HotelChatter - Tag: The Pod Hotel

New York: Pod Hotel's $199 Townhouse Suites Are Decidedly Un-Podlike

Jenna — 2009-02-11T11:02:32-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/townhouse_studio_3_low_res.jpg" class="top"> When <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/29/20533/9761/hotels/HotelChatter_Goes_Inside_The_Pod_Hotel">we went inside</a> NYC's <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Pod+Hotel/local/189">Pod Hotel</a>, we opened the door to our bunk room and were shocked at its miniscule size. Even for $169 a night in a prime Big Apple location, we were a bit let down and the bed was, as we said, "quite frankly, hideous. Thin, hard and narrow -- that's what we'd like to sculpt ourselves into if we had the dedication to go to a gym. That's not what we like in a bed." Still, we'd be up for a lil' Podding if we were traveling by ourselves and were down for spending zero time in our room and were willing to deal with the bunk bed. But!

New York: HotelChatter Goes Inside The Pod Hotel

travelingmcmahans — 2008-09-30T12:10:15-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/podhotellobbydana3.jpg" class="imgborder"> We had to find reasonably-priced digs in New York City this past week. Not much chance of that happening. But we did find cheap (by NYC standards) rooms at the hip-sounding <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/The%20Pod%20Hotel">Pod Hotel</a>. Not as cheap as we'd hoped - the $149 room we learned about the first time we called had jumped to $169 a couple weeks later when we called to book. "Demand," they said by way of explanation. So with visions of dorm-style grungy showers and that dingy youth hostel in London a few years back, we checked in last Wednesday. The bright, clean mod lobby promised a fun stay. Opening the door to our bunk room was fun indeed. How can a

New York: The Pod Hotel's Grand Opening Party

pbb — 2007-06-27T09:30:01-05:00

We've been posting plenty about The Pod Hotel recently, caught between feelings of benevolence for its stellar (for Manhattan) rates and feelings distrust about its open-or-not-open garden and rooftop bars. Last night we figured it all out during the "Grand Opening" party, which we didn't really understand, since the hotel's already open. Grand opening or not, free open bar, right?

Read on for our party report and photos

New York: What's the Story with The Pod Hotel's Rooftop Bar?

pbb — 2007-06-12T09:30:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/roof_terrasse.jpg" class="imgborder"/>That's the question HotelChatter guru <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/markj">markj</a> asked after we posted our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/24/221955/330/hotels/Hotel+Video+Tours%3A+The+Pod+Hotel">Hotel Video Tour</a> recently. After a little back and forth with some PR types, we thought we had it sorted out: roof deck at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Pod+Hotel/local/189">Pod Hotel</a> not open for business, but garden courtyard ready to party. Here's what we hear about the garden:<blockquote>The space is simple but still manages to create a warm ambiance complimented by lush greeneries. The ground is covered with beach stone amber pebbles... Floating in the beach pebbles are wood deck POD tables which create the seating and dining area...The tables have a small round leather finish with a black granite top. Scattered around on the tables and along