The Dream Downtown
Vikram Chatwal takes his Dream hotel brand downtown, right next to the Maritime Hotel at 17th street. Dream Downtown is expected to come true, er, open in late 2010.
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Hotel Coverage: The Dream Downtown
A New Low? Vikram Chatwal Gets Kicked Out Of His Own Hotel
The downstairs restaurant at Dream Downtown hasn't exactly had an easy run. First, it opened as the "theatrical dining" concept Romera, by neurologist-turned-chef Miguel Sanchez Romera. The NY Times panned it. Then, earlier this year, a BondSt sushi spin-off opened in the form of Japanese-French fusion joint Cherry. And now,...
May 01, 2013
9 Hotels Where Lindsay Lohan Isn't Welcome
In light of recent events where Lindsay Lohan and her mother were allegedly turned away from Loews Santa Monica and Shutters, we have decided to create a running tab on where the starlet is not welcome to visit the lobby, much less reserve a room. Here's a tally of...
February 07, 2013
Dream Downtown Turns into Art Gallery
Indiewalls, an online marketplace that connects artists with local audiences, has curated a rotating exhibit at New York City's Dream Downtown. By showcasing exhibitions in untraditional spaces, Indiewalls transforms walls into galleries and redefines the white cube. The current display features works by Allan Hasty & Joseph Grazi, Alicia...
January 03, 2013
Celeb Performance of 2012: Lindsay Lohan Acts Up And Down
It's that time of year again: the 2012 HotelChatter Awards! Today and Monday, we'll be showcasing the best (and worst) of hotels over the past year. But we couldn't do it without you! Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or shoot us an email. And the Award...
December 28, 2012
The 'Design Collection' Kicks Off In New York Next Month
Staying at a classy hotel isn't just something you do at the end of the day, after visiting all the local museums and art galleries—rather, the hotel itself can be part of your cultural experience. At least, that's the logic behind a new promotion happening in NYC next month known...
December 27, 2012
Yes, Of Course There Are More Lindsay Lohan Hotel Antics
10 days. That's all that's passed since the last Lindsay Lohan NYC hotel debacle. Now, as much as we have been clowning our girl hard on her antics, this might be one incident in her favor. According to various reports including The New York Daily News, Lohan was hanging...
October 01, 2012
Is The Plaza About To Become A Chatwal?
UPDATE, 3:21pm: We've received a response from Hampshire Hotels & Resorts, who tells us that while the Chatwals have indeed assumed a small equity stake in The Plaza, Fairmont will remain as the hotel's management group. So that stomps out any rumors about a possible Chatwal rebranding! At the beginning...
September 24, 2012
Lindsay Lohan Arrested For Hit and Run Outside the Dream Downtown
Last month, we told you about an incident that happened outside of The Mercer, involving a red Ferrari supposedly running over the foot of an NYPD officer. The whole bizarre episode was caught on video and made the rounds on YouTube, and then we thought we were done. But no!...
September 19, 2012
Hotels To Chow Down During The NYC Wine & Food Festival
Hot on the heels of Fashion Week, the next big NYC event on everyone's lips is the Food Network New York Wine & Food Festival, which runs from Oct 11-14. Taking place in different venues all over the city, the various food-(and wine-, duh!) related events are a great excuse...
September 10, 2012
Dream Downtown Will Open a BondSt Sushi in Place of Romera
Despite the whispers of a possible sale, the Dream Downtown remains a hot place to be. Why just the other night, Kanye West was at the hotel's PH-D nightclub where he unleashed some previously unreleased tunes (so says Page Six.)Now comes word that the hotel's shuttered Romera restaurant downstairs...
August 07, 2012
Dream Downtown Could Be Someone Else's Dream Now
Update: We just want to reiterate that the Dream Downtown's possible sale to the Sahara Group is just speculation at this point. Now get back to your regularly scheduled Dreaming.Everyone's going down, down, down downtown, including some deep-pocketed Indian investors who recently fronted $570 million for a controlling stake in...
August 06, 2012
A Hotel in Manhattan With a New Look for Under $200 a Night (And Other Worthy Hotel Deals)
Deals: you want 'em, and surprisingly, everyone has 'em. Take a look at some of the latest hotel deals going around the internet today from booking sites, social media sites, flash sale sites and more. Don't forget to scroll down to see the HotelChatter-approved deal either. Who knows? You...
May 15, 2012
How Easy Is It Getting Up To The Dream Downtown's Rooftop?
Oh, Dream Downtown. In a perfect world, we'd love you all the way. But you sure don't make yourself easy to get to! Back a few weeks ago, we thought we were doing y'all a favor by posting our list of which hotel rooftop bars to hit up on which...
May 09, 2012
Which Is Cheaper For Memorial Day Weekend, Brooklyn or Manhattan?
So, it's May 1, and you still haven't gotten around to booking that hotel room for your annual Memorial Day Weekend jaunt to NYC. And come to think of it, there sure are a lot of choices these days when it comes to a long weekend in the Big Apple....
May 01, 2012
Where To Hotel Rooftop When In New York City
Yes, there are plenty of places to do it in NYC—by "it," we mean enjoy a cocktail in the open air from a hotel rooftop or terrace. But some places are more exclusive than others, some have better nibbles to munch on, and not all killer views are created equal....
April 26, 2012
The Dream Downtown Is Getting All Chic With A New Boutique
Since it opened last summer, the Dream Downtown has consistently engaged us with its pretty and unusual public spaces (see: the bubble-licious lobby, Christmas at the Dream and the "beach"). Now, a new retail space, named Safira, is being added to the giant lobby, and it will function as the...
April 17, 2012
HotelChatter's Favorite Bathrooms Ever
For better or worse, today is Valentine's Day. And in honor of all the naughty business we know will be going down in hotel rooms around the globe today, we thought we'd take a look at some of HotelChatter's favorite bathrooms ever. That's right. We've been serving up hotel stories...
February 14, 2012
How Many Justin Bieber Bodyguards Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
Well, judging from how many of them it takes to babysit him while he eats dinner, we're guessing: a lot. The Biebs was spotted at New York's Dream Downtown on Saturday night, dining at Marble Lane with his pal Usher. According to Page Six, the pair stopped in for a...
February 13, 2012
The NY Times Liked The Curtains At Romera, But the Food, Not So Much
Romera is located in the Dream Downtown's basement, and its chef Miguel Sanchez Romera, is a former neurologist who decided to show the world how he thought molecular gastronomy should be done. But judging from Pete Wells' recent review for the New York Times, the various tasting menus, (6-course, $125...
January 24, 2012
40 Nights and 12 Dreams Planned For India
Dream and Night hoteliers Sant Chatwal and his son Vikram Chatwal are in the process of bringing their lifestyle hotel brands to India. In a biiig way. Last we heard, Hampshire Hotels & Resorts, which manages all the Chatwal properties, was being taken over by Wyndham (yeah, it all gets...
January 20, 2012
The Dream Downtown's Christmas Might Just Go On Forever
Forever in search of Christmas cheer (even with only two days to go!), we poked our heads inside the Dream Downtown to see what they had cooked up. And boy were we not disappointed! The entire lobby has been transformed into a winter wonderland. From the snow white peacock greeting...
December 23, 2011
The Penis Festivals are Over as Maritime Hotel's Matsuri Restaurant and Hiro Ballroom are Closing
It looks like the Penis Festivals and the Hot Pot Parties are over at the Matsuri restaurant inside the Maritime Hotel. Guest of a Guest reports that both Matsuri and the Hiro Ballroom at the hotel are closing at the end of March. And in their place will be...
December 19, 2011
More Celebs Make Out In a Hotel, This Time At The Dream Downtown
If we had to make a list of places to go and make out with Sean "P Diddy" Combs, the Dream Downtown would probably make the cut. Apparently, Cameron Diaz had the exact same idea. On Saturday, the 39-year-old actress had dinner with friends at Marble Lane, the hotel's lobby...
December 13, 2011
Dream Hotels are Dreaming of Hollywood
Looks like Hampshire Hotels will be "hopping off the plane at LAX with a dream and their cardigan." Ok, well maybe not the cardigan but definitely a dream...a Dream Hotel, that is.The LA Times reports that construction on the 148-room hotel will begin in the spring at Selma Avenue...
November 28, 2011
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
Well, At Least Lindsay Lohan Can Always Get a Free Room at a Dream Hotel
Ladies, dating the club promoter for the hottest club in town is sooo last decade. The new dating up trend is now hoteliers, or so Lindsay Lohan thinks.We've long suspected that Lohan has been using dating the Dream Downtown's hotelier, Vikram Chatwal, but now it looks like The Superficial...
September 21, 2011
Where to Stay in NYC for Labor Day Weekend
Only one and a half weeks to go! Labor Day weekend is a game that every hotel wants in on (we know we'll be traveling!), but for this particular holiday roundup, we've chosen to highlight the NYC hotels that we've been following this summer. Either through openings, or news stories,...
August 22, 2011
Nothing Like A Little Oudh To Take You To That 'Different Place'
Now, this is something that's been on our minds for a while now, ever since we first visited the Dream Downtown. Though at the time, it was more like a nagging thought in the back of our minds—call it a persistent unease—that something wasn't quite right. We're talking, of course,...
August 16, 2011
Just Another Dreamy Weekend In Chelsea
Yes, we finally made it to the Dream Downtown. But before we go all mushy talking about how it was everything we'd hoped it would be (of course, it's more complicated than that), let us clear something up real quick. Despite blatantly obvious similarities, Dream Downtown and The Maritime are...
August 04, 2011
Which Bathroom Has A Headlight Over The Toilet?
In many ways, bathrooms are just an extension of a room's design, so it takes a very particular kind of hotel to justify the use of all-white brick tiled walls in closet-size bathrooms, with gleaming steel fixtures and headlights over the toilets. Sure enough, some of the shower facilities at...
August 02, 2011
What Is That On The Dream Downtown's Floor?
In case you should ever find yourself bored in Chelsea, there are more than a few quirks inside the lobby at Dream Downtown to divert your attention. Like bubbly design details, and odd credit card signature policies. But if you show up during the daytime, when the lobby is...
August 01, 2011
Last Chance to Strip Down At These 7 NYC Rooftop Pools
In New York, it's all about the views. But the summer heat can be cruel, and sizzling on a scenic—but sweltering—rooftop isn't everyone's idea of fun. Unless there's a pool! Here, we've gone and taken a look at seven of the city's top top-floor watery retreats. From spa centers to...
July 26, 2011
Did We Just Dream We Handed The Dream Our Credit Card?
The other week we stalked the pool scene at the Dream Downtown and even put our toes in the sand of the rooftop pool's "urban beach." But before we did all that, we actually had a late breakfast downstairs in the Marble Lane restaurant off the lobby. (Breakfast is...
July 15, 2011
Dreaming of Swimming at The Dream Downtown? Here's How to Do It
Now we hope this morning's hotel pool news hasn't turned you off on hotel pools entirely because there's a sexy new pool you can go to in NYC and it's not just a dream. Well, actually it is. It's at The Dream Downtown.We poked around the new hotel again...
July 11, 2011
Shark Attack At Dream Downtown
The Dream Downtown has barely been open two weeks and already it's got people lining up around the block. How do they do it? For starters, they've got determination.The Dream team (sounds kinda nice, doesn't it?) are rather fond of their protracted moment in the limelight, and want to make...
June 28, 2011
It Turns Out New York Does Have Room For Two Porthole Hotels
Last week, we got to take a peek inside a hotel we have wanted to see for a very, very long time. The Dream Downtown is still in that cute, newborn, silent wonder phase: there's still obviously a lot of work to be done, but it's so pretty, we couldn't...
June 20, 2011
Dream Downtown Has Rooms Available This Thursday for $295 a Night
Fake guests but there will be real ones here soon.You guys. It's for real--The Dream Downtown is actually accepting guests. Like right now. The online reservation system is not working as promised (nor does the website have room photos) but you can call the reservations line and book a...
June 13, 2011
The Dream Downtown Will Take Reservations on June 13
It's been a long time coming with this one but it looks like the end is finally in sight. At long last, The Dream Downtown, aka The Cheesegrater, will start taking reservations on June 13.As for when the hotel officially opens that is still TBD, according to the hotel,...
June 06, 2011
NYC's Dream Downtown Hotel Owns Up to Its 'Cheesy' Looks
It's official! The still-not-open-but-almost-there Dream Downtown hotel on the edge of Manhattan's Chelsea and Meatpacking Districts has a sense of humor. And truly, if there's something we've learned while observing the lives of the hotels around this area, a sense of humor is a serious key for survival. The...
April 26, 2011
The Dream Downtown Nightclub's $30 Million Nightmare
We've been waiting a seriously long time for the Dream Downtown to open and last month, we got word that we would now have to wait until Summer 2011. While the construction job looks about done, there's some drama going on behind the scenes. Yes, another hip new NYC...
March 21, 2011
Chatwal's Cheesegrater Pushes Opening Back to Summer 2011
Checking in on The Cheesegrater—aka the Dream Downtown hotel in New York City—we discover that the opening date has again been pushed back. Last we heard, Vikram Chatwal's newest hotel would be opening it's shiny silver doors in March 2011, but a recent press release firmly changes that to...
February 25, 2011
The Dream Downtown Looks Like a Robot, Finishes up Construction
We've been checking in on the construction for years now, but Vikram Chatwal's Dream Downtown hotel is finally looking like a habitable building now. The odd structure, which butts right up against the rear of the Maritime, has less aesthetic charm; in fact, it looks like a robot and...
February 14, 2011
The Night Now Belongs to Wyndham as Does The Dream
Some rather surprising news came across the wire yesterday afternoon---Wyndham Hotels announced that they would now be managing and franchising the Dream Hotels and the Night Hotels brands from Chatwal Hotels and Resorts. That's right, Vikram Chatwal's boutique hotel brands now belong to Wyndham. Vik is nowhere to be...
January 21, 2011
Which Hotels Will Be The First On The NYC Scene In 2011?
The Nolitan.One of our favorite parts of a brand new year ahead of us? A clean slate of new hotel openings! We thought 2010 was a banner year for new properties in New York City, but 2011 is already looking like it will keep pace. As you settle back into...
January 03, 2011
Dream Analysis Time: What's The Latest On Dream South Beach And Dream Downtown?
It's Monday morning--what better time to try and translate your Dreams into real-life hotel bookability? That's what we're doing today, as we check in on Vikram Chatwal's upcoming hotels, Dream South Beach and Dream Downtown in New York. We've been tracking both properties for awhile now, and were hoping that...
November 15, 2010
Even More NYC Hotels to Lust After in the New Year
Just in case yesterday's serve of 6 More Hot NYC Hotels for You to Lust After wasn't enough to get you jonesin' for a New York hotel stay, we thought we'd keep the excitement level up by looking ahead to 2011. Yep, here are even more NYC properties we expect...
October 15, 2010
Liked The Chatwal? You Can Expect More of Them in The Future
Vikram Chatwal lives! The WSJ has an in-depth look at the hotel business of Vik and his father, Sant Singh Chatwal, who just opened his Chatwal Hotel the other week. You can see our tours of the hotel here and here. From the article, we learn some rather interesting...
August 30, 2010
Dream Downtown NYC Delayed to 2010?
Back in April of 2008, we stood at this very same vantage point in West Chelsea for a look at hotelier Vikram Chatwal's upcoming Downtown Dream Hotel, which abuts the back end of Sean MacPherson's Maritime. Now almost a year later, the Dream construction (on the left) remains shrouded...
March 16, 2009
Snapshot :: Vikram's Downtown Dream Hotel is (Ship)Shaping Up
Is what you see above: A) another nautical building sticking off the back of the Maritime Hotel? B) a homeless shelter? Or is it C) Vikram Chatwal's $70 million dollar chunk of the Meatpacking District? As is only proper in the business of building New York hotels, ALL THREE crazy...
April 29, 2008
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