Sooo, about Vikram Chatwal's Lamb's Club Hotel? You know, the Times Square property that's been in the works for like 10 years that was supposed to open a whole bunch of times but then finally we found something that promised an August '08 opening?

Ok. Said August opening is not going to happen, but reader "J" gave us a hot tip today: the hotel in question is now called The Chatwal. And according to its little spot on Leading Hotels of the World's site, it's slated for an early 2009 opening.

Oh, and hello -- check it out: we have a visual!

We'll keep you updated as we learn more. ]]> Jenna 2008-08-04T16:12:52-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/1/125658/1896 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/milleniumbroad.png" class="imgborder"> <p>The <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Premier/ian/203969">Premier Hotel</a></b> (formerly the Premier at Millenium Broadway) has reopened in Times Square with a new feature: a women's floor. <p>For realsies. <a href="http://www.travelweekly.com/Article.aspx?id=175980&amp;ad_id=5736">Travel Weekly</a> has the scoop: <blockquote><p>The 125-room Premier now has a floor exclusively for women. Accessible only with an elevator key card, the floor has seven rooms with yoga mats; plush robes and slippers; a lighted make-up mirror, wash mitts and bath salts in bathrooms; and women's magazines.</p></blockquote> <p>Ah, yes, yoga: the official sport of women! <p>This seems scary to us because the last time we experienced a floor full of women was in our college sorority house, but we survived the ordeal. So we're willing to admit that a women-only hotel Jenna 2008-07-01T14:00:33-05:00 40.756868 -73.984371 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/3/122732/3871

If you find yourself in New York City this summer with a need to stay near Times Square and without any desire to bask in the glow of the city lights (or you're just a hip and trendy jet-setting vampire), take a look at Vikram Chatwal's Night Hotel.

Situated on 45th Street in the heart of jean-shorted, fanny-packed tourist central, Night offers guests refuge from the technicolor visual craziness of the Times Square area--and they're serious about it. The place, intending to evoke "Modern Gothic Gotham", is decorated almost exclusively with blacks and whites. ]]> Jenna 2008-06-03T13:54:47-05:00 40.757141 -73.984223 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/20/44553/7006

The Marriott Marquis Times Square is not just near Times Square, it's really in it. You can walk to half of New York's attractions from here and transport is easy to reach, too.

Rooms come equipped with the Marriott Revive bed. The decor has been done up pretty recently, but it's probably not going to blow you away.

The view might though--especially from the The View Restaurant, the only revolving restaurant in the city.

Rooms are wired up for WiFi but it costs you $16.95 a day, although that includes all local and domestic telephone calls, too.