HotelChatter

There are surely bound to be a lot of headaches when you're opening a 300-plus room joint in Manhattan, but this whole process has been rocky from the get-go — though we continue to hold out hope for a soft-opening in the near future (hey, if the Ace Palm Springs can do it....)

The finished product will be exciting: a budget hipster hotel in an interesting location. Many of the rooms offer fresh features like turntables and choice of records, and — for your money — the best robes to be found in any New York hotel. We'll see how it all comes together in this hectic final push.