http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:56:22Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Bloomberg http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/12/13/10524/655 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Tryp2.jpg" class="top"><p>It looks like things are coming along at the new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Tryp+By+Wyndham+Times+Square+South/local/4959"><b>Tryp By Wyndham</b></b></a> near Times Square. Though the hotel has definitely breezed by its planned November opening, a near-finished lobby (see photos below) and newly-installed signage should mean we start to see some action here after the holidays. <p>This is of course just a fraction of the mega hotel explosion that New York City is about to endure over the next few years, as per <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/11/15/92121/020/hotels/Mayor_Bloomberg_Gets_Serious_About_New_Hotels">Bloomberg's vision</a>. But all 7,000 hotel rooms are not created equal&#151;nor do they simply appear overnight. For instance, over the next few months, we should be looking at a new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Conrad+New+York/local/4796"><b>Conrad New York</b></a> (fancy art), a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hyatt%20Hotels"><b>Hyatt</b></a> in <a ASchechter 2011-12-13T10:45:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/23/25223/160 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/oakroomdining.jpg" class="top"> <p>Bloomberg's Ryan Sutton went inside <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Plaza/ian/105314">the Plaza Hotel's</a></b> legendary <b>Oak Room</b> &#151; and, um, to put it lightly: he<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a.Oafd6VBH6s&refer=muse"> wasn't so into it</a>. <p>Before we get to his scathing review, a bit of background: The Oak Room opened up way back in 1907 as a men's bar, closed during Prohibition and then re-opened in 1934 as a full-blown restaurant. Recently, it had closed once again for a big facelift and debuted its new look in November. With a new copper finish on The Oak Bar and a brand new promising chef (Joel Antunes), hopes were high. The menu, according to the <a href=" http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=a.Oafd6VBH6s&refer=muse">Bloomberg piece</a>, is still packed with insanely expensive items: apps for $18-$58, Jenna 2008-12-23T09:24:48-05:00 40.7642950 -73.972997 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/