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New York: The Sanctuary Hotel Wants You to Peek In On Their Dress Rehearsal (at $159 a night)

juliana — 2009-10-15T01:03:38-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ModelGuestroom1.jpg" class="top"> Manhattan is a hotbed of hotel openings right now so if a trip to New York is on your agenda this fall, there are plenty of new hotels to try out. But some of them might be a little out of your budget like The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/6/102735/715/hotels/Inside_The_Crosby_Street_Hotel">Crosby Street Hotel</a> at $459 a night and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/5/11459/4020/hotels/Inside_Ink48_The_Newest_Kimpton_on_The_Block">Ink48</a> at $269 a night. So to get a deal, you might need to try a hotel that's not quite all the way open yet, like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Portland+Square+Hotel/local/171">The Sanctuary Hotel</a>. This is a hotel that we've been waiting a long time to see (like since <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/12/125811/51/hotels/2007_New_York_City_Hotel_Openings_Preview">2006</a>). Located in Times Square, the hotel is still known as The Portland Square Hotel but

New York: Sanctuary NYC to Ask: "Would You Like a Yacht With That?"

JetSetCD — 2008-10-28T09:14:46-05:00

By the time the new 4-star Sanctuary Hotel opens in the former 2-star Portland Square Hotel off of Times Square, the renovations will have taken a healthy two years to complete.

Seeing as how this will be the first upscale hotel property for Impulsive Group (who own the Marrakech and Ameritania, as well as several hostels in New York), we can't say we have high expectations for the project; we've always thought of it as just another Midtown hole. But now that they've gone and thrown a yacht into the deal, we may have to stop hesitating and start salivating.

New York: Snapshot: The Sanctuary Hotel Preview Photos

juliana — 2007-02-28T16:52:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/sanctuary_NYC_2.jpg" class="imgborder"/>This month, construction is expected to begin on the old <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Portland+Square+Hotel/local/171">Portland Square Hotel</a> in Times Square with the hopes of it turning into a four-star boutique hotel called <a href="http://www.sanctuarynyc.com">Sanctuary</a>.The hotel is from the same people behind the Upper upper West Side spot, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/6/5/14474/75938/hotels/_Affordable_Chic_at_Marrakech_Hotel">Marrakech</a>. They kindly emailed us some photos of what the hotel rooms aspire to be. You can still stay at the hotel while renovations are ongoing (the Sanctuary name change goes in effect when the lobby is finally completed) but really why would you put yourself through that?Anyways, when and if the rooms get finished, each room will feature <blockquote>an in-room bath, surrounded by adjustable leather drapery, to allow for an instant open

New York: Update: Sanctuary NYC Not Related to Sanctuary SoBe

juliana — 2007-01-17T13:51:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/portland_square_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder"> In our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/12/12/125811/51/hotels/2007_New_York_City_Hotel_Openings_Preview">2007 New York City Hotel Openings Preview</a>, we said the former Portland Square hotel in Times Square was to turn into a Sanctuary Hotel brand by hotelier Keith Menin, the man behind <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Sanctuary+South+Beach/local/128">Sanctuary South Beach</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sanctuary+On+Camelback+Mountain/local/127">Sanctuary Arizona</a>. However, we have learned that while the hotel will be named <a href="http://www.sanctuaryhotelnyc.com/">Sanctuary</a>, it will not be a Menin-project. The hotel was bought by Hank Freid, a developer and CEO of the Impulsive Group who is also behind the Ameritania Hotel and the Marrakech Hotel in Manhattan. Freid is aiming to bring the previously two-star property up to a four-star luxury boutique hotel by adding some "sexy" amenities and sleek decor.<blockquote>One of the hotel

New York: NYC Hotel For Under $150? Here You Go

markj — 2005-09-20T16:35:35-05:00

...and you thought gas gouging was wrong.

Ya think the Portland Square Hotel is a tad cramped?

The price of hotel room in Manhattan is gettin' nutty folks.

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