Noted accessories designer Rebecca Minkoff's released her holiday card via YouTube today. The whimsical video was shot at Thompson Hotels Gild Hall where Minkoff and her team decorated the Thompson Suite so they could perform a rendition of Mariah Careys All I Want For Christmas Is You (which we...
December 19, 2012
We dont know anyone not mildly obsessed with food trucks, so this bit of news made us grin with greedy pleasure. Thompson Hotels New York properties have a dedicated Food Truck Concierge! Just let that one sink in for a sec...OK? You ready? Heres the deal, this persons job...
October 16, 2012
Today mark's the beginning of New York's Fashion Week, which means parties, celebrities, and a big block of access to some of the city's beloved hotels. But some properties have rolled out a few packages (still available as of press time)that combine a hotel stay as well as tickets...
September 06, 2012
We clearly need to be more obscure with our Guess The Hotel hints: it only took an hour for the hotel to be named, and all four comments got it right! The hotel we were hinting at was Thompsons Gild Hall on Gold Street all the way down in...
August 28, 2012
It's that time! In addition to this month's crazy deluge of Leap Year packages, we have another big event on our radar: the Oscars. We whetted your appetite with a look at our favorite movie set hotels last week. Now, here are some classy joints to watch the awards ceremony....
February 21, 2012
Maybe we got hit with the Valentine's Day bug a little early, but we're feeling extra-romantic this week. So we're channeling that energy into this list (as promised), of some of the country's gay-friendliest hotels and resorts. But don't worryit's not all rose petals and glasses of champagne. Whether you...
January 20, 2012
We've gotten a few requests this week for affordable hotels in NYC, and thought we'd take a minute to examine the crazy roller coaster that is September hotel rates. First off, three major overlapping eventsa UN conference, two consecutive Jewish holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), and the NYC WIne...
September 15, 2011
Just the other day, we thought to ourselves how Manhattandespite its wealth of boutique and chain hotels to please even the most discerning travelersuffers from a distinct lack of themed hotels. Neuwid's got its Food Hotel. Portland's got the Kennedy School House. And now the Financial District will have a...
June 13, 2011
Gild Hall You are probably counting down the days till Friday, so you can start summer with Memorial Day weekend. Make the holiday weekend count and get out of town. If you want to get away, there are still some hotel rooms available, but you have to book 'em...
May 24, 2011
We can always count on Thompson Hotels for true customer service. As if designer condoms weren't enough, Gild Hall has chosen to satisfy that eternal hotel guest need to play a game of chess. Indeed, scattered throughout the ski-lodge style lobby are several chess boards, available to anyone at (literally)...
February 24, 2011
A dozen New York hotels have partnered with New York's tourism board to give guests tickets to the bleeding edge contemporary art fairs The Armory Show (March 3-6) and The Art Show (March 2-6). Book as little as one night, and you'll get free admission for two to both...
February 14, 2011
The snow as seen from Morgans HotelWhile Snurricane 2010 aka Snowmaggedon aka Snowpacolypse has wreaked havoc on travel plans across the U.S., hotel rates in New York City as we head into New Year's Eve are looking rather reasonable...for New Year's Eve in New York City that is. Is...
December 27, 2010
Visiting New York City for Macy's Thanksgiving Parade is one of the most coveted Big Apple trips, which means that it's also one of the most expensive. But you don't need a hotel with grand parade views, especially when keeping the budget down is very necessary. We found several...
November 04, 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
Sorry, we're just not used to this. We actually can't even fathom this right now but on the heels of our Hotel Spy telling us that the Thompson LES gave her an uninterrupted night's sleep we find that in our HotelChatter Flickr Pool, a member has given us this...
April 02, 2010
So the New York Yankees won the World Series last night and we're sure The Hotel Indigo Chelsea has popped plenty of bubbly for their Philly guest losers. But the celebrations aren't over yet. The city of New York will throw a traditional ticker tape parade to honor the...
November 05, 2009
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
Yikes. We stumbled upon this shot on Flickr and were not pleased to lay our eyes upon it though we were grateful that our own WiFi connections were, um, at least fast enough to load Flickr in a timely fashion. This is a screenshot from guest evoque, who...
July 01, 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
Big news out of Thompson today. First up: remember how we reported on some cha-cha-cha changes at Cha inside the Donovan House, near and dear to our hearts because of a Hanson sighting and some delish sushi? We knew Todd English was out and Toronto chef Susur Lee was...
May 01, 2009
...then you'll like this new deal feature from Tablet Hotels.We've always loved the selection of hotels offered via Tablet Hotels, and we were excited to peruse their newest Last Minute options in hopes of scoring "exclusive access to rock-bottom rates only available for the next 7-14 days." We first...
April 28, 2009
Wow. We knew prices in NYC were dropping lately, but jeez. We were poking around on Quikbook's latest New York Hotel sale (which ends this afternoon! Get lookin'!) and saw the Gossip Girl-approved, but sorta-yesterdays-news Hudson Hotel listed from $119. Seriously. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. We also...
April 03, 2009
We caught chef Todd English's cooking segment on this morning's Today Show and surprise! he taught us (and the rest of America) how to make a dish from his brand new Gild Hall restaurant, Libertine ... for less than $8.00! It's a holiday miracle! We always knew...
December 01, 2008
We came across BlackBook's picks for New York's Top Five Hotel Newcomers -- and, well, we got to thinking about what our own picks would be. See, we'd be totally down to agree 100% with BB's list if the headline were, say, the "Top Five Trendiest Hotels in NYC"...
October 23, 2008
Our dream team: Todd English and Jason Pomeranc. GQ -- the dude magazine for dudely dudes -- went inside The Libertine Restaurant, Todd English's brand new outpost in NYC's Gild Hall, and found it to be the perfect spot for a lovely, unusual romantic bromantic dinner. Plus, the reporter saw...
October 02, 2008
While Gild Hall, Thompson Hotels's financial district property, has been open since March, guests have had to make do without an on-site restaurant. Until now.Finally, Todd English's new venture inside the hotel has opened--The Libertine. Here's what our little bro Jaunted had to say: The book-lined, wood-paneled restaurant looks like...
September 10, 2008
All summer long, Manhattan hotels have been capitalizing on artist Olafur Eliasson's man-made waterfalls installed along Manhattan's East River -- and the hype doesn't seem to be slowing down. If you're late to the party on this one, maybe a Thompson hotel would be your best bet (get it?...
July 10, 2008
Way back in November, we heard that the new Todd English restaurant at Gild Hall would debut in April. Now that it's almost the end of May, how's that coming along? We called up to find out:HotelChatter: Is your restaurant open yet?Gild Hall: Not yet. It's gonna be August.HotelChatter: OK....
May 29, 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
Everyone's been talking about it, so we finally went to look at Gild Hall, the new boutique property from Thompson Hotels, tucked away on an oblique corner in the historic Wall Street district. Hard to find even for those who live there, out-of-town guests might need GPS to check in....
April 09, 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 Spitz Tryst Hotel$199 a night Rooms at the Renaissance Mayflower typically start at $400 but Quikbook...
March 13, 2008
In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us. All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly. Today's Hotel Deals February 2008$HotelChatter VIP Pick from $175/nightOur VIP Hotel Reviewer, AK Sandoval-Strausz says the Cosmopolitan Hotel in...
February 14, 2008
We have to give Thompson Hotels credit for getting their latest property, Gild Hall, open without epic delays. But were they able to get it open simply because it's not actually finished? Yes, says one prolific Yelp user:*This hotel is currently under MAJOR construction.* If you were like us and...
January 04, 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
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 12.07.07 - 12.09.07Gild Hall NYC *Hotel Opening*$309/Night Be among the first in Pomeranc's newest lair. 01.01.08...
November 15, 2007
The Thompson Beverly Hills was rumored to open sometime in November but HotelChatter has finally nailed down a date--November 5th. This is also the same date that the Bond Street restaurant should open inside as well. However, according to the Beverly Pavilion website (the hotel was open in between renovations...
October 15, 2007
This week has been full of Thompson Hotels news and it keeps on going. The other day we mentioned that their NYC financial district property Gild Hall would be opening on December 1st but a Thompson source stressed to us that that was just a soft opening date with only...
October 05, 2007
Gild Hall, New York: Opening December 1, 2007.Just because Six Columbus opened doesn't mean we here at HotelChatter are through with Thompson Hotels. While 2006 and most of 2007 wasn't a very good here for Jason Pomeranc and his boutique hotel group, things are looking up.· Thompson Beverly Hills is...
October 02, 2007
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