HotelChatter - Stories about The Strand NYC

New York: Need A Room On W 36th St? Soon There'll Be Tons

ASchechter — 2011-10-20T09:04:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Midtown2.jpg" class="top">In July, we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/7/27/20249/3582/hotels/Tryp_by_Wyndham_s_Website_Looks_Great_Now_They_Just_Need_To_Finish_The_Hotel">updated</a> you on the progress of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Tryp%20By%20Wyndham">Tryp by Wyndham</a>'s new joint near Penn Station. Back then, we thought, 'Oh, a new hotel for midtown. How nice.' And kept walking. Little did we know of the crazy hotel activity that was taking place right across town! A recent stroll down West 36th St between Fifth and Sixth Avenues revealed no less than three hotels going up right next to each other along the south side of this block, including a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Holiday%20Inn%20Express%20Hotels">Holiday Inn Express</a>, a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hyatt%20Place">Hyatt Place</a>, and an unnamed "boutique hotel." Talk always turns cold when the subject of Manhattan hotel over-saturation comes up. But the question remains: does this city really

New York: Double the Snuggies! NYC Rooftop Bars Drink Through the Cold

pbb — 2011-02-09T14:11:22-05:00

Indoor-outdoor rooftop bar 230 Fifth, already rightly famous for its Snuggie offerings, is going even bigger this winter, just in time for a cold snap that has New Yorkers even more gripey than usual.

Set atop the former Victoria Hotel, the massive nightlife space is adding 50 new heaters and doubled the size of its Snuggie collection to more than 1,000, meaning the club now has enough fleece robes for every last guest. Also added this season is a new drink list which purportedly includes cocktails

which offer a moderate dose of that jolt popularized by the now-banned caffeine and alcohol infused energy drinks, such as Four Lokko.

New York: Is It A Library? Is It An Aquarium? Why, Yes. And It's Also The Strand NYC's New Restaurant

MsRebecca — 2010-10-28T09:25:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/StrandRestaurant.jpg" class="top">When we heard that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Strand+NYC/local/1533">The Strand NYC</a> was finally getting its <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/22/73858/9217/hotels/Strand_American_Bistro_Opens_At_The_Strand_NYC_No_Fish_Called_Avalon_In_Sight_">ground-floor restaurant</a>--but it wouldn't be A Fish Called Avalon as originally announced, we were kinda bummed. Then, we were charmed by the idea of what is now The Strand Restaurant, an American bistro-style bar and lounge that promised art, books, and classic American fare. After dropping by last night's opening party for the restaurant, we can't comment on the full restaurant experience yet (we didn't even get a chance to sample the appetizers that were circulating)--but we can bring you this gallery of snaps we took in each of the restaurant's three rooms. And perhaps you can help us out and let us

New York: Strand American Bistro Opens At The Strand NYC (No Fish Called Avalon In Sight)

MsRebecca — 2010-09-22T09:23:30-05:00

We're fans of Top Of The Strand, the rooftop bar at the Strand NYC, so are happy to hear that the little hotel tucked away in the garment district now has a full restaurant.

Only it's not an outpost of Miami's A Fish Called Avalon, as was planned back before the hotel opened. The new restaurant is called Strand American Bistro, which is more straightforward--and seems fitting, given what we've seen at the bar and in the hotel decor in general.

New York: 10 New York Hotels With Empire State Building Views

MsRebecca — 2010-09-02T14:01:31-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/GuesstheEmpireView.jpg" class="top">Last week we heard all about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/8/27/72617/9283/hotels/Is_This_It_For_Hotel_Pennsylvania_Skyscraper_Gets_The_Go_Ahead">new skyscraper</a> to rise about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Pennsylvania/local/161">Hotel Pennsylvania</a> and how it would block people's views of the Empire State Building. Our first reaction to this whining was: Woe is me to those who can afford to live in a building that offered them in the first place! Our second thought: there are loads of hotels with views of the Empire State, either from the guest rooms or the rooftops, and not all of them are the most expensive joints in town. So here, in no particular order, are 10 New York City Hotels With Views of the Empire State Building for your virtual sightseeing pleasure. Of course, there