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New York: Movie About A Sex Addict Shot Multiple Scenes in (Duh) The Standard Hotel

ASchechter — 2012-01-09T10:15:03-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/standardhotelviewcorner.jpg" class="top">Michael Fassbender could have just been going along with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">Standard New York</a>'s exhibitionist trend when witnesses caught him <a href="http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/56822151.html">in the act</a> inside one of the hotel's see-through rooms. But as it turns, out, Fassbender was just filming one of the scenes for Shame, a new movie directed by Steve McQueen that follows the life of a sex-crazed businessman (played by Fassbender) in NYC. And, not to condone such lurid behavior, but, man, this guy gets down. Like, everywhere. Including The Standard, which beautifully sets the scene for two climactic moments in the film. The first happens inside the Boom Boom Room, where Carey Mulligan (who plays Fassbender's sister), made up a little like Marilyn Monroe,

New York: Your Beer 'Stache Could Win You Two Free Nights At The Standard

ASchechter — 2011-11-30T09:00:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Stache.jpg" class="top">Got a good 'stache? In honor of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Movember">Movember</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Standard%20Hotels">Standard Hotels</a> is running a Facebook contest that encourages people to send in photos of their frothy beer-soaked moustachesthe winner gets two nights at either <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+Downtown+LA/local/51">Standard Downtown LA</a> or <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">Standard NYC</a>. Plus $200 to spend at the Standard Biergarten. Gotta keep that 'stache good and watered! Of course, we wouldn't be nearly interested in this if we couldn't take a peek at some of the entries submitted so far. Like contestant Ryan, pictured above, who is in the lead with 103 votes. Though we have to admitwe don't see too much froth happening on that upper lip! Looks like this contest needs some real gentlemen to

'How to Make it in America' Has The NYC Hotel Hierarchy Listed

juliana — 2011-11-01T13:38:48-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/camandben_mondriansoho.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hbo.com/how-to-make-it-in-america/index.html">"How to Make it in America"</a> is back on HBO for its second season and while Rachel is no longer dating the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/3/14/231658/997/hotels/Who_is_the_Inspiration_for_the_Bisexual_Hotelier_from_How_to_Make_It_in_America_">bisexual hotelier</a>, the boys of Crisp--Cam and Ben--have the NYC hotel party scene all, ahem, sewn up. When two fashion buyers from Gadzooks in St. Louis come into town looking for fashion ideas and wild parties, they get a little lesson on what's hot and what's not in the hotel world. The girls first tried to get into the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/15/133356/102/hotels/Bold_Faced_Names_Welcome_Standard_s_Boom_Boom_Room">Boom Boom Room</a> at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">The Standard</a> but despite offering to fellatiate a doorman (ew), they got turned away. One of the girls says, "I knew we should have stayed at The Standard.

New York: Beyonce And Her Fashion-Forward Unborn Baby Hit Another NYC Hotel

ASchechter — 2011-10-18T09:41:33-05:00

At five months pregnant, she's still running the world

As we know, the Standard has a way of bringing out the best and worst in people. In this case, it seems Beyonce had a rather positive reaction to the hotel's penthouse space during a recent photo shoot with Terry Richardson.

The iconic photographer, who was shooting her for a Harper's Bazaar cover story, captured the star in all her radiant glory—pink trench coat, sparkly dresses and all—including an equally magnificent backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. Imagine that. Her unborn baby hasn't even taken a breath of oxygen and already he or she has traveled to cooler places than us. Sigh.

New York: If The Cooper Square Hotel Turned Into A Standard, What Would It Look Like?

ASchechter — 2011-10-12T14:35:01-05:00

We've heard rumblings that Cooper Square Hotel will probably turn into a Standard Hotel now that hottie hotelier Andre Balazs owns the place. AB's involvement with the hotel was already public knowledge when his signature was discovered on some liquor license documents back in September.

Now, after the initial shock waves have settled, we're starting to wonder: what exactly is in store for this bizarre, overlooked hotel located in Manhattan's thriving East Village? Though only two miles from the Standard, the crowds here differ greatly from those of the Meatpacking District. But will the hotel, under the new Balazs regime, adapt?