HotelChatter - Tag: Queens Hotels

Long Island City: Bike Your Days Away In Long Island City

ASchechter — 2011-09-28T09:48:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/BNY.jpg" class="top">OK, so we can all agree Queens is making some strides in the hotel department. Though we originally <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/1/6/164140/6971/hotels/Would_You_Go_to_Queens_for_a_Rooftop_Bar_">put up a fight</a> in 2010 about trekking so far just to see a rooftop bar, we've since <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/23/32239/3823/hotels/Watch_The_Owner_Of_The_Z_Hotel_Tear_Up_The_Dancefloor_">expanded</a> our horizons. For our next visit, however, we're setting our sights a bit closer to the ground. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/RAVEL+HOTEL/local/4525">Ravel Hotel</a> just announced a new bicycle amenity, the first of its kind by a hotel in the entire borough of Queens. Helping them achieve this goal is <a href="http://www.bikenewyork.org/">Bike New York</a>, a nonprofit that promotes safe bicycling around New York City. Already, we can tell this is going to be a more practical endeavor than <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+London+Leicester+Square/local/1724">W London</a>'s <a

New York: Hotel Rooftops and Terraces To Enjoy in New York Before It Gets Cold

ASchechter — 2011-09-26T09:15:01-05:00

<![CDATA[As unhappy as we are to admit it, summer is over and the warm weather is quickly receding. And to think, we only made it to the beach once this entire summer! But nevermind. While New York temperatures are still lingering in the high 70s, we thought we could all benefit from one last hurrah of outdoor hotel spaces. From outdoor movies to pizza ovens, we found something for everyone on this list. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Sun1.jpg" class="top">Next time you find yourself on Fifth Avenue and 55th St with nothing to do, book yourself a 75-minute spa treatment at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+New+York/local/168">Peninsula New York</a>. The session will automatically grant you access to the hotel's Sun Terrace, which we were lucky enough to

New York: Hotel Hopping On The East River

ASchechter — 2011-08-24T09:33:15-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Ferry3.jpg" class="top"> If you haven't already tried it, the <a href="http://www.nywaterway.com/Terminals.aspx">East River Ferry</a> is a great way to get around NYCespecially in the summer. For $4 a ride, you can zip between lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, and get to enjoy stunning views of the city while you're at it. But for hotel geeks, this efficient cruise also poses another possibility: hotel hopping on the East River! Believe it or not, more than half of the eight ferry terminals are within walking distance of some of the neighborhood's essential hotels. And given NYC's blatant <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/8/23/94638/2207/hotels/On_42nd_St_Pop_Tarts_Are_Out_Hilton_Is_In">oversaturation</a> these days, this is a great way to enjoy the city's diversity of hotels, without ever spending too much time in one particular

New York: From Seat Cushions To Free Limo Rides, These Tennis Packages Have It All

ASchechter — 2011-08-11T11:30:01-05:00

In just eighteen days, the 2011 US Open Tournament barrels into Flushing, NY. Here's a look at which NYC hotels are serving up the best rates, tennis packages, and, of course, tennis swag.

TENNIS SWAG

Make it a double-night stay over in midtown's new-ish Sanctuary Hotel, whose US Open Tennis package includes an unlimited weekly Metrocard—not quite a free limo ride (see below), but convenient enough! Also lumped in with the $499 rate (or $249 per night) are a Serena Williams skin care bundle kit, a Rafael Nadal "Rafa" crew shirt, and a free room upgrade. Hopefully, Hank Freid's S.T.A.R. staff is up to par!

Far Rockaway: Not Quite A Floating Brothel, The Boggsville Boatel Is A Hit

ASchechter — 2011-07-26T09:00:06-05:00

Only yesterday were we telling you about a new flophouse-turned-boutique-hotel set to open on the Bowery in Manhattan. Today, we direct your attention to an even cheaper alternative located in Far Rockaway, Queens. Somewhere between an artsy pop-up restaurant and a no-frills budget motel lies the Boggsville Boatel, an interactive art project by Constance Hockaday (above).

Now, we've covered hotel art installations here before, but clearly, this one's a little different. In the case of the Boatel, the floating hotel itself becomes the art.