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HotelChatter - New York http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2013-05-19T03:11:07Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ After 3-Year Delay, Four Seasons New York Downtown Is Back On Track http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/5/16/17341/8444 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Four_Seasons_Lower_Manhattan_New.jpg" class="top">Three years ago, we told you to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/6/11346/3703/hotels/Four_Seasons_Downtown_NYC_To_Break_Ground_In_2012">mark your calendars</a> for the 2014 opening of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Four%20Seasons%20Hotels">Four Seasons New York Downtown</a>. Well, here we are in 2013 and not much progress has been made. In fact, we were juuust getting ready to strike said reminder from our iCal when we stumbled across <a href="http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Silverstein-Secures-Construction-Financing-for-82-Story-Manhattan-Condo-Hotel/148597">this article</a> yesterday throwing our hopes back into the air. The reports says that the project is once again moving forwardnow that financing has been securedand that the 185-room luxury hotel is now set for a 2016 opening. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/4/153457/3771/hotels/Lower_Manhattan_Four_Seasons_Opening_in_2011">Originally</a>, this hotel was slated to open in 2011 (ha!), though by now we've come to understand that projected opening dates mean diddly squat and ASchechter 2013-05-17T10:31:16-05:00 New York Hilton Midtown Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity...Or, At Least, Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/5/16/172151/020 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Hilton_New_York_1963_Small.jpg" class="top">We recently mentioned an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/atlantic%20city%20hotels">Atlantic City</a> casino hotel that was celebrating its 10th birthday with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/5/1/162930/5642/hotels/Go_Borgata%2C_It%27s_Your_Birthday!_They%27re_Doling_Out_Deals_Like_It%27s_Your_Birthday">cash giveaways and a big ol' concert</a>. Well, that's one way to do it. Over in Manhattan, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+New+York/local/299">New York Hilton Midtown</a> is celebrating the big 5-0 by launching a new <a href="http://www.hiltonnewyork50.com/">website</a> that fills people in on the hotel's colorful history (did you know this was the first hotel to replace keys with keycards? Yeah, neither did we!). But there's more happening here than just reminiscing over old black-and-white photos (see above). Another component of the birthday celebrations are what the hotel is calling 50 Random Acts of Hospitality, which calls for New York Hilton Midtown employees to "engage in ASchechter 2013-05-17T09:36:17-05:00 Now You Actually Have A Reason To Check In Early At the Plaza Athenee http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/5/16/0398/91009 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Plaza_Athenee_New_York_Early_Check_In.jpg" class="top">Nothing is worse than showing up bleary-eyed to your hotel and being told your room isn't ready yet. Worse still if your bones ache from sitting on a plane all day and you've been dragging around your suitcase for so many hours that your hand has become permanently locked in claw grip position. Thankfully, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Plaza+Athenee/local/2181">Plaza Athenee</a> in New York has come up with a solution to the whole early check-in conundrum: the "Rest and Refresh" package. By reserving ahead of time, guests can kill time in their own private Spa Suite, which comes with a marble bathroom and private steam shower. In addition, they can request a facial or massage, and even sneak in a quick ASchechter 2013-05-16T09:16:20-05:00 The View From New York, New York in Las Vegas is Quite Scary http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/5/15/172258/019 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/nynyroomview.JPG" class="top"> But it's only scary because we can catch the folks riding up one of the roller coaster peaks right before it dips back down. Luckily, these windows are noise-proof so we can't hear the people screaming. Other than that, we're quite pleased with the view especially since once we look down we can spy on the pool scene.As for the rooms at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/New+York+New+York+Hotel+and+Casino/local/700">New York, New York</a>, we're staying in a "Park Avenue Room" but let's be clear here--it's a long ways from Park Avenue in the real NYC. The furniture is new as are the bedding, pillows, curtains and such but the bathroom is showing its age, the shower in particular. Also, we're bummed by the juliana 2013-05-15T17:36:41-05:00 Frankfurt Artist Recreates His Neighborhood Bar At Hôtel Americano http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/5/15/82557/9978 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Oppenheimer_Bar_Hotel_Americano.jpg" class="top">When we first uploaded the above photo into our story, we worried that it was upside down*; then we realized it actually didn't matter because disoriented, confused, and slightly dizzy is exactly how you're supposed to feel at Bar Oppenheimer, a new pop-up bar that debuted this week inside <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Americano/local/4804">Hôtel Americano</a>. Bar Oppenheimer is located in the basement of the hotel via a narrow cement staircase behind the hostess stand in the lobby. There's no sign, no big door with a velvet rope, not even a hint of the bar's presence anywhere in the hotel. (However, that may be a good thing because when you eventually find itas we did, after five minutes spent aimlessly wandering down ASchechter 2013-05-15T11:31:23-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/