HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Rooftops

Florence: The Westin Excelsior in Florence Unveils New Rooftop Terrace With Killer Views

Jennifer Kester — 2009-08-26T09:09:41-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sestoview.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Westin+Excelsior%2C+Florence/ian/141203">The Westin Excelsior, Florence</a> used to attract a who's-who of the film industry to its Roof Garden, the top-floor terrace, with such VIPs like Franco Zeffirelli, Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, Orson Welles, Leonard Bernstein, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. But it's been a while since some of those folks have stopped by. (Yes, we know a few of them are no longer alive.) But the hotel is now looking to reclaim its glamorous glory by reopening the rooftop terrace with the (awkward) new moniker SE.STO on Arno in late September. After a $4 million renovation, the rooftop is reopening as a bar, restaurant and lounge. A curved, upholstered wall marks the entrance to the bar and

New York: The Empire Hotel is a Revolving Door of Celebrities

juliana — 2009-06-18T10:52:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/heidiklum_empirehotel.jpg" class="top"> If the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Empire+Hotel/ian/125729">The Empire Hotel</a> actually had a revolving door, we could say that the hotel is a revolving door of celebrities literally but even with a boring set of pull doors, celebrities keep on coming and going from this Midtown West hotel. And some of these recent celebs have actual talent (unlike <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/17/102534/811/hotels/The_Kardashian_Clan_Promotes_Their_Empire_at_The_Empire">The Kardashians.</a>) Orlando Jones is shacking up at the Empire in a $1,500-a-night suite while he does he stint on Broadway, starring in The Wiz. Also, Heidi Klum stayed at the hotel to attend a Victoria's Secret Beauty luncheon on the pooldeck. According to a source, she was "wonderful and smiley" but was a little tired (probably because she's pregnant,

New York: W New York Wants To Spend Sunday Nights With You

juliana — 2009-06-02T10:03:43-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wsummersundays2.jpg" class="top"> Rooftop hotel parties in New York are all the rage these days. From uptown to downtown, hotels are finally understanding that their guests want a piece of the pie that is, the glorious rooftop pie where they can be on top of the world for a little while without having to book the penthouse suite.In that spirit, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+New+York/ian/126897">The W New York</a> on Lexington Avenue has just announced its own Summer Sundays rooftop parties inside the hotel's Extreme Wow Suites (these are essentially the presidential suites.) Starting June 7 and running through Labor Day, every Sunday from 6pm to 10pm, the terrace of these suites will open and guests can order drinks from a cash bar

New York: Thompson LES Really, Really Needs to Keep It Down

Jenna — 2009-05-29T12:15:36-05:00

<![CDATA[<object width="486" height="412"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BIdo00HRRl8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BIdo00HRRl8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" width="486" height="412"></embed></object> Wow. We waited and waited and waited for the <A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Thompson+LES/local/31">Thompson LES' </a>outdoor pool yes, the one with Andy Warhol's face at the bottom to open up. And now that it has, we feel so bad for the hotel's neighbors that we wouldn't be opposed to it being taken away. A tipster for <a href="http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2009/05/other-backside.html">Vanishing New York</a>, who is a resident of the backside tenements that face the Thompson LES pool, participated in a community meeting that was held to address the "excessive noise" coming out of the hotel: <blockquote> "People were upset about the pool noise," the tipster reported. The hotel hosted a

New York: Express Checkout: Rooftop Bars In Manhattan

juliana — 2008-05-20T17:15:01-05:00

We were teased with some nice weather last week, but unfortunately as we head into Memorial Day weekend, the weather gods have crapped on us again.

When it turns nice again, here's a bunch of hotels with rooftop bars to enjoy. Remember: Some places require a room key and some don't. And contrary to popular belief the Pod Hotel, pictured, just has a rooftop deck--and it's BYOB.

Shelburne Murray Hill

GPH

La Quinta Inn