http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T14:39:09Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Downtown%20Manhattan%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/27/172145/643 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/wall_street_sign.png" class="imgborder"><p>Last month, it was tentative that W Hotels would be opening its doors in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/12/115924/360/hotels/Things_Will_Be_Great_When_W_Hotel_is_Downtown_">downtown Manhattan</a> but today it's a done deal that the W will rise in NYC skyline. (Scary!)<p><b>W Wall Street</b> will be opening sometime in 2008 at 123 Washington Street, near where the new Freedom Tower is going up. As with all new Ws being built, the W Wall Street will have residences built within it, making it the first of the now six W Hotels in Manhattan with residences.<p>Some more detes:<blockquote><p>The 57-story building will offer all of the W signature comforts, including its Living Room experience where guests can socialize while sipping cocktails, and the Whatever/Whenever® 24-hour concierge service that can provide whatever juliana 2007-03-27T17:21:45-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/30/122913/697 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cnet_wii_gvoort.png" class="imgborder"><p> A lucky CNET reviewer Caroline McCarthy was able to test out the Wii consoles for rent at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Gansevoort/local/34"><b>Hotel Gansevoort's</b></a> duplex penthouse suite.<p>The brief video tour shows us the suite's bar, sick cityline views, a telescope for your voyeurism fantasies (maybe you could see the people in <a href="http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9678328-1.html?tag=head">Thor on the LES?</a>) and of course the 42-inch High Definition LG plasma TV which offers you the optimium Wii-playing field and for some added hipness, is flanked by Warhol prints.<p> The hotel can outfit your hotel room with these consoles for free and you don't have to be in the Penthouse suite to use them. Although, the extra square footage up there gives you more room to juliana 2007-01-30T15:22:34-05:00 40.740171 -74.005927 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/12/145656/287 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/q_n_a.jpg" align="right">A reader recently emailed us with this question:<b><blockquote><p>I will be coming into NYC in May for ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) and I would like to stay in a hip hotel that isn't overpriced. </blockquote></b></p><p>Well, that isn't an easy feat. You see, hip in Manhattan-speak translates roughly to $400-$450 a night. But if you were wondering where we would tell our friends to stay, here's what we suggest.<p>&#183; <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+NEW+YORK+UNION+SQUARE/ian/174141"><b>W Union Square</b></a>: The place has a great restaurant, Olive's and a hip nightlife with Underbar. It's also in the heart of Union Square which is less touristy than say, Times Square. But our main reason for suggesting this hotel is that the rooms are fairly large here. juliana 2007-01-12T15:46:29-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/26/12123/261 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/soho_grand_view.jpg"><p> The above photo was taken from room 633 at New York's <a href="http://www.sohogrand.com"><b>Soho Grand Hotel,</b></a> where we stayed earlier this week.<p> Last year, after our brief visit to the Soho Grand, we gave the hotel <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/11/1/152848/612/hotels/Stay+Classy%2C+Soho+Grand+Hotel">a list of unsolicited suggestions</a>. Soho Grand was cool enough to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/12/16/85947/560/hotels/Soho+Grand+Responds+To+HotelChatter">reply to us</a>, and a year later, we decide to visit the Soho Grand to see if she did indeed stay classy.<p> What did we find? Well, last year we had to pay $400 for our mid-week one night stay, and this year? Over $500. The price came as no real shock, as $500 hotel stays in downtown New York are run-of-the-mill this fall--yeah, depressing we know.<p> Rates aside, what markj 2006-10-26T12:30:39-05:00 40.721951 -74.004111 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/10/2/192038/640 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/nyc_downtown_map_image.png"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Downtown-New-York-City-Hotel-Scene-Map"><b>Click Here to Go Straight to the Downtown NYC Map</b></a><br><br> Back in 1998 Big Punisher rapped about "Uptown Baby", but we're here to talk about Downtown Baby today. In the fall of 2006 current hip hop fare is completely unlistenable, but Downtown NYC hotels are all the rage. <br><br> Screw those stuffy old historic hotels in Midtown and by Central Park. These days whether you are a local, a tourist, or a business traveller, more and more people are sneaking a peak at downtown Manhattan hotels, and we put together a list and mash up to prove it. <br><br> We tried to make our hotel map list--wait for it-- as helpful as possible. Important info like room rates, juliana 2006-10-03T12:00:39-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/