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BROOKLYN: A Rooftop Restaurant Will Open At Hotel Le Bleu...For The Third Time

ASchechter — 2011-12-16T09:15:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/LeBleu1.jpg" class="top">Back in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/24/8946/6809/hotels/Is_Hotel_Le_Bleu_Going_Out_Of_Le_Business_">October</a>, we had some major doubts over the future of poor old <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Le+Bleu/local/720">Hotel Le Bleu</a>, Brooklyn's little eight-story black sheep. But it turned out the giant "for rent" sign that had been draped unceremoniously over the building and the roadside signage was only a reference to the hotel's rooftop dining space. And now it seems to have attracted a new tenant. <a href="http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2011/12/new-restaurant-in-at-hotel-le-bleu/">Brownstoner</a> is reporting that the banners have come down, and that a new establishment, called, of all things, "The Rooftop," will be opening there in early 2012. And maybe that was the whole problem in the first place. Maybe the hotel's first two failures, The Vue and Il Tetto, didn't have enough

Brooklyn: Is Hotel Le Bleu Going Out Of Le Business?

ASchechter — 2011-10-24T11:30:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/LeBleu1.jpg" class="top">Judging from two giant "FOR RENT" signs posted outside Brooklyn's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Le+Bleu/local/720">Hotel Le Bleu</a>, it would seem that the entire place was going out of business. But when we stopped in to ask the Front Desk what was going on, they told us it is in fact just the rooftop restaurant and lounge that are in the stinker, and not the actual hotel. Hmm, twice in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/3/12/103016/944/hotels/No_Vue_for_Brooklyn_s_Hotel_Le_Bleu_as_Rooftop_Lounge_Closes">two years</a>? Sounds like the penthouse space at Le Bleu might be what we like to call <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Closings">Le Cursed</a>. According to a Front Desk staffer, the hotel and rooftop remain under the same ownership, but the two spaces are rented out separately. These signs simply indicate that the hotel is

Brooklyn: Would You Pay $999 A Night To Get Away From Irene?

ASchechter — 2011-08-30T09:50:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/vue.JPG" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/29/11288/4700/hotels/Hurricane_Irene_Brought_Out_the_Best_in_Some_Hotels">Yesterday</a>, we gave a mention to NYC hotels who put on a brave face for hurricane-afflicted guests. But it's not all free breakfasts, goodie bags, and general hotel humanitarianism. The <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/08/29/2011-08-29_bklyn_hotel_soaks_shelter_seekers_for_999.html">NY Daily News</a> reported on a scary case of hotel swindling that took place over in Brooklyn (evacuation zone C, in case you were wondering). Before we name the actual hotel who was caught charging stranded guests a spine-tingling $999 per night, we have to ask: in this day and age, is it really worth taking advantage of helpless hotel guests just to make a few extra hundred bucks? Inevitably, once the panic is over and the storm has passed, bad reviews will pop up, horror

Brooklyn: Rates Get Low at These 5 Brooklyn Hotels

ASchechter — 2011-06-10T13:14:13-05:00

There's been a lot of action on the Brooklyn hotel opening front as of late, but right now, only one of those new properties is actually open (see below).

Here's a look at the options for independent budget hotels in the Brooklyn area that you can book right this instant. All of them, except for Nu Hotel, have availability for the July 4th weekend, which, lest we forget, rapidly approaches.

Selecting one random one-night date, July 21, we plugged it in for all the properties to see what they had to offer.

Brooklyn: Vue Is Out, Italian Is In At Hotel Le Bleu in Brooklyn

MsRebecca — 2010-03-22T10:37:47-05:00

The Vue, the restaurant at Brooklyn's Hotel Le Bleu, may have only closed a couple of weeks ago but the hotel landlord is promising that a replacement will open soon. And shocker, it might be an Italian restaurant, a "classy Italian" one that is.

Domenic Tonacchio tells The Brooklyn Paper:

“The restaurant will be run by a prominent chef with experience in Bay Ridge and Lower Manhattan."