http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-24T10:50:01Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Strip%20Club%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/14/221722/453 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sapphireclub.jpg" align="right"><p>Despite the bad news that's been floating around in the hotel world (cough,<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/8/15/124611/560/hotels/Viva_Vegas_Hotel_Construction_Update_The_Downturn_Edition">Vegas</a>,cough) <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotels/city/us/NY/New%20York"><b>New York</b></a> hotels have had a pretty good week.<p> <a href="http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2008/08/hotel_roundup.php">Average room rates are up</a> from last year, occupancy is skyrocketing and the Chelsea 'nabe may be getting a boutique hotel atop a strip club. Kinky! <p><b>The Sapphire Strip Club</b> is seeking approval from the Chelsea community board to bring their racy plans to New York. Oh, you haven't heard of Sapphire? Turns out it's the biggest strip club in Las Vegas. <p> Their future New York property currently houses the ramshackle remains of another former strip joint, while upstairs once sat the seedy old <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/terminal-hotel-new-york#hrid:xIu5UdGmUwXeVOmAZzJp_w">Terminal Hotel</a>, better known as a brothel JetSetCD 2008-08-15T16:11:23-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/