HotelChatter - Tag: Manhattan Hotel Reviews

New York City: Digital Nomad Lobbies: Millennium Broadway

markj — 2009-08-19T11:48:34-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/millenium_broadway_lobbyb.jpg"> There has been a lot of talk recently about the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nomads29-2009jul29,0,3204273.story">lifestyle of digital nomads</a> -- folks who work from wherever they might roam. HotelChatter has been covering hotel wifi since the beginning, but as we cited in our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/Worst_WiFi_Hotels_2009">2009 annual hotel wifi report</a> times they are a changin'. Hotel: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Millennium+Broadway+Hotel+Times+Square/local/1214">Millenium Broadway New York Times Square</a> Location Layout: There are three levels. The street level is the busiest level, level two is bound to have a conference going on and level three is fairly open. Outlets: Plenty of 'em. Furniture: Each level has a set of couches and good lighting. Aside from the street level, which is a bit darker.

New York City: Digital Nomad Lobbies: W Times Square

markj — 2009-08-17T14:14:41-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/w_timesquare_lobby.jpg"> There has been a lot of talk recently about the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nomads29-2009jul29,0,3204273.story">lifestyle of digital nomads</a> -- folks who work from wherever they might roam. HotelChatter has been covering hotel wifi since the beginning, but as we cited in our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/Worst_WiFi_Hotels_2009">2009 annual hotel wifi report</a> times they are a changin'. Hotel: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+New+York+Times+Square/ian/199889">W New York Times Square</a> Location Layout: You enter around the corner from Times Square, but have to get yourself to the 7th floor before you are actually in the lobby. Once there, expect dim lighting, base pumping music, and fembot servers asking you if you want a drink regardless of the time of day. Outlets: Could not find one. Furniture:

New York: City Club in Manhattan for Under $200 a Night

juliana — 2008-03-04T17:16:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/cityclubdeal.jpg" class="imgborder">Can't afford the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/4/163953/6574/hotels/What_Does_1_000_a_Night_at_the_Plaza_Get_You_Hint_Not_a_Talking_Robot_or_WiFi_Access">Plaza?</a> Check into the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/City+Club+Hotel/local/147">City Club Hotel</a>. The hotel is currently offering rates of $185 on Quikbook.com. (What is up with Quikbook and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/21/163541/957/hotels/HotelChatter_Reader_Deals_Places_to_Pass_Out_on_St_Patrick_s_Day">insanely cheap</a> NYC prices?)We did some searching and found a room there available this weekend, March 7 and 8th for that rate along with a free pass to the nearby New York Sports Club gym.However, it is for the tiniest room category in the hotel--"One person max" says the description--and it comes with a full bed. A queen luxe room bumps up to $245 and a king luxe bumps to $295.If you can split with a friend, the luxe double double is going for $345 which is $172.50 per

New York: Semi-Stream of Conciousness Hotel Review: A Boutique Dorm Hotel

markj — 2008-01-23T11:28:06-05:00

Remember, hotel qt? the glorified scene hostel where you can actually get a hotel room in Manhattan for under $200? Well, we spent the night there recently. We were not lucky enough to pay under $200, however, we did pay $239 in all for our "F" type platform and it lived up to its just-a-step-above a pod room billing.

Egalitarian, to say the least.

New York: Hotel Video Tour: Midtown's Hotel QT

markj — 2008-01-16T16:54:45-05:00

<![CDATA[ <embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1378314996" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="playerId=1378314996&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://services.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="339" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> New York City hotel rates have been hit by the January thaw, thus it is a great time to snag some Manhattan hotel nights. Late last week we decided to keep costs low and shack up at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/andre%20balazs">André Balazs's</a> quickly-becoming-legendary boutique dorm hotel in Midtown -- <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/hotel+QT/local/89">Hotel QT</a>. Our "Type F" room ran us $239 for the night and lived up to its just-a-step-above a pod room billing. Platform bed, small flat screen television, and very little room to do much more than sleep. The pool area was fairly quiet, though we did see a naked dude coming out of the sauna