It's happened again, another holiday's snuck upon you. Perhaps you didn't realize it was Spring Break because hey, you still have to work! But that time-off usually coincides with Easter, and guess what? that's this Sunday! Crumbs. We applaud you early-planners who've got their baskets bought, eggs dyed, and...
March 28, 2013
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. · The Carlyle's Got Bono Under Its Skin: Remember back in...
November 08, 2012
Sustainable hotel initiatives come and go. But one that we hope sticks around for good is the new bee mascot at InterContinental New York Barclay. The tiny black-and-yellow fellow is being placed in all guest rooms starting this month as a way to help guests communicate how often they require...
August 08, 2012
Unlike other industries, where it's just about guzzling free candy and wearing too many red cardigans, Valentine's Day is a special time of year for hotels. The January slump is suddenly reversed by couples seeking out romantic getaways, anonymous hook-ups, and indulgent spa treatments. Not to mention special food that...
January 23, 2012
Gay couples across the state of New York married for the first time on Mondayan event so huge, Niagra Falls suddenly became rainbow-colored! Now that ceremonies can legally take place, hotel geeks around the state will be seeking out the best venues for their ceremonies, honeymoons, and receptions. Here are...
July 27, 2011
It's iPad 2 day, in case you haven't figured this out already by passing mammoth lines at Apple stores on your way to work. Today is the day that the iPad 2 is available to purchase in store or order for home delivery online, and one of the first...
March 11, 2011
Just tell the kids it's poison! We tend to think of a hotel like the InterContinental New York Barclay as all business. But the folks at the Barclay Bar & Grill are getting into the Halloween spirit with their, um, spirits. Bartender and mixologist Jose Torrella has designed two "Tarantulizing...
October 29, 2010
One million people may have splurged on an Apple iPad but if you're not keen on shelling out $500+ for the hottest new gadget, you can get your fix at these hotels.* We'll be keeping tabs on hotels that offer iPads either for guest use in-room or in the...
May 05, 2010
If one of your New Year's resolutions for 2010 was to quit drinking, then we advise you to fall off the wagon so you can down one of the "Latin Lovers" at the Intercontinental New York Barclay on 48th and Park Ave.Mixologist Jose Torrella of The Barclay Bar and...
January 08, 2010
Gadhafi, Gaddafi, al-Qaddafi...whichever name you want to call Mr. Moammar of Libya, none of them will be allowed to bunk down at Manhattan's swank Pierre Hotel during his time in NYC for United Nations functions. Apparently of all the luxury hotels in New York, Gadhafi and his retinue had...
September 21, 2009
We should have known that a picky dictator only picks the best hotels, regardless of availability of first-floor suites. We guess Libyan dictator Moammar al-Qaddafi doesn't read HotelChatter (thank god), because he sure didn't read our Top Three Recommendations for him during his stay in New York for his...
September 11, 2009
Earlier this morning, we learned that the U.S. Open's star player Melanie Oudin was supposedly unable to extend her reservation at a Marriott Hotel after she unexpectedly advanced to the quarter-finals in the tournament. Well, the rumor mill was burning up this morning about whether or not she was...
September 09, 2009
The Barclay, the InterContinental property in midtown Manhattan that has earned its fair share of flack from us due to its notably atrocious color schemes and seriously-aged decor, has officially made our heads explode by jumping way, way ahead of the times and scoring a Microsoft Surface computer. We...
November 05, 2008
Memo to Sarah Palin: if laying low is what you're looking to do, may we gently chime in to let you know that staying at the Millenium Broadway smack in the middle of midtown during your NYC visit is not the way to go about it? It's tourist central...
September 24, 2008
Here's a Paula Abdul Hotel for the books: the Barclay Intercontinental in Manhattan. You know what kind of hotels we're talking about -- we officially define them as "old luxury hotels still coasting by on favorable press from the 1980s and early 1990s; old-looking from the inside and out....
August 11, 2008
The Barclay Intercontinental is not just a hotel for U.S. Open players. It's also a hotel for American Girl enthusiasts--namely girls ages 6 to whenever playing with dolls isn't cool anymore.The hotel has a special check-in set up for you American Girl doll. The one you see here is Kaya,...
September 06, 2007
Yesterday we met some friends at their hotel, the Intercontinental Barclay on 48th Street between Park and Lex, before we all headed out to the U.S. Open.We noticed a whole lotta tennis bags in the lobby--at the front desk, on the chairs and on people's shoulders as they walked...
August 31, 2007
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