http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T17:28:34Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Nobu%20Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/13/10352/6525 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/NobuHotelMap.jpg" class="top"> <p>Is the world still game for a <b>Nobu Hotel</b> from <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Robert%20DeNiro">Robert DeNiro</a></b> and star chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa? Ever since plans for the first Nobu Hotel in New York's Financial District were announced last May, we've kept our ears wide open for any other tidbits on the topic only to see it disappear quietly into the history of funky hotel rumors. <p>Now nearly a year later, <i><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/citydiary/5140913/Nobus-raw-plan-for-hotels-Dashwood.html">The Telegraph UK</a></i> has resurrected the concept of a Nobu Hotel by explaining the delay (issues with a 50 percent sale of the company) and assuring the world that "<b>plans are currently being drawn up</b>." We're assuming then that their plans to commandeer the building at 50 Broad Street are JetSetCD 2009-04-13T11:21:21-05:00 40.7058640 -74.011610 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/8/163119/5280 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/4912/nobu_downtown.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>We're giving up our half-hearted ban on Robert De Niro coverage now that he's got the <b>Nobu Hotel</b> in the works. <p>The Financial District property will be half-hotel, half-condo and include a spa and a Nobu restaurant outpost. (In case you can't make it the less than two miles to the Nobu in Tribeca.)<br> <p>The NY <i>Post</i> has it that 77 condos will be up top--where they belong--and the floors below will house the 128 hotel rooms. The restaurant will be on level three. Rockwell Group will handle the interiors, while Moed de Armas &amp; Shannon did the glassy facade.<br> <p>Curbed <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2008/05/08/nobu_hotel_like_its_patrons_will_be_tall_skinny.php">notes</a> that this is one of many new condotel developments in the FiDi, joining the pbb 2008-05-08T16:44:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/1/14843/56963 <![CDATA[<p><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/nobuhotel.png" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Robert%20DeNiro"><b>Robert DeNiro</b></a> must be a pretty confident guy. After just opening a hotel which shall not be named last month, he's going to do it again in NYC's financial district. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05012008/news/regionalnews/raging_nobull__de_niro_to_launch_hotel_108917.htm">The NY Post reports</a>: <blockquote><p>The "Raging Bull" star - who already owns several restaurants and hotels - will open a Japanese-themed condo-hotel complex in Financial District. His Nobu Hotel will offer condos as well as hotel rooms, a spa - and, not surprisingly, a Nobu restaurant.</blockquote></p><p>The hotel on 50 Broad juliana 2008-05-01T17:32:40-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/