HotelChatter - Tag: Theater Hotels

New York: For Once, It Pays to Be From New Jersey

jennm — 2009-02-17T16:18:57-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/algonquinnew.jpg" class="top"> ...Or New York. Connecticut, too! Via <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29118658/">MSNBC</a>, we find out that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Algonquin/local/950">The Algonquin Hotel</a> in Times Square is offering a "Broadway Night Out" special, specifically for residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut who might be staying in for the sake of saving money (after losing their high-paying Wall Street jobs, perhaps?) The deal, launched "in the midst of turbulent times" is available all year (is The Algonquin privy to some devastating financial forecast the rest of us aren't?) and includes 20-percent off room rates, a free upgrade, breakfast for two, and the choice of free parking or a $25 food and beverage credit at the hotel's Round Table Room restaurant. For an

New York: What Awaits You At The Wyndham Garden Hotel in Chelsea?

jennm — 2009-02-04T13:32:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/nyccwaking.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Wyndham+Garden+Hotel+Manhattan+Chelsea+West/local/1411"> Wyndham Garden Hotel in Chelsea</a> just opened <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/19/91835/758/hotels/Wyndham_Hotels_Open_in_The_Big_Apple_for_Under_179_a_Night">a few months ago</a> and the good news is that the room rates are holding steady below $200 a night. However, the valiant efforts of the assistant GM might not be enough to overcome the attitude of the hotel's staff. "For $189/night in midtown it's a good buy," said <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g60763-d1027901-r24089881-Wyndham_Garden_Hotel_Manhattan_Chelsea_West-New_York_City_New_York.html ">one reviewer on TripAdvisor</a>. "Very modern and clean," said another. Then there's the "the staff could have been a bit more friendly," comments, including an account of how maid service allegedly told a guest he could make his own damn bed. (Curse word ours.) Each reviewthe bad and the goodreceived a polite "management response" from

New York: Which Hotelier Is Making A NYC Theater District Debut?

jennm — 2008-07-09T14:30:14-05:00

Scene: A small New York apartment filled with stacks of hotel brochures. A hermit-like hotel maven is sifting through them for some news to report, when there is a knock on the door.

HotelChatter: Who's there?
Unknown man: [Whispering] It's Tishman Realty. We thought you should know we're developing a 610-room luxury hotel on 44th Street and Eighth Avenue, as well as some lower-income apartment housing with two floors of studio space reserved for actors and theater types.
HotelChatter: [Warily opens door slightly] Yes. I read about that in The New York Times. We're intrigued. What's the hotel?
Unknown man: I can't tell you that.