If you’ve stayed at the Maritime Hotel in New York, you probably noticed the blocks of yellow spines on the suite’s bookshelves—full sets of National Geographic magazines. But they’re not just there to look pretty, or because hotelier Eric Goode snagged them on the cheap from some yard sale. Oh no, there’s actually a much more earnest reason behind the reading material.

Goode’s mother was a conservationist and when he was growing up she had every issue of National Geographic ever printed. Goode is also a turtle nut, and has long had a thing for nature. His ’80s nightclub, Area, even had natural history exhibits featuring live bats and sharks.

No, this is not a set from "The Darjeeling Limited." It's Sean and Eric's new hotel!

As we all know The Hotel Riverview has been undergoing renovations to transform the place from old-timey mariners' boarding house to a sleek new boutique hotel from hoteliers Sean MacPherson and Eric Goode.

And last we heard the hotel was going to be a sort of Japanese-style love hotel for New York. Which turns out to be somewhat true.

Here are the exclusive inside pics of what will be called The Jane Hotel, where 50-sq.ft. rooms will start at the unheard-of-for-NYC budget price of $99.

Keep reading for more detes on The Jane Hotel.]]> juliana 2008-06-26T13:21:59-05:00 40.738144 -74.009036 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/23/14626/7323

Ask and you shall receive. In a story the other week about the possible cold war thaw between feuding hoteliers Gregory Peck and Matt Moss (actually, that was just wishful thinking. The frenemy war rages on still), we asked for a copy of the Page Six magazine featuring some of NYC's hottest hoteliers.

And a kind soul sent us a copy!

In it, you see Jason Pomeranc (with ever-present arm candy/fashion publicist/girlfriend Ali Wise), Matt Moss and Greg Peck (totally did not pose together), scary Sean MacPherson and partner Eric Goode, the ever-dapper Andre Balazs, grunge hotelier Alex Calderwood of the Ace Hotel brand and chefs/restauaranteurs Todd English and Ken Friedman.]]> juliana 2008-06-23T15:02:22-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/20/132943/862 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/riverviewmay08.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>Last week, we posted this <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/14/141723/513/hotels/Snapshot_Hotel_Riverview_on_a_Beautiful_Day">snapshot</a> of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Riverview/local/923"><b>Hotel Riverview</b></a> and talked about our excitement for the place to open. Afterall, we loved Eric Goode and Sean Macpherson's last hotel redo, The Bowery.<p>But after this email from a trusted tipster, we've decided to keep our enthusiasm in check.<blockquote><p>It will be a 200+ room, cheap love hotel. Small, small rooms. No suites. Work is going ahead. Nothing stops these guys.</blockquote></p><p>A cheap love hotel? That's just a waste of a building then. Why even go about renovating the place and kicking out tenants if you are just going to have small cheap rooms. Maybe if the place had a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/5/16/104138/231/hotels/Hello_Kitty_S_M_Room_At_Hotel_Adonis_Osaka">Hello Kitty</a> room, we could get excited about juliana 2008-05-20T15:35:01-05:00 40.738144 -74.009036 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/14/141723/513 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/riverviewmay08.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> We snapped this shot of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Riverview"><b>Hotel Riverview</b></a> from the West Side Highway yesterday during a beautiful, humid-free, warm but not sticky hot day in Manhattan.<p>We have no idea what's going on with the renovations/kicking out the tenants. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/comments/2008/2/7/141550/7857/3#3">Last we heard</a> there was a stop work order but the hotel was still going ahead with rewiring plans. Still, we're getting a little excited for this hotel from hoteliers Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson to open, if it ever does. <p>Why? It's got prime real estate on the West Side Highway with river views (heh) and is just a short walk for guests who want to stroll outside like we did on a happy late spring juliana 2008-05-14T16:52:10-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/