HotelChatter - Stories about Algonquin

HotelChatter - Stories about Algonquin http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:06:19Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/950 New York: While New York's Oak Room Closes, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Starts A Music Festival In Vegas http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/3/8435/54557 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/BlackLipsBarbaraCarroll.jpg" class="top">Two main players in the hotel music world are really getting the shake-up this month, and all we can do for now is sit back and watch (or, you know, listen) as the changes come to pass. For starters, let's face the awful truth that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Algonquin/local/950">The Algonquin</a> is saying bye-bye forever to the Oak Room, its famed piano lounge that has hosted cabaret legends from Barbara Carroll to Julie Wilson to Steve Ross. According to the <a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/end-of-a-cabaret-era-the-oak-room-is-closed-for-good/?scp=1&sq=oak%20room&st=cse">NY Times</a>, audiences there have been "declining." But it's not all doom and gloom! Head westabout 2,200 miles westand witness a positively burgeoning indie music scene when Sports Illustrated Swimsuit hosts its first-ever music festival at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Cosmopolitan+Las+Vegas/local/1779">The Cosmopolitan</a> (where ASchechter 2012-02-03T09:00:02-05:00 New York: A New Autograph Collection Hotel Launches Today in NYC http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/11/82623/3515 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/TC_Carlton_Lobby_.jpg" class="top">That's right, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Algonquin/local/950">The Algonquin</a> is no longer New York's only Autograph Collection hotel. As of tonight at midnight, rooms at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Carlton+on+Madison+Avenue/local/1762">The Carlton</a>, on Madison Avenue and E 29th St, will be bookable via the Autograph <a href="http://www.autograph-hotels.marriott.com/">website</a>, under the category of Boutique Chic. The Rockwell Group, who has worked on other hotels like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Cosmopolitan+Las+Vegas/local/1779">The Cosmopolitan</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Ames+Hotel/local/1568">The Ames</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Trump+Soho/local/274">Trump Soho</a>, revealed that The Carlton is in fact housed in a former carpet showroom. And when renovations began, they discovered not only a Tiffany style glass dome on the mezzanine level, but also exquisite mosaic flooring, which had beenas luck would have itpreserved perfectly by the carpets themselves. Oh, the serendipity of interior design! ASchechter 2012-01-11T09:00:01-05:00 New York: The Algonquin Kitty Forced To Wear A Leash http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/23/9158/6034 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/gallery_302_image_2709.jpg" class="top">For the second time this month, Mayor Bloomberg's administration has forced the exodus of someone who really wasn't doing any harm to anybody in the first place. This time, we're talking about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Algonquin/local/950">The Algonquin</a>'s resident kitty, Matilda III. After Matilda II <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/14/03452/9337/hotels/We_Sat_Down_with_The_Algonquin_s_New_Lobby_Cat_and_Took_Lots_of_Pictures_">retired</a> to Brooklyn last winter, Matilda III has been holding down the fort, greeting guests, and generally keeping up her reputation as the coolest cat in all of New York. But one thing she wasn't doing: helping the hotel stay within health code. According to the <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/meow_trage_at_algonquin_73LjLIUVYEdf5HITLCeroJ">NY Post</a>, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene sent a "reminder" to the hotel that its routine health inspections were being compromised by the presence of Matilda ASchechter 2011-11-23T09:15:02-05:00 New York: The Algonquin Hotel to Close This Winter for Renovations http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/28/1237/0234 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/algonquinroom.jpg" class="top"> The Algonqin, circa 2009. Looks like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel renovations">Hotel Renovations</a> are all the rage these days and the latest hotel to get in on the action is the historic <a href="">Algonquin Hotel</a> in New York.<a href="http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2011/10/new-yorks-storied-algonquin-hotel-major-renovation/558825/1">USA Today</a> reports that the hotel will actually close for three months at the start of the new year to complete a major overhaul of the guest rooms. The hotel already did a refurbishment of its lobby back in 2007 along with some guestroom soft good upgrades but the hotel must have needed more, perhaps to keep up with its affiliation as a Marriott <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/autograph collection">Autograph Collection</a> hotel. (Speaking of Autograph, the collection just unveiled a new fancy website you should juliana 2011-10-28T12:37:07-05:00 New York: Is The Hotel Lobby Just A Fading Trend? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/5/131230/768 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Pod7.jpg" class="top">To stay on top of the hotel game, we find it useful to check in with people behind the Front Desk. For this week's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Concierge%20Interviews">Concierge Interview</a> with John Williams, who is the president of travel planning service, New York Guest, we were curious about the changing nature of hotel lobbies. Some are <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/9/22/212524/015/hotels/Inside_The_New_Marriott_Marquis_Lobby">spectacles</a>, some are popular <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/7/20/83320/1052/hotels/Why_The_Pod_Hotel_s_New_Cafe_Is_Never_Empty">hangout</a> spots. But are they actually useful? To find out, we sat down with John in (where else?) a lobby. Specifically, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Algonquin/local/950">The Algonquin</a>, whose concierges are staffed by New York Guest. To start things off, what are some good lobbies to enjoy during fall in New York? Go to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/MANDARIN+ORIENTAL+NEW+YORK/local/190">Mandarin Oriental</a>watch the leaves change in Central ASchechter 2011-10-05T14:20:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/