HotelChatter - Tag: andre balazs

New York: The Standard Hotel is The Best Building of the Aughts, So Says Curbed

juliana — 2009-11-19T11:55:21-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/standardnycapril09.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2009/11/18/the_best_new_buildings_of_the_decade.php">Curbed</a> recently put out the first of what will be many lists across the internet universe, saying goodbye to the aughts. But this being Curbed, they focused on the The Best New Buildings of The Decade for New York City. And wouldn't you know it? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Standard+NYC/local/795">The Standard Hotel</a> is the #1 best building of the decade. Yes, The Standard. Since we tracked the opening of this hotel pretty much from its inceptions, we're a little surprised to see it top this list. We say it looks way better from the inside looking out then just on its own. But we guess <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/25/92915/5093/hotels/Don_t_Stop_Til_You_Get_Enough_Inside_or_Outside_the_Standard_NYC">naked people in the windows</a> helps. Here are some of our favorite moments

New York: Sean MacPherson Moves On From 'Gossip Girl'; Tries Modeling Instead

juliana — 2009-10-22T17:36:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/seanmacjcrew.jpg" class="top"> "Sometimes...when I get <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Katherine_Gallagher#Catchphrases">real nervous</a>..."It looks like a cameo on Gossip Girl wasn't enough for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sean macpherson">Sean MacPherson</a>. <a href="http://twitter.com/boweryhotelnyc/statuses/5079434724">The Bowery Hotel's Twitter</a> tipped us off to the spread that Sean Mac did for the J. Crew Catalog. J. Crew, people. Clothes you can buy off the rack! How bourgeois! The feature is available <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Navigation/realguyartist.jsp">online here</a> and it features Sean looking tough in a leather jacket and answering questions about his life. We learn how he likes his martinis (extra dry with three olives) and that he always carries his passport and a credit card wherever he goes. (Let's hope he has better passport-handling skills than <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/10/20/9278/9589/travel/%27Twilight%27s%27+Kristen+Stewart+Demonstrates+How+Not+To+Handle+A+Passport">Kristen Stewart.</a>) We also learn this

New York: The Standard's Boom Boom Room Will Now Be Called QT (As In The Old Hotel)

juliana — 2009-10-06T09:21:07-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/boomboomroom2.jpg" class="top"> <a href="">The Standard New York's</a> exclusive 18th floor bar hasn't even officially opened and yet it's already changing its name. Apparently, the Boom Boom Room in San Francisco has sent the club a Cease and Desist letter for using its name (Type in Boom Boom Room in Google and this club comes up first.) While we weren't in love with the name Boom Boom Room (we always started singing the song, "Boom, Boom let's go back to my room so we can do it all night and you can make me feel right" whenever we heard it), we like QT even less. <a href="http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/good-night-mr-lewis-no-more-boom-in-the-room/11422">BlackBook</a> has the scoop on what QT stands for (on the Quiet) but to

New York: Bold Faced Names Welcome Standards Boom Boom Room

MsRebecca — 2009-09-15T14:45:50-05:00

There’s no word of it on The Standard’s website yet, but naturally the celebrities are already all over it. Madonna (and Jesus), Jude Law, Jon Bon Jovi, Josh Harnett, Rachel Zoe, Lindsay Lohan, Courtney Love—and did we mention Madonna?—were just some of the guests on hand to help Andre Balazs celebrate the opening of the Standard’s new penthouse bar, the Boom Boom Room, on Saturday night.

Miami Beach: The Raleigh Hotel Gets Dumped By Andre Balazs

juliana — 2009-09-14T11:18:12-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/kv_raleigh.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Raleigh+Hotel/local/18">The Raleigh Hotel</a> in South Beach probably won't be getting any more visits from its hunky hotelier, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/andre balazs">Andre Balazs</a>. <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1223915.html">The Miami Herald</a> reports that Balazs is close to selling the hotel in favor of doing more Standard-brand positioning. And the sale is nearly done: <blockquote> The New York hotelier behind The Standard hotel chain said he has a buyer for the 104-room Raleigh and that both sides are all but agreed to a price. He expects the deal to become official within four weeks. ``We've accomplished what we wanted to,'' Balazs said of his seven years with the Raleigh, 1775 Collins Ave., a favorite stop for celebrities and local hipsters. </blockquote>And while Balazs

HotelChatter - Tag: andre balazs

New York: The Standard Hotel is The Best Building of the Aughts, So Says Curbed

New York: Sean MacPherson Moves On From 'Gossip Girl'; Tries Modeling Instead

New York: The Standard's Boom Boom Room Will Now Be Called QT (As In The Old Hotel)

New York: Bold Faced Names Welcome Standard&#146;s Boom Boom Room

Miami Beach: The Raleigh Hotel Gets Dumped By Andre Balazs

New York: Bold Faced Names Welcome Standards Boom Boom Room