a bona fide hipster institution, offering traditional mens and womens haircuts in retro barbershops across Portland and LA. This summer, the team headed all the way out to the East Coast to open a new location at Ace New York....
September 14, 2012
Last Days To Party At These Fashion Week Hotels
We wrap up our New York Fashion Week coverage (before moving on to London) by telling you what’s going on the next few night at locals hotels for those of us without access to those swanky private parties. These events are open to the public for the remainder of...
September 10, 2012
5 Seriously Last-Minute Labor Day Hotel Deals
Deals: you want 'em, and surprisingly, everyone has 'em. Today, we've got seriously last-minute deals for Labor Day. If you haven't booked your hotel room yet, better get these ones while they are still around. (But don't forget to tell us about your stay!) · MGM Grand Las Vegas:...
August 28, 2012
Pussy Riot Sympathizers Convene At (Where Else?) The Ace Hotel New York
We don't usually read about basement parties happening at the Ace Hotel in the NY Times. Yet that's exactly how we found out about a recent fundraiser that took place in the hotel's subterranean Liberty Hall. With several hundred protestors lined up around the block, the hotel hosted an impromptu...
August 20, 2012
If You Bring Home Anything From The Ace Hotel's Hipster Shop, Let It Be Toothpaste
As many know, the Ace New York does more than just put people up for the night. A Michelin-starred restaurant, action-packed lobby, oyster bar, frequent art exhibits all play into the hotel's hip, bustling atmosphere. Opening Ceremony, the Ace's hipster Stop & Shop located off the lobby, is perhaps one...
August 16, 2012
Slow Your Roll, An Ace Hotel is Not Destined for the Lower East Side
The one, and only, Ace Hotel New YorkWe've long suspected that Ace Hotels had another hotel up their sleeve, maybe for Miami or even the hot market of Chicago. We know they are working on an LA property but we still can't shake the feeling that their aiming for a...
June 26, 2012
Sorry Starbucks, Hotel Lobbies Are Cooler Than You
Today the Wall Street Journal had an article about how hotel lobbies are surpassing Starbucks locations as the places to get a cup of joe, do work and hang out. In other words, digital nomads are seeking out hotel lobbies more than ever.At the top of the list in...
April 20, 2012
The 11 Best Hotels in NYC: Fall 2011
This year has proven quite eventful on the NYC hotel front (then again, when hasn't it?). Hotels opened. Hotels closed. Hotels wore itsy bitsy tuxedo short shorts. And now, it is time to take stock of the hottest hotels on the NYC scene. As with all our reviews, commentaries, and...
November 02, 2011
What's Inside The Google Chromebook at The Ace New York?
Over at Freshness mag, they've posted some cool new photos of the Ace Hotel New York Field Guide which includes the Google Chromebook we were geeking out over last week.Remember, hotel guests who check into the Ace from now through September 30 get to use the Chromebook during their...
July 06, 2011
Another Reason Why Digital Nomads Will Flock to the Ace New York: Google Chromebooks
If you've been chomping at the bit to try out a Google Chromebook, the search engine's first foray into laptopdom, then you should book a room at the Ace Hotel in New York, a sceney but studious place that's perfect for digital nomads. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20075790-260/google-confirms-chromebooks-are-for-the-beautiful-people/#ixzz1QmfTWgjB ">Cnet reports that guests...
June 30, 2011
5 NYC Hotel Lounge Acts You Can't Miss
It's New York. And there's plenty to see and hear. So we've made it a little easier for you with this list of five performances that take place inside hotels—from lounge schmaltz to late-night hip hop, you'll never find yourself bored in a Manhattan hotel again! Barbara Carroll at the...
June 30, 2011
5 NYC Room Service Items To Cool You Down This Summer
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
No, Virginia, The Flat Iron Hotel is Not Open Yet
Not the Flat Iron Hotel but rather, The EventiOne of the most common questions we receive here at HotelChatter is "Where should I stay in New York on a budget?" And sure enough, we received this question again on Tuesday but with a few location parameters and a question...
May 11, 2011
Free Music At The Ace Every Sunday This February
Next month, violin-hip-hop queen Emily Wells makes her debut at the Ace Hotel—over and over again! Every Sunday next month at 9pm, the always-packed hipster hangout will host the violinist-singer (made famous for her version of "Juicy," by rap legend Notorious BIG) in the lobby for a February residency....
January 26, 2011
Now That HotelTonight is Live, What Kind of Deals Does it Have?
The other week we speculated about a new mobile booking site to enter the ever-crowded hotel booking market called HotelTonight. Well, just in time for your last-minute panic attacks about getting a hotel room for New Year's Eve, the site has officially launched. (But since it's a mobile booking...
December 21, 2010
Want a Rezzie at The John Dory Oyster Bar? Then You'll Have to Check Into The Ace
With all that talk of turkey and pumpkin pie in November, we almost forgot about oysters. Silly us. We almost forgot about the very thing we were anticipating: the opening of The John Dory Oyster Bar at The Ace Hotel NYC. This 59th latest addition to The Ace's ground-floor playground...
December 06, 2010
This Might Just Be the Cutest Hotel Coffee Drink
You know we're always on the look-out for "what's next" when it comes to hotels...especially New York City hotels, and believe it or not we're thinking gussied-up coffee drinks. We've come to this conclusion based on some excellent beverages we've had in hotel lobbies around town, as we order...
November 17, 2010
The 12 Best Hotels in NYC: Fall 2010
For over six years now, we've been chronicling, photographing and filming the best and the worst in hotels around the world. And now it is time to impart our PH.D-like hotel wisdom on you in rankings form. You wanted the best and you got the best, the hottest hotels...
November 03, 2010
Watch Out For Tips Included When Drinking At New York Hotel Bars
The rooftop bar at Hotel Gansevoort. UPDATE: In response to this story, the Gansevoort Hotel Group let us know that the Hotel Gansevoort does not include an automatic 20 percent tip on all beer, wine, and cocktails ordered, and has never done so. The Gansevoort Park Ave, however, had included...
November 01, 2010
The John Dory Oyster Bar to Take The Ace on November 1
November 1. That's the date Ken Friedman, the man behind The Ace Hotel NYC's Michelin-starred The Breslin, hopes to have his second restaurant opened in the same building. We learned this while sitting in the audience at the TimesTalks series from the New York Times, where former NYT dining...
October 12, 2010
The Breslin at The Ace Hotel NY Gets a Michelin Star
Like any proper New York blogger, we spent some time this past weekend hanging out in the lobby of the Ace Hotel. It's funny to think that, when we first slept here back in March of 2009, we had the lobby all to ourselves, and none of the hotel's...
October 11, 2010
New York Hotels Serve Up Hot New Restaurants. Here's a Baker's Dozen
Imperial 9, coming to the Mondrian New York. Yes, fall is really here. You might have noticed by the sudden onslaught of Fall Preview Lists. To get into the spirit of cheering ourselves up over summer's end by thinking about all the food we'll eat as the leaves turn, here's...
September 09, 2010
A One-Night-Only French Flea Market Comes to Ace Hotel NY This Friday
What are you doing this Friday night, September 10? If you're in New York City, whether you want to or not you will probably get swept up in some of the Fashion's Night Out hoopla, and no hotel is doing it bigger than the good old Ace Hotel New...
September 07, 2010
Toiletry Dispensers are Out to Eliminate Free Bottles of Hotel Shampoo
We've noticed something lately when it comes to hotel toiletries; let's see if you agree. Does it seem like hotels are moving away from the mini bottles and teensy-weensy cardboard-boxed soap bars and more toward dispensers? The differences between the two are noticeable ones: you can't take a dispenser...
August 23, 2010
For the Sake of Hotel Art: The Ace NYC's Graffiti Tag Mural
Is the WiFi free? Does the gym have good machines? All these things get noticed when checking into a hotel, but what about the atmosphere of the place—specifically the art on the walls or on the floor? All this week, we'll be highlighting properties around the world that do...
August 18, 2010
Forget Bottle Service and Private Clubs, The Hottest New Hotel Amenity is Fun
The most common gripe about boutique and design hotels is often their "cooler than thou" mentality that seems to waft throughout the hotel--starting with the part-time model/doorman and ending with a denied request for late check-out, along with an $8 charge for that minibar soda.So it was not surprising...
July 22, 2010
Shepard Fairey's 'May Day' Papers Over The Ace Hotel New York
Don't look now—the Ace Hotel New York is sporting a massive "May Day" mural by Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the Obama "Hope" poster art. Actually, do look now since the "Obey" image will only be up on the hotel's 29th Street side until June 29, in celebration of...
June 14, 2010
Inside a Hipster Sub Sandwich, From The Ace Hotel NY's New 'No.7'
PIckled blueberries. That's the red-purpley stuff smushed into our sub sandwich above, which we devoured yesterday at Ace Hotel New York's newest addition: No. 7 Sub. Such imaginative ingredients are the star of the menu, which really only features several different sub sandwiches, all priced at $9, and prepared...
April 02, 2010
Keeping Up With The Ace Hotel: No. 7 Is Open, John Dory On The Way
It's a good thing the The Ace Hotel New York has a blog, because we were going to suggest a public-access TV series or a zine or something else entirely devoted to the hipster hangout. Perhaps a 24-hour-news feed? That's the only way we'll be able to keep up...
March 23, 2010
The Dynamic Design Duo: Roman and Williams Talks
So you're in New York City, and you walk into the dark and cozy hotspot that is the lobby of the Ace Hotel, and you wonder, "whoa, who designed all this?" And then perhaps you go over to the other happening hotel in the city right now, The Standard,...
March 11, 2010
The Ace New York Gets Yet Another Shop, This Time for Subs
Just in case you weren’t satisfied with the Stumptown coffee, the pig’s foot at The Breslin, and the designer condoms at Opening Ceremony, The Ace Hotel New York is getting yet another shop, this one selling sandwiches. We love the sound of the subs they’ll be serving, but we can’t...
February 22, 2010
Take That, Ace! The Standard New York Now Has Its Own Gift Shop
The Standard New York wasn't going to idly sit by and let the Ace Hotel steal its thunder with their hipstery Opening Ceremony and 8a stores. So, The Standard has struck back with its own gift shop which opened last Friday, leading Racked NY to fittingly declare the start...
February 17, 2010
Almost Every Hipster Celeb Was at the Ace Hotel Over the Weekend
New York City's Ace Hotel continues to reign as the city's leading hipster hotel and hotspot, especially after the party this weekend that celebrated the opening of two new stores at the hotel: Project 8a and Opening Ceremony. It's Opening Ceremony that we want to focus on, since the...
February 15, 2010
The Ace Hotel NYC's New Store Will Stuff You Full of Haribo Gummis
This Sunday might be Valentine's Day, but we've already found our true love: the about-to-open Opening Ceremony store at New York's Ace Hotel. It will welcome shoppers on Sunday actually, so we can forget our dinner plans. The idea of this Opening Ceremony shop—the trendsetting store already has locations...
February 12, 2010
The Top Five Hotels for Spotting Models During New York Fashion Week
The official start of New York's semiannual Fashion Week is tomorrow, but already the chic set has been partying up a storm in various hot hotels around town. Take a walk in some of the areas associate with Fashion Week (Meatpacking District, LES, Bryant Park) and you'll see fashionistas...
February 10, 2010
City Chic Doesn't Come Cheap When Searching for Fashion Week Hotels
The Ace Hotel will soon house a third Opening Ceremony outpost Break out your Louboutins and plaster a Wintour-esque grimace on your face: New York Fashion Week is upon us. As well-heeled citizens of the world prepare to "ooh" and "aah" over Alexander Wang and pray for a Tavi...
January 28, 2010
Ace Hotels Apparently Not 'Too Cool' To Blog
The Ace Hotels are already known as purveyors of cool so we’re not surprised that they’ve started a blog—just that it’s taken them so long to do so. The still fledgling blog, which you can find here, looks appropriately lo-fi, fitting right in with the chain’s artsy vibe. Featured...
January 25, 2010
Five Hotel Restaurants to Avoid During NYC Restaurant Week
Commodore Grill at the Grand Hyatt We know it’s January and people are trying to be all healthy, but New York’s Restaurant Week starts on Monday. And since we’re still broke after the holidays, it’s our chance to sample high-end places for a reasonable price. So to hell with...
January 21, 2010
Ace Hotel's Hipster 'Stop and Shop' to Open in February
It looks like the Ace Hotel New York might just have it all--funky rooms with Smeg refrigerators, a perfect digital nomad lobby, the popular Breslin restaurant, a Stumptown coffee shop and now, according to Racked, some serious retail offerings. [A]vant-garde Chinatown boutique Project No. 8...will occupy 750 square feet...
January 04, 2010
Ace Hotels Sets Up A Quickie Holiday Shop In Tokyo
'Tis the season for pop-up shops, and wouldn't you know that the Ace Hotels—those four hipster paradises found in Seattle, New York, Portland and Palm Springs—are getting in on the shopping fervor with a temporary store inside of Tokyo's Isetan Shinjuku department store. The 5th floor cabinet of curiosities...
December 14, 2009
Ace Hotel NYC to Lobby Squatters: Out!
Oh no; we've created a monster. After naming the expansive and dark-and-comfy lobby at the Ace Hotel New York as one of our favorite digital nomad lobbies, we expected to share the space with a few other laptop-tapping entrepreneurs, but not the glut of them that fills the place...
November 25, 2009
Thousands of Stories Waiting To Be Told at New York's Ace Hotel
Behind shut doors and "Do Not Disturb" signs, hotel rooms hold stories to tell, and maybe a few secrets that shouldn't be repeated. Illicit liaisons, romantic fairy tales, or just plain goofball mishaps take place on any given day and can serve as cinematic fodder. That's precisely the idea...
November 23, 2009
The Five Best Hotels for the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Yes, once again it's time for our annual list of Best Hotels For Watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This is our fourth installment and while last year's choices and anything in the vicinity of Times Square still holds true, we decided to do away with the old and...
November 02, 2009
We Do Brunch at The Breslin and the Verdict Is: It's Ace
At last! The Breslin restaurant inside the Ace Hotel New York is open, and HotelChatter was there on Saturday to sample the goodness. Either the hotel was well-booked this weekend or just as many New Yorkers have been salivating over this opening as much as we have, because the...
November 02, 2009
The Breslin in a Battle Over Booze; Now Opening Tomorrow
Meat lovers, rejoice! The Breslin, the long-awaited restaurant inside the Ace Hotel New York, finally opens this week. It was meant to be Tuesday, and then today, but an Ace clerk told us this morning that the opening was postponed until tomorrow. They’re just serving breakfast and lunch for...
October 29, 2009
The Ace Hotel’s Breslin Should Open In a Couple of Weeks
We know, we know, we shouldn’t get our hopes up when hotels give us opening dates, or even ETAs, for their exciting new restaurants and bars (not to mention the hotels themselves). But we can’t help it. Not only are there a slew of hot new hotels opening up...
October 12, 2009
So What? The Ace Hotel is Still a Rock Star (For Digital Nomads)
There has been a lot of talk recently about the lifestyle of digital nomads -- folks who work from wherever they might roam. HotelChatter has been covering hotel wifi since the beginning, but as we cited in our 2009 annual hotel WiFi report times they are a changin'. The biggest...
September 29, 2009
The Ace Hotel is Too Grungy for the Fancy New York Times
When we stayed at New York’s Ace Hotel this past spring, we deemed its quirky décor akin to “your cool grandpa's basement apartment.” The New York Times, who finally got around to checking in to the new spot, describes it as “a bit too redolent of the past, with...
September 28, 2009
Hot Restaurants Also Opening in Hot NYC Hotels This Fall
The fashionistas are here! It’s official: New York Fashion Week has begun. And, frankly, the sight of all those models and rack-thin fashion editors makes us hungry. So to console ourselves, we compiled this nifty little list of upcoming hotel nosh spots that we’re already salivating over. Consider it...
September 10, 2009
Sipping Appropriately Pretentious Coffee at The Ace NY's Stumptown
Did you guys hear the crazy news yet? That The Ace Hotel NYC's Stumptown Coffee opened yesterday, when they said it would? That's insane—something opening on time in New York, especially where The Ace is involved. Anyways, we swung by on Labor Day for a sip of the stuff,...
September 08, 2009
Ace Hotel NY Will Be Brewing Up Famous Coffee Starting Monday
You know, we were going to write about hotels for Fashion Week in NYC, but by now all of the movers and shakers have already secured the Thompson LES' penthouse and it'll still be a week before we get up in any of the fashion shows taking place in...
September 04, 2009
They're Hot, Hot, Haute! Two Huge NYC Hotel Restaurants Opening in Fall
Oh, how we love autumn in New York, especially in the hotels of New York as their top-notch restaurants turn over the menus to prepare for savory seasonal specials and, in some cases, even turn over their restaurants. Top on the list of hotel eateries due to open this...
September 02, 2009
Ace Hotel NYC Laces Up Doc Martens And Chuck Taylors
Forget what brand of hotel toiletries are neck to the sink or the signature scent of the lobby; the hot hotel detail these days is what the employees are wearing ... on their feet. A designer staff uniform might smarten them up and cut a fine figure, but flashy...
August 06, 2009
The Ace Hotel Rumor Mill: Are LA and Vancouver Up Next?
It seems that our gentle suggestion to open up an Ace Hotel in Chicago fell upon deaf ears: BlackBook magazine ran an interview with Ace Hotels founder Alex Calderwood today, and in it he hinted at the possible next locations for his urban-hip brand of funky hotels. And Chicago...
August 04, 2009
There's A Building In Chicago Crying Out To Become An Ace Hotel
Hey Alex Calderwood of Ace Hotels, are you maybe thinking of continuing with your hotel opening flow by bringing an Ace to the Windy City? If so, have we got the building and neighborhood for you! Several years ago when The Hipster Handbook was released, Chicago's Wicker Park community...
July 29, 2009
Ace Hotel NYC's Restaurant and Boutique Still In The Works
Gosh, it feels like it's been forever since we last commented on the progress still underway at The Ace Hotel in New York. The rooms may be open for sleeping and the lobby open for drinking, but its Breslin restaurant, Stumptown coffeeshop, and Project No. 8a Boutique are still...
July 22, 2009
Quickbook's NYC Sale Brings The Ace Down To A Budget $112
How things have changed in only a few months since the opening of The Ace NYC; the hubbub has died down right along with the prices, now that Quikbook is offering rates as low as $112. This cheap-o price comes as part of Quikbook's big New York hotel sale,...
July 14, 2009
Ace Hotels Publishes a Guide To Sonic Youth's Hotspots
Ace Hotels, always excited over collaboration to produce their own goodies, is at it again with a new guidebook to Seattle, Portland, and New York City featuring the favorite spots from members of Sonic Youth. Only 3,000 of the guides were printed, which are being given for FREE to...
July 09, 2009
There's Plenty of Room in Manhattan For the Fourth of July
If you're up in the Northeast and you're still thinking about a quickie vacay for the Fourth, we've got pretty good news for you: there's plenty of room at the inn. Or, like, all the inns. And they're pretty decently cheap, too. Gild Hall (though they charge egregious amounts...
July 01, 2009
The Ace Hotel's Lobby Bar Has Good Snacks, But We Still Got Too Drunk
We continued our tour of New York hotels this week, by stopping into the Ace Hotel New York last night for a few drinks. Getting to the Ace is incredibly easy from Penn Station — just a few blocks of walking — but the neighborhood is a bit seedy....
June 11, 2009
Inside The Ace Hotel NYC :: Funky Grandpa
At long last, after far too many opening date delays and general bellyaching, we slept with The Ace NYC. There were ups and there were downs, and we ate a lot of croissants. We know many have been displaced by the continued construction and permit drama here, but no...
May 20, 2009
First Look: The Lobby of The Ace Hotel New York
Behold the majesty of having the first look inside of the lobby of the barely-open, much-hyped Ace Hotel NYC. Up until our infiltration, the lobby had remained a dark, mysterious spot in New York City where no cameras seemed to tread and only tweets made it out alive. While...
May 20, 2009
Neither Ace NYC Nor Ace NYC's Bar Will Open This Week
Ok folks, after a few weeks of confusion over whether or not the Ace Hotel New York had secretly opened to guests with prior reservations, the status has been (somewhat) clarified: it is not, in fact, open. Nor will it be, sadly, by next week — even though New...
May 12, 2009
Are You Thinking Of Dropping $559 at Ace NYC This Week?
We have an update on the Ace New York: it is not open. We called the hotel this morning to check on the status — 'cause on Wednesday, we found out the hotel would not be opening on May 1st as planned — but no dice. The staffer we...
May 04, 2009
The Ace New York Won't Open May 1st
We've got an Ace in the hole — and not in a good way. We regret to inform you that the Ace New York will not be opening this Friday, May 1st. Yep. Another delay. Foiled again!A rep for the hotel confirmed this afternoon that the hotel is experiencing...
April 29, 2009
The Ace Hotel Will Open Tomorrow for Existing Reservations
· The Ace Hotel Will Open Saturday: When we saw this comment, we got curious and had to investigate. Yes, the Ace is opening tomorrow but only for folks with existing reservations. The hotel is not taking any new reservations for stays earlier than May 1st. If you stay...
April 17, 2009
Iggy Pop To Hang Over Your Head at The Ace NYC
While we twiddle our thumbs waiting for the ever-delayed Ace Hotel NYC to open, we virtually stumbled over a preview of the art that will be hanging in some of the rooms. Commissioned from artist Billi Kid Brand by the Ace New York, four giant paintings of quirky music...
April 15, 2009
What to Expect at the Ace New York
A queen bedroom. So, as you may or may not have noticed, we went inside the Ace New York on Friday morning. We got a full tour of the place — which, no, is not open yet and won't "officially" be open until May 1st — from the Ace godfather...
April 13, 2009
Three Things We Saw and Liked Inside Ace New York
We went inside the Ace New York today. Seriously. We did. We took a tour. We saw everything. All of it. Jealous? Actually, you kinda should be jealous. There was a whole lot of stuff in the hotel — which, yes, is officially not opening until May 1st —...
April 10, 2009
Ace Hotel NYC Aiming for May 1, Now With Korean Soup
Remember when the Ace Hotel New York didn't open on time? Yea, that was a lovely surprise only last week, causing those with reservations to be both disappointed and relocated to the nearby Carlton on Madison Ave. After the passing of April 1, rumors piped up around a possible...
April 09, 2009
NoMad NYC Going Green With LEED Hopes and Dreams
While the Ace Hotel wiggles its way toward an opening only a block upstream on Broadway, the NoMad focuses on renovating its historic building into something which will set it apart: LEED status. The NoMad will be aiming for LEED Silver, which essentially means it's being realistic, seeing as...
April 08, 2009
Is Ace NYC Relocating Would-Be Guests to the Carlton?
Hmm. We reported yesterday that, unsurprisingly, the Ace Hotel New York did not open — and a couple commenters dropped in to let us know that they'd had rezzies for this week and were being relocated. HotelChatter member Sleepers let us know about the Ace's relocation-property of choice (for...
April 02, 2009
Surprise, Surprise: Ace Hotel NYC Did Not Open Today
We wish this were an April Fool's joke, but it seems that the Ace Hotel New York continues to be wishy-washy with their projected opening dates, as today is supposed to be the day, but isn't. The day will close without the first guests resting their heads on Ace...
April 01, 2009
When Will the Ace NYC Really Open?
As the day of reckoning fast approaches for the New York branch of Alex Calderwood's Ace Hotel, will it fly or will it fail yet again to open on time? Previous optimistic estimates have had us chomping at the bit since early February, and we're hoping that a real...
March 27, 2009
On Broadway, It's Going to Be the Ace Hotel vs. The NoMad
The NoMad (left) goes face-to-face with The Ace (right) Forgive us our trespasses, as even the slyest hotel spies can make mistakes. One week ago, we snooped around the construction site of the ready-to-debut Ace Hotel NY, or what we thought was the site of the Ace. Instead, we zeroed...
March 20, 2009
How Will The Ace Hotel NYC and Its Residents Get Along?
The Ace Hotel New York didn't open in January or February, nor did it open on March 1st and yesterday, we learned that the hotel isn't opening on March 16th either. The word is that "large components, such as heating, just aren't ready." This we totally get. New York...
March 03, 2009
Ace NYC Won't Open by March 16th
Will the Ace Hotel New York open this month? Maybe not. We're sorry to report that it looks like the last announced opening date, March 16, just isn't going to happen. That's not official (yet), but it seems large components, such as heating, just aren't ready. The March 16...
March 02, 2009
Ace Hotel NYC Still Under Much Construction
Last week, we were a little concerned about the opening date of the Ace Hotel NYC. Initially slated to open on February 1st, the hotel then announced it would open on March 1st. But as we found out the newest date is March 16th. Or is it? A tipster...
February 23, 2009
A March 16th Opening Date for the Ace New York?
Yesterday, we got our knickers in a knot over the fact that we had some troubles with the soon-to-open Ace NYC's online rezzie system. The hotel was supposed to open up on March 1st, but yesterday the online booking tool told us that no rooms were available at all...
February 19, 2009
Is The Ace Hotel NYC Still Opening March 1?
Well, it's supposed to be gettin' close to go-time for the Ace Hotel in NYC. Their opening has been scheduled for March 1st for quite some time now (since the original opening date was pushed back) — but when we signed onto the Ace website to book us some...
February 18, 2009
Ace Hotel NYC to Finally Open March 1
It's official: the long-awaited New York City arm of Seattle's popular Ace Hotel chain will be opening its renovated doors to guests beginning on March 1. This is only a month delay from the original projected date of February 1, and we're happy to wait if it means polishing...
January 19, 2009
Ace Hotel Palm Springs To Open on February 12th
Looks like there will be two Ace Hotels opening next month. It's not just the Ace Hotel New York that's opening soon. The Ace Hotel & Swim Club Palm Springs is all set to open on February 12th. And the hotel has just begun taking reservations online. From the...
January 16, 2009
Ace Hotel NYC to Open with $99 Rooms
Although there's no construction site to go by since The Ace Hotel is converting SRO housing into what will be their hip, happening pad, we've got to judge from all of the recent press (W Magazine, Monocle, Apartment Therapy) and their open bookings engine that all systems are go...
January 12, 2009
2009 New York City Hotel Openings Preview
We told you that the Hotel Hype machine would be alive and kicking in 2009 despite the gloomy-as-all-hell economic outlook for the hospitality industry and oh yeah, for the rest of the world. But 2009 is also shaping up to be a year with several new very cool hotels...
January 06, 2009
W Magazine Goes Inside the Ace Hotel NYC
As spring seems only a few uncomfortable holidays away, the buzz for the Ace Hotel New York's February/March opening continues to grow. Newest to the heat is W Magazine, who, for reasons unknown, sent their fashion operatives to pick apart details of the hotel's model room. Although W didn't...
November 25, 2008
Ace Hotel NYC's Bunk Beds Open to Reservations
This has been quite the year for hotels, and most notably in New York where not one, but two former SRO residences are entering second lives as hip hotspots. The recent months may have been dominated by the transformation of The Jane from the old Hotel Riverview, but now...
November 12, 2008
Ace Hotel NYC To Open on Feb. 1st
If you had any doubts, Ace Hotels is definitely still on for its New York location. A rep just emailed us some snapshots that were taken at the College Music Journal '08 Music Marathon & Film Festival in NYC and included some hotel opening info as well. The Ace Hotel...
October 28, 2008
Super Secret Hotel Insider Goes Inside the Ace Hotel New York
We are pretty stoked to have an exclusive scoop on the upcoming Ace Hotel New York today. A Super Secret Hotel Insider tells us what will be inside when this hotel opens in either January or February of 2009. Enjoy. I had not seen or heard much about the Ace...
August 14, 2008
Ace Hotel New York Gets a Website...Kinda
It looks like Ace Hotels has put up a website for it Ace Hotel New York, although it's really not much to look at. Down by the Hipster is not impressed with what Ace Hotels has put up so far: The New York version of the boho hipster fave Ace...
August 01, 2008
Ace Hotels Expanding to California, New York
Seattle's hipster haven, the Ace Hotel, is expanding to both the East and West coasts. While we told you about the planned Palm Springs location Monday, we've since learned more and also heard about a possible Ace in New York. In Manhattan, the Ace plans to redesign the landmarked Breslin...
December 05, 2007
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