HotelChatter - Stories about The Muse - A Kimpton Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T04:17:37Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/167 New YOrk: Hooping It Up In Your Hotel Room Encouraged at The Muse Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/4/9267/62345 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hulahoopmuse.jpg" class="top"><p> When we first saw the words "Hoop There It Is," we thought we were in an early &#146;90s time warp and wondered if Miami bass was back on the charts. But no, it&#146;s just another wacky hotel amenity promotion&#151;this time, courtesy of Kimpton&#146;s <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Muse+-+A+Kimpton+Hotel/local/167"><b>The Muse Hotel</b></a> in New York City.<p> Riding the tails of yet another resurgence of hula-hoop fitness (doesn&#146;t it seem that this comes around every three years or so?), The Muse is offering a &#147;Hoop There It Is&#148; amenity basket, with all the goodies you need to get hula-ing: a hoop, a hula-hoop workout video (we think they probably mean DVD) and a small towel. Because, after all, hula-hooping burns between 150-200 calories MsRebecca 2009-11-04T09:48:05-05:00 New York: Get Your Zen From The Muse Hotel's Zin Cup http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/10/162331/790 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/zincup_1.JPG" class="top"><p><i>We've kicked off our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/summer cocktails">Summer Cocktails</a> series where we profile fun new summer drinks that hotels are making. Got one we should know about? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">Send us the recipe with a photo of the drink.</a> Otherwise, enjoy and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/hotelchatter">@reply us</a> when you're wasted!</i><p> <p>Summer! Friday! Cocktail time! Been a stressful week? Is mama interested in a big fat ol' glass of Zin? Try this instead: <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Muse+-+A+Kimpton+Hotel/local/167">The Muse New York&#146;s</a></b> new restaurant and wine bar, <a href="http://www.niosrestaurant.com">NIOS</a> (a new post-renovation emergence) is touting a sweet little twist on the Pimms cup, Created by Jacques Bezuidenhout. Enjoying it in the Muse lobby bar itself may not feel so summery (there are digital fireplaces, after all), so Jenna 2009-07-10T16:30:10-05:00 40.7579859 -73.983697 New York: Kimpton&#146;s Muse and 70 Park Avenue Hotels Have 'Pride' http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/8/182546/1683

Joining in this summer’s Gay Pride Celebrations in New York City, the Kimpton Group’s The Muse Hotel and 70 Park Avenue Hotel are offering special packages from May 1-July 31, including the weekend of Gay Pride in New York, starting June 20.

70 Park Avenue’s $259 “Propose on Pride” package (above) includes all the little luxuries you’ll want when you propose to your partner, including deluxe accommodations, champagne cocktails, breakfast in bed, a map of the Gay Pride Parade route, and a rainbow flag and disposable camera to record your outings at the parade and your special moment on bended knee.]]> EricRosen 2009-06-09T10:32:08-05:00 40.7579859 -73.983697 New York: First Look Inside The Muse New York's New Lobby and Bar http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/15/121421/010 <![CDATA[<p><object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=19692434001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=19692434001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> <p> <p>Last month, we brought you <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/26/95643/8804/hotels/Sneak_Peek_at_the_Muse_New_York_s_New_Lobby">news</a> that The <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Muse+-+A+Kimpton+Hotel/local/167">Muse New York</a></b> &#151; the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com?tag/kimpton hotels">Kimpton</a> property in midtown Manhattan that we know and love for its creative packages, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/17/13619/009/hotels/Is_the_Muse_Hotel_s_Canine_Concierge_America_s_Next_Top_Dog_">pet concierge</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/31/16040/5456/hotels/Party_Dispatch_Muse_Hotel_s_quot_Mix_Match_and_Splash_quot_Cocktail_Challenge">mixology challenges</a> &#151; was wrapping up a multi-million-dollar, multi-stage overhaul and had started the process of unveiling its brand new lobby. When we last dropped in, the newly-revamped lobby area was just <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/26/95643/8804/hotels/Sneak_Peek_at_the_Muse_New_York_s_New_Lobby">peeking out</a> from behind thick black curtains Jenna 2009-04-15T12:37:21-05:00 40.7579859 -73.983697 New York: Sneak Peek at the Muse New York's New Lobby http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/26/95643/8804

The Muse New York — the Kimpton property in midtown Manhattan whose creative packages, pet concierge and mixology challenges we've come to develop a soft spot for — is wrapping up its long renovation process in the coming weeks.

The hotel is in its final stages of the multi-million dollar makeover that's being going on for a couple of years now — the rooms were completed in October of '07 — and the lobby had been closed since early January of this year. That wasn't such a bad thing for some people, though: some TripAdvisor reviews reported a major rate kickback because of the construction. ]]> Jenna 2009-03-26T10:11:27-05:00 40.7579859 -73.983697 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/