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Google Makes Hotel Gansevoort Disappear

May 17, 2006 at 9:07 AM | 0 Comments

2006 seems to be the year Internet companies battle for aerial map superiority, and for us, it always comes back to hotels.

While Google definitely has the clearest and most expansive set of satellite photos going, a quick glance down 9th Avenue reveals that Google Earth doesn't appear to be aware that the SoHo House rooftop pool scene, nor the Gansevoort Hotel, exists.

Ask.com on the other hand, fills in the missing pieces and gives us a good look at the dueling hotel rooftop pools in the Meatpacking district.

Looks like Ask.com wins this round, at least from our sick and twisted hotel perspective. However, maybe there is some merit to Google's Back to the Future like approach to the Meatpacking district satellite photos--there are definitely some folks that wouldn't mind seeing these two spots disappear from Manhattan's landscape.

Photo taste test after the click.

Related Stories:
· Meatpacking District Hotel coverage [HotelChatter]
· Meatpacking District Hotels Aerial View [Ask.com]
· Meatpacking District Hotels Aerial View [Google]