RoomMate Grace Hotel, formerly the Hotel QT, had rooms going for $349 a night on Quikbook for Monday July 21st. Unless, they combined their notoriously small rooms into spacious suites, this is a totally bad rate. Keep in mind that a "Petite" room is one of the smallest rooms in...
July 16, 2008
We now have photographic of the Hotel QT's fall from Grace...er fall to Grace, Hotel Grace that is.A reader walking by Andre Balaz's former boutique dorm hotel snapped this shot of the hotel's new signage.Looks like Grace is still packing in some guests but we're still not a big fan...
July 09, 2008
The boutique dorm room hotel QT has become Room Mate Grace.After we reported in May that Andre Balazs sold his Hotel QT to Spanish hotel group Room Mate, the place sort of dropped off everyone's radar and we didn't hear much about it. But thanks to a heads up from...
July 01, 2008
We must have been so distracted by the crazy curtains in the windows of the rising Standard Hotel NYC, that we have been neglecting the man behind the hotel himself, Andre Balazs.Interestingly enough, a bunch of AB-related stuff has come in through our inbox. Here it goes in no particular...
May 01, 2008
Little bro Jaunted tells us, Nikki Six of Motley Crue and Kat Von D, star of LA Ink are in love. In love with themselves, in love with each other and in love with the dapper dandy that is the Bowery Hotel's logo. We guess they believe in the religion...
March 25, 2008
Fashion Week begins tomorrow in Manhattan. We hope you have been starving yourself! We have. It turns out being sick totally helps you lose weight. You should try it. Go outside with your hair wet and you'll look like a skinny minnie in no time. Here's the latest round-up of...
January 31, 2008
Remember, hotel qt? the glorified scene hostel where you can actually get a hotel room in Manhattan for under $200? Well, we spent the night there recently. We were not lucky enough to pay under $200, however, we did pay $239 in all for our "F" type platform and...
January 23, 2008
New York City hotel rates have been hit by the January thaw, thus it is a great time to snag some Manhattan hotel nights. Late last week we decided to keep costs low and shack up at André Balazs's quickly-becoming-legendary boutique dorm hotel in Midtown -- Hotel QT. Our...
January 16, 2008
In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us. All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly. Today's Hotel Deals 01.11.08 - 01.13.08 *Hotel Opening Rate*$Duane Street Hotel From $209/nightThe newly opened Duane Street hotel is...
January 03, 2008
The NY Daily News reported today that hotelier Andre Balazs is looking to unload some of his hotels such as the Hotel QT:The celeb-friendly hotelier would keep The Mercer in SoHo and would continue to manage and operate all his hotels under the proposed deal. "We want to take the...
November 13, 2007
Wednesday night, André Balazs threw a little shindig at Hotel QT for the release of a new edition of Kelly Klein's book Pools and HotelChatter was on hand to take in the scene for you. André was sporting a slick seersucker suit--in creme and white, not standard blue, natch....
June 01, 2007
It's not exactly pool-weather yet but at the Hotel QT, its Thursday night Agua pool parties resumes tomorrow. NewYorkology reports that "admission is free, there's live music, and yes, there really is a swimming pool you can use." Like all savvy/annoying party promoters these days, Agua has a MySpace page...
March 28, 2007
Looks like asking you folks to join the HotelChatter Flickr Pool yesterday did us some good. We got a bunch of new photos which we plan on posting this week, starting with this set from Flickr member Lucifer Bumps. So c'mon in and get your hotel photos published.When we think...
March 07, 2007
A tipster recently showed us the way to the Pool Party MySpace page which is apparently the Hotel QT pool party that runs every Saturday night from 9pm to 3am with music spun by DJ ShaneDaddy. (Yes, even in the fall and winter.)The good thing about it is that there's...
October 20, 2006
Yesterday's New York Times suggests 10 Manhattan hotels under $250 a night where you can expect "a good night's sleep, a hot shower and a place to secure your shopping bags" but not necessarily "deluxe accommodations and top-notch service. Hm. Ok we will buy that, if you can actually...
December 12, 2005
According to the NY Post, the flashiest Fashion Week hotel was Hotel QT. Er, what we meant was; the place you were most likely to get a fashion week flash was Hotel QT, and it might not be the kind of flash you were looking for. A few guests...
September 21, 2005
The NY Times Fred Bernstein reviewed Hotel QT. His bottom line: buzz doesn't guarantee a pleasant stay. He stayed in room 805, and commented on the tiny room: My room (805), which the front desk labeled "superior," was a very narrow rectangle - not much wider than the king-size...
September 06, 2005
The pool area at HotelQT is officially open--we snapped this photo yesterday. Earlier this week, the lobby/bar/pool area was christened with what seemed like an extremely orchestrated run by pieing during the Radar Magazine launch party. We will let the recently pied review the lobby/pool area for you after...
May 20, 2005
Three New York City hotels made Condé Nast Traveler's 2005 hot list. HotelChatter has plenty of coverage on these three hotels, if you dig a little you will find much more than the teaser stories we link to below. Our one sentence thoughts on the New York City hot...
April 27, 2005
This photo is from inside the shower of Hotel QT Standard Room 1404. Looks like you get a view of the Lion King billboard as you shower. This billboard is bound to inspire thousands of off key guests to sing Hakuna Matata during their morning showers. Great. Maybe that...
April 13, 2005
[Photo Shoot by HotelChatter photographer Noah Kalina.] Hotel: Hotel QT Floor: 12th Floor Room Number: 1208Current Price: $225 a night Square Footage: 240-270 SQ FT Highlights: Privacy, flat screen TVs, use of space that would make Ty Pennington proud. Question: See that sliding glass door in the bathroom? You can...
April 12, 2005
[Photo Shoot by HotelChatter photographer Noah Kalina.] Hotel: Hotel QT Floor: 12th Floor Room Number:1207 Current Price: $285 a night Square Footage: 240-270 SQ FT Highlights: Bunk Beds, Flat Screen TV's, Views of 4 Times Square...yup...bring your binoculars cause you can look in on Conde Nast. Question: Who gets the...
April 12, 2005
The lobby pool and bar are now open over at Hotel QT, maybe that is why the opening rates suddenly went away. NewYorkology reports on the open-24-hours-a-day-pool: It's not exactly designed for swimming laps. More likely it's for pretty people looking for the perfect pretense to patter into a...
March 16, 2005
Our friends over at Gridskipper are in the midst of a cool series on "knowing your hotelier". Today they profiled Balazs, and some how got through it without mentioning Uma, congrats. Besides the story being thankfully Uma-less, two things stood out: 1. Gridskipper mentioned Hotel QT was not yet...
March 15, 2005
Hotel QT is open for business. Early visitors claim the rooms are small, and the hotel is definitely still in soft launch mode, however, the opening deal is incredible. $99 a night, if you can snag it. Remember, a youth hostel was the inspiration for QT, and hotelier Andre...
March 11, 2005
After taking a walk passed Hotel QT's Times Square location yesterday we now understand why the QT isn't ready for a walk through. The worker bees are hard at work getting the joint together. Oh yeah, and even though the Times piece from last weekend alludes to the "social...
December 16, 2004
Sure, sure André Balazs and his PR Machine are humming like a well oiled machine as they race towards opening their new Times Square hotel, dubbed Hotel QT. A NY Times article here, a press mention there, you know the drill. But, it appears that the folks over at...
December 15, 2004
Our room 708. No view. But very very nice and clean. Good shower head, good pressure. Good bed. Slept like a log.
NEVER take the room 319. It's disgusting. I mean, if you don't smoke, of course.
The best place to stay while in NYC!!
Perfect hotel to visit NY: optimal position; clear, good and large room; good breakfast; free WiFi everywhere!
Woooohooo hooooo free drink for me!!!!! Great service at bar!!!!
Decent hotel near Time Square
Room 901 same as other comment. No window bathroom had odor. Clean but not best room. I stay here a week each month. Other rooms better. Some with fridge n microwaved.
If it's raining remember to claim your umbrella from reception instead of paying $5 from the concierge
Great hotel!!! Everything was perfect. I travel a lot... Often stay in Westins.... Room was great here. Breakfast was exactly as described!!
Food position,free wifi(slow in The room),breakfast included.food chiude
Response to Leo J.: We are disappointed to hear that you didn't like your room. Next time you stay with us, please ask the front desk to be moved to another room. They will be happy to assist you!
The continental breakfast in New Jersey is better.
Make sure to deny room 319. Inside, no sunlight, smoke room and no vent on bathroom.
absolute must to check out the hole in the wall bar on the second floor. maybe the best bar in new york.
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