HotelChatter - Tag: Gregory Peck

San Francisco: The Crescent Hotel San Francisco is Open But Rooms Are Sold Out

juliana — 2009-10-21T12:17:59-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/crescentsanfranroom.jpg" class="top"> The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Crescent+Hotel+San+Francisco/local/1564">Crescent San Francisco Hotel</a> is opening <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/9/17/194219/437/hotels/The_Crescent_Hotel_San_Francisco_Will_Open_October_21">today</a> but when we went to check on reservations, dates were unavailable until October 28th. Rates were available then for a low, low rate of $105 a night but we wondered what was up with the supposed delay? We checked in with hotelier <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Gregory%20Peck">Greg Peck</a> who told us that hotel is indeed opening today. The reason why you can't make reservations until the 28th is actually quite simple: the hotel is sold out. Peck also added that he would be onsite all day today working with staffers to get the hotel ready for its first guests. While this weekend is out for a stay at the Crescent,

San Francisco: The Crescent Hotel San Francisco Will Open October 21

juliana — 2009-09-18T15:55:36-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/crescentsanfranroom.jpg" class="top"> Here at HotelChatter, we're so jaded about new hotel projects and predicted opening dates which never come to fruition, that we actually forgot about the plans for a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/16/103111/065/hotels/Gregory_Peck_To_Open_The_Crescent_San_Francisco">Crescent Hotel San Francisco</a> from hotelier <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/gregory peck">Gregory Peck</a>, the man behind <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Crescent+Hotel+Beverly+Hills/local/20">Crescent Beverly Hills</a> and the infamous <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Cooper+Square+Hotel/local/247">Cooper Square Hotel.</a> But we're very happy to report that the hotel will be opening on October 21 and rooms for that night are open for a very affordable rate of $105 a night. Located a block north of Union Square, on Stockton and Stutter, this used to be the Allison Hotel, a long-term, SRO hotel that Peck and his partner, Mark Henderson, completely gutted and

New York: The End is Nigh :: Cooper Square Hotel Has Soft Opening Rates at $275 a Night

Jenna — 2008-10-08T12:46:34-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/coopersquareext.png" class="imgborder"> Luxist did an <a href="http://www.luxist.com/2008/10/03/lux-qanda-hip-hotelier-gregory-peck/">interview</a> with young <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/gregory%20peck">Gregory Peck</a>, the hotelier behind the it's-never-gonna-open, wait-maybe-it-is, oh-wait-no-it's-not <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Cooper+Square+Hotel/local/247">Cooper Square Hotel</a>. In the interview, he talks mostly about how he feels about the state of the hotel industry and not so much about the Manhattan property specifically. But our fave quote was definitely this one: <blockquote>We spend a lot of time developing a unique concept and a narrative for what we want the hotel to be and then we execute it, painstakingly focusing on ever detail of the process.</blockquote> "A lot of time" indeed. "Painstaking" is an adjective we'd use to describe what this construction process at CS has seemed like, too. While the interview didn't

New York: Snapshot :: Does Anyone Even Care About The Cooper Square Anymore?

Jenna — 2008-09-09T17:55:10-05:00

Jebb was so kind as to drop a gift into the HotelChatter Flickr Pool for us: check out this photo of the Cooper Square Hotel shedding its scaffolding. He adds on his website:

The Dildo of Darkness [Ed Note: LOLz] had its entryway scaffolding removed on 3rd Avenue this morning.
The Cooper Square Hotel lobby appeared somewhat finished with working light fixtures, too.. at least, that's what we could see through the parts of the windows that were not covered with brown craft paper.

Thanks for the update; but we're sort of like, "meh." We got sick of waiting for you, Cooper Square. We're not those kinda girls. We're out.

New York: Gregory Peck Gets Serious About Cooper Square

juliana — 2008-08-14T13:58:48-05:00

This summer is shaping up to be the summer of hoteliers in magazines. The latest to join the group is Gregory Peck who gets all serious in the Sur la Terre magazine about his hotelier business (Sorry, no online link available!)

The piece is just a simple Q&A with Peck about how he got started in the hotel world (he used to work for Northstar Capital which funded several Ian Schrager hotels) and what his hotelier philosophy is about.

Oh yeah, and a little bit about Cooper Square. Nothing that we or Klaus Ortleib haven't already told you though.

Some tidbits after the jump.