HotelChatter - Stories about 60 Thompson

New York : This Might Be The Trippiest Bathroom In New York

ASchechter — 2011-10-25T09:30:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Bathrrom.jpg" class="top"> We recently got to check out a suite at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/60+Thompson/local/15">60 Thompson</a>, a hotel known for its <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/20/101225/508/hotels/_Smoosh_in_Style_at_Thompson_Hotels_with_Designer_Condoms">sex appeal</a> as much as for its <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/26/154134/73/hotels/Here_Kitti_Kittichai">spicy</a> Thai food. But what struck us during the visit wasn't the designer condoms, or the use of curry paste (though the restaurant's tangy Pad Thai was awesome). It was the near-psychedelic effect produced by all the dark red marble lining the bathroom walls. The patterned walls are such a sensory overload that they gave our camera's auto-focus a run for its money. Zooming in and out to get a clear shot, we felt ourselves getting a little woozy. It was all we could do to stop ourselves from grabbing the

New York: 5 NYC Room Service Items To Cool You Down This Summer

ASchechter — 2011-06-08T13:43:26-05:00

<![CDATA[For a few days this week, New York was actually feeling pretty pleasant. Blue skies, cool breezes, and plenty of sunshine. But this morning's humidity is just a harbinger of the pit-stain-inducing, ninth-circle-of-hell-reminiscent city heat wave that will soon be upon us. Worry not, HotelChatter is here to help! Here are our top picks for refreshing room service treats: <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Crosby.jpg" class="top"> · Above the LEED-certified <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Crosby+Street+Hotel/local/1550">Crosby Street Hotel</a> in Soho is a rooftop garden lovingly tended to by head chef Anthony Paris (above). All produce that's grown in the gardenand they harvest everything from melons to tomatoes to blueberries to herbsdirectly serves the hotel's kitchen. Make use of the Crosby's sophisticated English Afternoon Tea menu, which includes a

New York: Two More NYC Hotels to Hit Up For Creepy Cocktails And Costumes

MsRebecca — 2010-10-22T12:59:49-05:00

If you're in NYC for Halloween but haven't been invited to Heidi Klum's famous party, hotel festivities may be your answer. At the Empire Hotel near Lincoln Center, the holiday will be marked in the best possible way: with booze.

Halloween cocktails being served at the hotel include the Jack O’ Lantern, pictured above, which contains Jack Daniels, orange bitters, absinthe and sugar cubes. Other creepy cocktails include a Pumpkin Tini, Black Widow (Frangelico, sugar cane, steamed milk), Skeletons in Your Closet (Gin, lemon, simple syrup, lingonberries and prosecco) and The Witching Hour (Sobieski Vanilla, Cr�me de cacao White, Baileys, Kahlua and simple syrup).

'Smoosh' in Style at Thompson Hotels with Designer Condoms

juliana — 2010-09-20T10:29:52-05:00

Yes, you read that headline right. Thompson Hotels will now be selling limited-edition designer condoms at their hotels.

Fashion designer Charlotte Ronson (sister to Sam and Mark) has teamed up with Proper Attire condoms to create stylishly packaged condoms so that ladies will feel comfortable reaching for protection that isn't branded with words like "MAGNUM" and "Ribbed for her pleasure."

Instead, the condom package designs are tasteful and whimsical and come in three different types--color (hot pink), sheer and basic. Even better, each sale will benefit Planned Parenthood.

New York: What's On The Sunset Menu at 60 Thompson's Kittichai?

MsRebecca — 2010-07-29T10:49:22-05:00

We love delicious food and an even tastier cocktail, but you know what we hate? Waiting for tables. So we're probably not going to hit up the latest 'it' restaurant until it's no longer jammed with every single stylish hipster in town. At 60 Thompson's luxe-Thai restaurant Kittichai though, we found a solution to this dilemma: the Sunset Menu.

Served between 3—5:30 p.m. daily, this between-meals tasting session is our new favorite way to eat. When we dropped by the hotel last week around 4 p.m., we were the only diners in the restaurant for about 30–40 minutes. We loved the quiet—especially in the feng shui surroundings—but if you need a scene, you should look elsewhere.