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Duane Street Hotel May Open Before New Year's Day

Where: 130 Duane St. [map], New York, ny, United States, 10013

The Duane Street Hotel continues to baffle us with its ever-shifting opening date, which last we checked was January 2. But word from a HotelChatter source says the soft open will begin December 4--just a week from today.

Another tipster filled us in on the interiors and more:

I was there recently...During my tour they told me the furniture was custom designed for a residential feel, and they were dead on, each room looks like an apartment or a more accurately a bedroom at a friend's pad...One really cool feature (especially if you're a germaphobe) is that they have pillow top mattresses with a removable liner, something I have not seen at any other hotel...The lobby was still in disarray when I visited but the layout and design that was visible looked cool.

Now, we don't know any friends in NYC who have extra bedrooms, but maybe that's just because we don't know the right people. A call to the hotel revealed that while reservations are being taken for January, the opening date is--officially--still up in the air.

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