Hoteliers tend to be people with many interestsreal estate, seaplanes, blondes. And, apparently, turtles. According to an article in the current New Yorker, hotelier Eric Goode is a major herpetophileor, in English, a reptile geekand has been collecting turtles since he was a little boy. When he's not dashing between...
January 25, 2012
Our hot chocolate at Stumptown Despite all the weird weather of late, it's finally cold enough in New York City to warrant sitting down and ordering a hot chocolate. Luckily for you, we're kind of pros at this, as we frequently turn the cafes of NYC hotels into our makeshift...
December 13, 2011
"How to Make it in America" is back on HBO for its second season and while Rachel is no longer dating the bisexual hotelier, the boys of Crisp--Cam and Ben--have the NYC hotel party scene all, ahem, sewn up. When two fashion buyers from Gadzooks in St. Louis come...
November 01, 2011
In New York's Greenwich Village, right above Washington Square Park, there exists a building known as the Marlton Houseformerly an SRO, it was converted in 1987 into dormitories for students at Parsons The New School for Design. And now, thanks to Sean MacPherson and Richard Born, it's becoming a hotel...
September 12, 2011
Independence Day is done and dusted so will the hotel deals dry up until Labor Day? Not for these nine spots offering stays for under $99 a night. Even better? Many of these are year-round rates so you dont have to wait for the next four-day weekend to take...
July 07, 2011
It was almost two months ago that we discovered a small trend, growing in popularity in Manhattan Hotels at least, and that is latte art. Here's what happens: you sit in the hotel lobby or cafe or restaurant and order up a cappuccino or similarly steamed milk drink and...
January 07, 2011
It's what you've been waiting all year for--The 2010 HotelChatter Awards! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in comments below.This year's worst Hotel Hell came courtesy of our...
December 30, 2010
Brunchtime. It's truly the best time. It's also the best way to experience a hotel without actually have to fork over the money for a room at the hotel. So in a city where weekend brunch is a religion for some, we thought we'd round up 5 Great Hotel Brunch...
October 29, 2010
Off limits come night time if youre a hotel guest As you may have gathered from our review yesterday, we didnt exactly dig our stay at The Jane NYC. But what we lacked as regards a clean room and a pleasant environment, we told ourselves, we were gaining in...
September 01, 2010
Ah, the classic ingredients of a good hotel shagathon. A hastily-discarded-in-the-throes-of-passion earring. A Trojan Ultra Ribbed. A packet of matches for that all-important post-coital smoke. And the remnants of a bagel for when the munchies hit. Unfortunately, those ain't the contents of our bin from our stay at The...
August 31, 2010
Everyone knows about the tiny cabins at The Jane, but what about the big Captains Cabin rooms that come with beds big enough for two and their own bathrooms? We hadnt seen one before, so when we stayed at the hotel last week, we grabbed some respite from our...
August 30, 2010
Forget the Costume Institute Met Ball, last night there was big news in hotel nightlife land. Those rumors were rightThe Jane Hotel's Ballroom quietly reopened its well-guarded doors yesterday. But unlike last fall when its late-night carousing prompted neighbors to complain, the new Jane Ballroom is "gentle", according to...
May 04, 2010
The infamous party ballroom at the Jane Hotel has been closed since last October when neighbors used social media (along with traditional complaint methods) to draw attention to the debauchery going on inside (loud music, smoking, too many taxis waiting on the street.) And while there have been reports...
April 29, 2010
The latest news from the Jane Hotel isn't quite what we were waiting forie. the re-opening of the Jane Ballroombut it's nothing if not in character for the funky hotel over on the west side. Like its sister properties, the Bowery and the Maritime Hotel, the Jane will now...
April 05, 2010
It's almost that time of year againwhen De Niro's "little" film festival hits downtown New York, and locals complain about how they couldn't get tickets. Again. But enough about the actual movies, what about the hotels? Which ones will be the hotspots of the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival? Oh sure,...
April 02, 2010
What swank hotel watering hole opened in June 2009, quickly became a favorite of celebrities and a source of contention for the neighbors, before quickly closing in October? Why yesit's the Ballroom at New York's Jane Hotel, and although it promised to sort things out with its occupancy issues...
February 24, 2010
Strippers! Sex! Tell-All Interviews! Dead Bodies! Bad Rap Music Videos! It always seems that no matter how much Celebrity Scoop we write about in a given week, there's also lots more that we didn't have time to get to. So from now on, every Friday we'll be rounding up...
November 06, 2009
"Sometimes...when I get real nervous..."It looks like a cameo on Gossip Girl wasn't enough for Sean MacPherson. The Bowery Hotel's Twitter tipped us off to the spread that Sean Mac did for the J. Crew Catalog. J. Crew, people. Clothes you can buy off the rack! How bourgeois! The...
October 22, 2009
The latest news in The Jane Hotel v. Neighbors and Pissy Dogs is that the ballroom has been closed down, after city officials raided the bar last week. We're hearing from the hotel that the space will re-open "in a few days" after some "tweaks" are made. However, Gothamist...
October 12, 2009
We know that Sean Macpherson was traveling in Bhuktan last week but we sincerely hope he made it back stateside to watch himself on the last night's episode of "Gossip Girl."In the episode, Sean played himself--a New York City hotelier--who Chuck Bass approaches with his nightclub plans (and tries to...
September 29, 2009
As if dealing with grumpy tenants wasn't enough, The Jane Hotel finds itself fighting another battle with folks who aren't too happy about its presence---the neighbors. A blog and a Twitter feed called Nightmare on Jane Street have been setup to monitor/publicize all the crowds, events, and noise levels...
September 24, 2009
New York City better get down on its knees and thank the hospitality gods for its good fortune this season. Although it's been a year full of recession talk and an accompanying slide in room occupancy, the first cool breezes of autumn are blowing in the city's favor, with...
September 10, 2009
The fashionistas are here! Its 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 were already salivating over. Consider it...
September 10, 2009
Love The Jane Hotel in NYC with its maritime history, Darjeeling Limited feel and its mysterious ballroom/lounge/bar? Don't love the idea of spending a night in a micro-room and sharing a bathroom down the hall with strangers? Worry no more. The Jane has finally opened up it's Captain's Cabins...
September 08, 2009
Here's a look at what some commenters said on HotelChatter recently. Wanna join the discussion? Sign up and become a member. Or use your Facebook account to log-in. And don't forget to follow HotelChatter on Twitter.· The Jane is Not Just for The Olsen Twins; Zach Braff Spotted· Ew,...
August 13, 2009
The Jane Hotel opened up their ballroom space earlier this summer and we were fortunate enough to get a tour of the place by the hotel's very own Sean MacPherson. But there was one place that we didn't get to see--the hotel's private balcony. However, guess who did get...
August 13, 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
Yesterday we gave you our sneak peek at the just-opened ballroom/lobby bar at The Jane Hotel and while the old Socialista space is undergoing renovations (it will soon be a cafe) only drinks are being served for now at The Jane. Hotelier Sean MacPherson said he does imagine some lighter...
June 10, 2009
There's been a lot of confusion in recent weeks about whether or not The Jane Hotel will be getting a rooftop bar and whether or not there is a liquor license on the property. But with the opening today of the hotel's ballroom, we can assure you that yes, you...
June 09, 2009
Hey! For once, we have a report of some positive(ish) happenings at The Jane! Well, kinda: there was a party there full of celebs that seems to have concluded without incident. The movie Away We Go (a promising-looking Garden State-esque film starring the can-do-no-wrong John Krasinski) had its premiere...
June 05, 2009
Once again, the rumors are swirling 'round about the Jane Hotel; there seems to be some serious drama going down on Jane Street and the result might not work out for anyone. In fact, the result may be an entirely boozeless establishment. An anonymous tipster wrote in to...
May 29, 2009
Straight from the HotelChatter mailbag, a lovely girlfriend wants to take her boyfriend to NYC for a mini-holiday. But no ordinary hotel room will do. No, she is looking for a room kitted out with mirrors or as she puts it "a decent size room that has mirrors above or...
May 14, 2009
When The Jane Hotel came on the scene it promised rooms at a bargain rate of $99 a night. Granted, what you were paying for was essentially a capsule room with no bathroom and the chance to live amongst some long-time residents. It's the great bohemian Manhattan experience! And...
May 13, 2009
An excuse to look your prettiest! Tonight is Paper Magazine's Beautiful People Party, and cover girl Katy Perry will be performing along with DJ Cassidy and DJ Jon Jon Battles at the Maritime Hotel's Hiro Ballroom. Thankfully, this year's party will be free of The Misshapes and Lindsay Lohan...
April 09, 2009
We relayed a rumor (hello, we like "chatter" around here) yesterday that the Jane Hotel's upcoming rooftop bar/terrace was not gonna be a-happenin' because it had been voted down by the Community Board. This was really notsogood news and it just seems like the hits just keep on...
April 08, 2009
The rumor mill is a-churnin' with some bad news for Sean MacPherson's Jane Hotel. If you'll recall, before the property even opened, we'd heard all about an awesome rooftop bar and an indoor pool area that were both supposed to be coming to the property in the near future...
April 07, 2009
Today, we really wish that we could have brought you some stunning pictures of Cynthia Rowley's fashion show being held inside of the The Jane's revamped ballroom, but being on the list doesn't mean anything if the show is overfilled, and so we ended up just kicking it with...
February 17, 2009
Confirming a whole bunch of stuff that we reported on last summer (like the "Darjeeling Limited" look), New York Times checks in on the controversial Jane Hotel (winter promo rates now $75!) and its cinematic design influence. Talking with hotelier Sean MacPherson about how he edits out the ordinary...
February 16, 2009
Today is the day that stilettos and mascara wands invade the area around Bryant Park in New York City as Fashion Week winds up for weeks-worth of designer runway shows. With over 200 shows and presentations planned, not all can be held in the temporary tents at the official...
February 13, 2009
Take this with a grain of salt: Page Six has declared Socialista "over." The exclusive restaurant/lounge in the The Jane Hotel's building which the hotel was sort of banking on to make the hotel a bit more of a trendy, social place, though the two establishments were not...
January 26, 2009
We reported last week that the sudden closing of restaurant Socialista brought even more drama to to the ever-growing list of issues at the Jane, the "micro-luxury" Manhattan hotel that has been plagued with a list of woes since its opening this fall. To be clear, the Socialista club...
December 26, 2008
[UPDATE: We just to reiterate that the Socialista club is NOT affiliated with the Jane hotel. They simply rent the space from the hotel.]The tail end of 2008 has been a bit chaotic for Sean MacPherson's new Jane Hotel. The building's SRO tenants have been up in arms over...
December 23, 2008
After we brought you reports this morning of the Jane Hotel's SRO residents' demonstration outside Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode's famed celebrity haunt The Waverly Inn that went down last night, we've received word that the protesters will be taking it to The Bowery tonight. The tenants of the...
December 18, 2008
Yesterday, we learned from NY Mag's Daily Intel that the SRO tenants in the building that houses the new Jane Hotel were threatening to protest outside of Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode's more famous NYC properties, the Waverly Inn and Maritime Hotel. In a hearing this week, the residents...
December 18, 2008
Pink slip, schmlink slip. Just because your business cards are now only good for jotting down your take-out Chinese orders doesn't mean you can't enjoy yourself. Take it from someone who understands: now is the time to take a brief breather and reset your life, and isn't that what...
December 05, 2008
We've already talked about hotels blogging and new hotel iPhone apps today so we might as well talk about hotels Facebooking.The Jane Hotel has joined the ever-increasing group of hotels on Facebook. So far the hotel only has about 20 fans which we understand as it's in the beginning stages...
December 05, 2008
Has it already been two months since we holed up for the night at The Jane Hotel? Although the hotel continues to open in stages, Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode's precious nugget of maritime (and New York) history has been boarding actual paying guests alongside SRO tenants since early...
November 11, 2008
Not only are we committed to giving you the full video room tour from inside the Jane Hotel, we're also committed to staying on top of the hotel's slow unveiling of its public spaces, many of which are still under construction and which will be revealed piece by piece over...
September 22, 2008
It is with little reserve that we approached our stay at The Jane Hotel on Wednesday night; we were going to go whole-hog with our precious time there, bugs and cranky SRO dwellers be damned. Well we didn't find either and the few actual residents we encountered were set...
September 10, 2008
After seeing our story that the Jane Hotel was indeed open and indeed did have $99 rooms available, JetsetCD immediately booked a night at the hotel. Enjoy. It's not everyday we get to sleep where survivors of the Titanic were once sheltered, but that's exactly what we did yesterday at...
September 04, 2008
Over the summer we gave you a few sneak peeks at the Jane Hotel, the newest project from hotelier Sean MacPherson and now those micro-rooms are open for guests. And just in time for Fashion Week too.But remember, these micro-rooms have communal bathrooms at the end of the hallway so...
September 02, 2008
In our story yesterday about the upcoming Jane Hotel from hoteliers Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode, we largely focused on the micro-rooms that would be opening up in mid-August (does that qualify as an oxymoron? Anything with the word "large" next to "micro-rooms" must be.)However, you aren't going to want...
July 29, 2008
We were lucky enough to get a guided tour of the work-in-progress that is The Jane Hotel from none other than the supercool hotelier himself, Sean MacPherson.While much of the place is still under construction as it transforms from rundown SRO housing to the budget-chic Jane, we were still able...
July 28, 2008
No, this is not a set from "The Darjeeling Limited." It's Sean and Eric's new hotel!As we all know The Hotel Riverview has been undergoing renovations to transform the place from old-timey mariners' boarding house to a sleek new boutique hotel from hoteliers Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode.And last we...
June 26, 2008
Ask and you shall receive. In a story the other week about the possible cold war thaw between feuding hoteliers Gregory Peck and Matt Moss (actually, that was just wishful thinking. The frenemy war rages on still), we asked for a copy of the Page Six magazine featuring some of...
June 23, 2008
Last week, we posted this snapshot of the Hotel Riverview and talked about our excitement for the place to open. Afterall, we loved Eric Goode and Sean Macpherson's last hotel redo, The Bowery.But after this email from a trusted tipster, we've decided to keep our enthusiasm in check.It will be...
May 20, 2008
We snapped this shot of the Hotel Riverview from the West Side Highway yesterday during a beautiful, humid-free, warm but not sticky hot day in Manhattan.We have no idea what's going on with the renovations/kicking out the tenants. Last we heard there was a stop work order but the...
May 14, 2008
A few weeks ago, a very reliable tipster (we heard from them about the Hotel Riverview before anyone else) put forth the possibility that hotelier Sean MacPherson was going to operate the Magic Castle Hotel sans partner Eric Goode.Well, said tipster returns with some new info:i have it from...
April 29, 2008
Oh Hotel Riverview. You're a never-ending maze of paperwork and Potemkin villages set up to keep us from figuring out what's going on. Sad thing is, so far it's sorta working. Here's what we do know: The stop work order is still in place on Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson's...
February 07, 2008
Whatever plans hoteliers Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson have for the Hotel Riverview, it won't be an easy task to see those plans to fruition.Hotel Riverview residents and its past guests are strongly against the Goode/MacPherson takeover. No surprise here, although if you didn't know it yet, G & M...
January 17, 2008
· The story we did about the Hotel Riverview evicting tenants is getting some interesting conversation. Most recently, Laksmi Devi said he even heard hotelier Sean MacPherson on the phone outside the hotel. In Davi's words:Mcpherson was standing out on the sidewalk talking to some of his assistants before the...
January 11, 2008
Now that hoteliers Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson have purchased the old Hotel Riverview on Jane Street in NYC, the transformation to hip boutique hotel (aka eviction process of long-term "guests" has begun.) But there's a ray of hope for current hotel staffers. Their jobs may be safe. A downtown...
January 10, 2008
With the confirmation that hoteliers Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson have purchased the old Hotel Riverview with hopes of turning it into a boutique hotel, let's take a moment to reflect that not everyone is crazy about a shiny new hotel in the West Village.Brian Mercer who tipped us off...
December 27, 2007
· Chip Conley: Housekeepers at the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco love the new vacuum cleaners they get every year. In fact, employee satisfaction ratings took off since Conley's JDV Hospitality firm took over.· Michael McGray: London's Hotelier of the Year award went to Michael McGray of the Hyatt Regency...
December 18, 2007
Sorry "Janis Joplin", you will probably never stay at the Hotel Riverview again. A well credentialed tipster, who wishes to remain anonymous, just emailed us this bit of info, confirming that Sean MacPherson (above) and Eric Goode have indeed made the hotel their next project. But it might not be...
December 17, 2007
Further proof that the Hotel Riverview will be the site of Eric MacPherson and Sean Goode's next project? The front desk is telling people they are not taking reservations because they are all booked. Not even if the person is a Janis Joplin impersonator. Brian Mercer emailed us with his...
December 17, 2007
Back in October we got a tip from a reader that there was undercover construction work going down at the Hotel Riverview at 113 Jane Street and that it was rumored to be a new hotel from Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode, they of the Bowery and Maritime Hotels. Our...
December 07, 2007
From the tip line, we hear that some undercover construction work has started at the Hotel Riverview at 113 Jane St. Our tipster wonders if it could be Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson's new project. The grimy hotel--celebrating its 100th birthday this year--has some history, including the dubious distinction of...
October 23, 2007
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