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What's the Story with The Pod Hotel's Rooftop Bar?

Where: 230 E 51st St. [map], New York, ny, United States, 10022

June 12, 2007 at 9:30 AM | 1 Comment

That's the question HotelChatter guru markj asked after we posted our Hotel Video Tour recently. After a little back and forth with some PR types, we thought we had it sorted out: roof deck at the Pod Hotel not open for business, but garden courtyard ready to party. Here's what we hear about the garden:

The space is simple but still manages to create a warm ambiance complimented by lush greeneries. The ground is covered with beach stone amber pebbles... Floating in the beach pebbles are wood deck POD tables which create the seating and dining area...The tables have a small round leather finish with a black granite top. Scattered around on the tables and along the deck are 1930's stainless steel French bistro chairs.

End of story, right? Not quite: we poked through some TripAdvisor reviews, and either the roof is open or there's some shills about:

The hidden gem, during our stay and in the hot weather, was the roof terrace with the skyscraper view. It was a little resting place between an afternoon of shopping and a night on the town.

At least you can get a good view from somewhere!

[Photo: JB2007]

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