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Bike Your Days Away In Long Island City

ASchechter — 2011-09-28T09:48:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/BNY.jpg" class="top">OK, so we can all agree Queens is making some strides in the hotel department. Though we originally <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/1/6/164140/6971/hotels/Would_You_Go_to_Queens_for_a_Rooftop_Bar_">put up a fight</a> in 2010 about trekking so far just to see a rooftop bar, we've since <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/23/32239/3823/hotels/Watch_The_Owner_Of_The_Z_Hotel_Tear_Up_The_Dancefloor_">expanded</a> our horizons. For our next visit, however, we're setting our sights a bit closer to the ground. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/RAVEL+HOTEL/local/4525">Ravel Hotel</a> just announced a new bicycle amenity, the first of its kind by a hotel in the entire borough of Queens. Helping them achieve this goal is <a href="http://www.bikenewyork.org/">Bike New York</a>, a nonprofit that promotes safe bicycling around New York City. Already, we can tell this is going to be a more practical endeavor than <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+London+Leicester+Square/local/1724">W London</a>'s <a

The Z Hotel Has An Electric Violinist Of Its Very Own

ASchechter — 2011-06-29T12:21:21-05:00

The Z Hotel had our attention last week when they debuted their 100-room hotel with sky beams, a light-footed Henry Zilberman, and one of the most beautiful views we've seen in a while. For their July 4 bash (which remains invite only, sorry outer borough friends!), they have chosen to enlist the skills of the very same electric violinist who one-upped the DJ at their opening party, Gray Devio.

We've heard of hotels hiring global music directors to oversee the music scene, and once in a while a lounge pianist catches our eye. But a resident electric violinist—who plays on the roof?! This is something new.

Watch The Owner Of The Z Hotel Tear Up The Dancefloor

ASchechter — 2011-06-23T10:45:01-05:00

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Four Points Long Island City Hits Delays But Has Great Deals for May

pbb — 2011-03-03T11:14:46-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/4912/FourPointsLIC.jpg" class="top"> Once <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/26/91137/0626/hotels/Starwood_Wants_An_Even_Bigger_Bite_Of_The_Big_Apple">scheduled to open in late 2010</a>, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Points+By+Sheraton+Long+Island+City+Queensboro+Bridge/ian/358935">Four Points by Sheraton Long Island City</a> has hit another snag and won't be opening as planned today. The new soft-opening date is April 28. Rooms for early May are currently quoted as low as $139 if you pre-pay and $149 for a refundable room. This being a Four Points property, that price also includes your free wifi and bottled water. There are also a few interesting package deals, including a deal for 40 percent off a second weekend night stay and a package that gives you two free $20 Metrocards for the train for a rate bump of only $10. So, yes, the hotel is in

At This Holiday Inn, Not Staying in Manhattan Means a View of Manhattan

JetSetCD — 2010-09-22T14:54:52-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/HILIC.jpg" class="top"> Can you even Believe that what you are looking at above is a true <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday%20inn">Holiday Inn</a>? And what's even crazier, is that it's an affordable. new one within New York City. When it comes to finding an alternative to the $400+ nightly rates of Manhattan hotels, many travelers think of Brooklyn or New Jersey, but they could be staying a whole lot closer if they considered the Long Island City section of Queens, where this beauty stands tall. It's the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/ian/274232">Holiday Inn--Manhattan View</a>, and since those floor-to-ceiling windows face straight to the Manhattan skyline, we're guessing that the hotel lives up to its name. It sits one block away from the subway too, only a