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Harlem Hotel Happenings

April 2, 2007 at 4:46 PM | 0 Comments

We thought this was an April Fool's Day joke but a W Hotel might be opening in Harlem on Frederick Douglas Boulevard and 124th Street. Meaning that W Hotels would now have 6 hotels in Manhattan, one hotel in Hoboken and one in Harlem. Why not try expanding somewhere else?

However, the W Hotel may not be well-received thanks to what it seems to be replacing. From the website Harlem Fur:

Although I am all for a legit (versus by the hour) hotel coming to Harlem, I want to echo a Curbed commenter who laments the loss of a grocery store with potential. The area is hurting for more in the line of standard grocery stores, and the Associated had the potential for being upgraded from its less-than-stellar state.

The site then goes on to recommend two boutique hotels in Harlem--102 Brownstone or the Sugar Hill Harlem Inn.

The 102 Brownstone averages about $300 a night and recent reviews say the place is perfect for where it is. Yet one of the perks of this place seems to be the ability to buy groceries at a nearby supermarket. Let's hope this isn't the one becoming a W Hotel.

The Sugar Hill Harlem averages about $200 a night and operates as more of a B&B than a full-blown hotel. But beware, a reviewer said the Bed part was great, the breakfast not so much.

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