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If You Stay At The Jane, Don't Expect to Have a Night in the Ballroom

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 113 Jane Street [map], New York, NY, United States, 10014
September 1, 2010 at 4:06 PM | by | Comments (0)

Off limits come night time if you’re a hotel guest

As you may have gathered from our review yesterday, we didn’t exactly dig our stay at The Jane NYC. But what we lacked as regards a clean room and a pleasant environment, we told ourselves, we were gaining in street cred, as staying there would surely get us entry into the fabled Ballroom, which reopened in May.

What were we thinking? Of course they’re not going to let plebs who pay $89 for a room into One Of The Most Exclusive Spaces In Manhattan. We would ruin the hipster vibe if we dared enter, smelling of The Jane.

We got in around midnight on Thursday night and could hear the choons as we walked up the staircase. We noted the hipsters standing outside smoking and jumping in taxis and loafing around in the lobby looking way too cool for school. And we wanted to join them (actually we kinda needed a drink to persuade us to return to that room, but anyways).

We asked whether we could go in but were told it was a private party and there was nowhere in the building for hotel guests to have a drink (apart from taking some cider/lighter fluid up to one’s room). Could we go tomorrow, we asked? Maybe, came the reply. Or maybe not.

As it turned out, one night at The Jane was one night too many for us, and we made sure we were well away from it on the Friday night. But as we checked out, we checked with the staff – is the Ballroom ever open to guests?

And the answer came back: yes, but only between 5-9pm. After that, it’s off limits for private parties, until at least October.

Maybe the hotel has missed the fact that their rooms are so disgusting, most people would leave as early as possible in the morning and return as late as possible at night, lungs girded for the smell. Maybe they’re worried that if they opened it up to hotel guests, the tenants might come along too and scare off the hipsters. Or maybe they just don’t give a sh*t. Either’s possible.

Anyways. Add that to the list of why we shall not be returning to The Jane.

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