HotelChatter

Tags: Manhattan Hotels / Meatpacking District Hotels / → All Tags

Gansevoort Billboard Blocks Guest Views

Where: 18 9th Ave. [map], New York City, ny, United States, 10014

Update Here: It appears that the commenter quoted below is completely inaccurate. Can hotel guests be so nutty that the completely make stuff up sometimes--signs point to yes. Maybe we are wrong, but take a look at the photos taken this morning and you be the judge. Don't worry, we will bust these whack job commenters whenever we find their web litter.

Ah, the Dennis Rodman of hotels is back in the news.  So you know what that means--Hotel Gansevoort must have done something wrong.

Just when guest reviews and tipster thoughts were trending positive, Hotel Gansevoort decided to block the all important guest room view with a giant billboard a couple weeks back:

If you are planning a stay at the Gansevoort, be forewarned: the hotel has erected an 8-story (yes, eight stories, the height of the entire hotel) double billboard perpendicular to the building which is what every guest facing east (that's half the guests) will see out of their windows, instead of the beautiful city. (Those facing west get to see New Jersey. Enjoy.) It is giant, it is ugly, and you will think you are in Times Square. Oh, and you also get to see it (and have the view blocked) from both the rooftop bar and the outdoor bar on the street level. IT'S THAT BIG. See photo.

Perfect.  Of course, if you send in a view from your Gansevoort room there is a 99% chance it will make the Anti-View section.

Related Stories:
· Hotel Gansevoort [TripAdvisor]
· Billboard Destroying Natural Beauty of Meatpacking District [Gawker]