HotelChatter - Brooklyn

NYT Retreats to Brooklyn to Check Out the Nu Hotel

KatieK — 2009-02-02T09:40:59-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/nuhotel_nyt.jpg" class="top"> We know its unflattering to be too smug, but we could have saved the New York Times the hassle of retreating to Brooklyn if only they had read our coverage of the outer boroughs <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Nu+Hotel/local/1271">Nu Hotel</a>. But alas, such was not the case, and this past weekend the NYT <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/travel/01checkin.html?ref=travel">checked in</a> to the downtown Brooklyn boutique hotel, which you might remember opened last August. The experience produced <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/10/125241/22/hotels/Checking_In_On_Brooklyn_s_Nu_Hotel_Big_Clean_White_and_Bright">obvious</a> results (well, obvious if youve been eyeing the place as closely as we have been): bright, modern rooms; cork floors and hammocks (in three of the rooms); views of the Brooklyn House of Detention across the street; a fantastic location but noisy traffic from Atlantic

Checking In On Brooklyn's Nu Hotel :: Big, Clean, White and Bright

Jenna — 2008-10-10T12:55:36-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/nuhotelbrooklynroom.png" class="imgborder"> We listed Brooklyn's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Nu+Hotel/local/1271">Nu Hotel</a> as one of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/17/16590/7850/hotels/The_Five_Best_Hotels_for_Those_Not_Afraid_to_Go_to_Brooklyn">top five hotels in Brooklyn</a> and ever since it opened, we have felt like it could be a place we wouldn't mind stashing our visiting parents, whether we lived in Manhattan or right around the corner. Since our parents (or friends) haven't had a chance to check it out for themselves -- <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/1/13026/64838/hotels/The_New_Nu_Hotel_Offers_a_Room_With_a_Hammock_and_a_Serial_Killer_View">hammocks</a> in the rooms and all -- we dropped into <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60827-d1103707-Reviews-Nu_Hotel-Brooklyn_New_York.html#MIDC">TripAdvisor</a> to see what reviewers had to say. Feedback was mostly positive -- a couple "teething problems," but nothing out of the ordinary for any recently-opened hotel. But what really jumped out to us were the number of reviewers who commented on

The Five Best Hotels for Those Not Afraid to Go to Brooklyn

Jenna — 2008-09-17T17:56:50-05:00

You may not know it, but part of HotelChatter HQ happens to be located in Brooklyn, NY. And if you were, say, heading to NYC for a big-city visit, we'd be quick to recommend our 'hood instead of that busier, slightly more stressful borough over the bridge (don't be scared! Brooklyn kicks ass!) But hey, we'll be the first to break the news to you: hotels are pretty hard to come by 'round these parts.

But we're here for you. You're gonna be tired when you get here (you know, cause "no sleep 'til Brooklyn" and all) so we'll get right to it: after the jump, our five fave Brooklyn hotels.

Brooklyn Hotel Boom :: Maybe Not So Much

Jenna — 2008-08-08T15:02:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/brooklynsign.png" class="imgborder"> <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2008/08/08/brooklyn_hotel_slaughter_rooms_slashed_in_half.php">Curbed </a>pointed us to a kinda sorta sad story about the Brooklyn hotel boom turning out to be, uh, notsomuch a hotel boom at all. Those 5000 hotel rooms on the way? Nopers! They summed it up: <blockquote>A <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08082008/news/regionalnews/bklyn_inn_for_trouble_123620.htm">Post</a> report claims that of the 5,000 new hotel rooms planned for Brooklyn, more than half may never see their first check-in. According to an industry expert, of the roughly 25 Brooklyn hotels in the pipeline, many planned for Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg, only seven will be completed within the next three years. That's a total of about 2,000 hotel rooms, which would still significantly increase the borough's current tally of 1,200.</blockquote> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Gene%20Kaufman">Gene Kaufman</a> may

RoomMate Hipster is Way Cheaper Than RoomMate Grace

Jenna — 2008-07-23T10:23:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/nylofthostel_1.png" class="imgborder"> NYC's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/RoomMate+Grace+Hotel/local/1283">RoomMate Grace Hotel</a> (formerly the Hotel QT) had her dorm-sized rooms going for $349 a night on Quikbook last time we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/15/233430/462/hotels/Hotels_Near_Times_Square_RoomMate_Grace_is_Kind_of_an_Expensive_Broad">checked</a>. Pass. Luckily, for those of us who happen to be down with the dorm-style hotel thing, we've got another NYC option in that lovely alterna-trendy Williamsburg/Bushwick area of Brooklyn. And it's $29.99 a night. How do you like that, RoomMate Grace? Take the L train (natch) down to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/New+York+Loft+Hostel/local/1290">New York Loft Hostel</a> on Varet St. where you can live like the kids these days and stake out a bunk bed in a big, shiny room full of cheap hip young things. RoomMate Hipster (ha! We're so funny)