HotelChatter - Stories about 60 Thompson

New York: Rachel Zoe Switches Her New York Hotel Loyalty

JetSetCD — 2009-09-30T16:03:51-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/RZoeStandard.jpg" class="top"> Alright, we'll admit it: we are totally addicted to the Bravo Show The Rachel Zoe Project, which follows top Hollywood stylist Rachel Zoe through runway shows in New York, award show fittings in LA, and everywhere in between. In the first season, Rachel famously occupied the penthouse at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/60+Thompson/local/15">60 Thompson</a> hotel in the Soho neighborhood of New York City. When the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Thompson+LES/local/31">Thompson LES</a> opened, we knew that it was only a matter of time before Rachel Zoe was calling it "bananas" and making it her new headquartersas she did in the second season during New York Fashion Week. Her husband Rodger her assistants Taylor and Brad all agreed that the view from the LES'

New York: Guess Who's Probably Not Allowed at Above Allen or A60?

juliana — 2009-07-10T12:11:35-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wise_story.jpg" class="top"> Ali Wise, the blonde armcandy to Thompson Hotels' <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/jason%20pomeranc">Jason Pomeranc</a> for many years, was arrested the other day for hacking into another blonde's voicemail accounts using some computer software called SpoofCard. No one knows for sure why Wise would be so unwise and hack into this person's voicemail but a few reports speculate that it may have something to do with affairs of the Pomeranian...er....Pomerancian heart. <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/07/10/2009-07-10_exes_mark_spot_for_voicemale_taps.html">NY Daily News</a> reports that Wise is "cuckoo" over Pomeranc who she split from late last year but has been reportedly seeing on and off. Sources says she may have used the Spoofcard to hack into his voicemails and emails to find out if he was dating other women.

New York: Thompson Hotels Walked Us and We Liked It

juliana — 2009-05-26T14:25:04-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/60t_walk.jpg" class="top"> We typically wait until the last minute to book our hotel rooms. Call it poor planning, a genetic pre-disposition, procrastination or absent-mindedness, but that's just what we do. So last Tuesday, we were surfing around <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotwire">Hotwire</a> to find a hotel room in New York for the following night. We took a chance on the site's blind booking process--otherwise known as hotel roulette--and after doing extensive research on BetterBidding.com, we were confident that our four-star hotel in downtown was <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gild+Hall/local/869">Gild Hall.</a> And we were right. Even though we could have booked online at the Thompson Hotels website for about $10 more, it was more fun to do the Hotwire thing. Except when we arrived at

New York: The '150 Lafayette Hotel' Has a Very Familiar Logo

juliana — 2009-05-18T12:56:23-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/lafayettethompsonlogos.jpg" class="top"> It's just another day in the fiercely competitive New York City Hotel World today. The Mondrian Soho is still rising on 150 Lafayette Street in New York and once <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/morgans-hotel-group-reports-first-quarter-2009-results?dist=msr_8">completed</a> in late 2009 or early 2010 (our money is on the latter date), the hotel will assume all the bells and whistles that belong to a Mondrian Hotel. But until then, the hotel's developers, Sochin Downtown Realty, LLC, </a> has a website devoted to the property with a very interesting logo. Can't quite place it? Let us help you <a href="http://www.thompsonhotels.com">here.</a>Yes, this looks strikingly similar to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Thompson%20hotels">Thompson Hotels</a> logo except Thompson's logo is all one one line and has one less block. Thompson's flagship

New York: Back Where It All Begins :: Inside 60 Thompson

juliana — 2008-08-18T14:57:52-05:00

Last month, we spent a night inside 60 Thompson in Soho, New York--a hotel we had not slept at since 2002, way before the Thompson Hotels began expanding at a rapid rate.

So how does this flagship property hold up compared to the newfangled properties that Thompson has since opened, including the three that opened in NYC in the past year--6 Columbus, Gild Hall and Thompson LES? We have to say, 60 Thompson is still very, very, very good.