The Chatwal's Stanford White Studio Might Be the Perfect Setting for a Game of 'Clue'

September 17, 2010 at 9:35 AM | by MsRebecca | Comments (0)

Now we've shown you how pretty those pricey rooms at The Chatwal New York are, it's time to talk suites. And not just any old suites. This here is the Stanford White Studio.

It may look like more of a parlor or library or the setting of a real-life game of "Clue" but the suite can also be booked as a guest suite or as a parlor addition to a series of guest rooms. But you may be wondering, who is Stanford White. Allow us to give you a little history lesson.

Stanford White is the architect who designed the original Lambs Club building that houses The Chatwal. He was also at the center of a sensational murder case in 1906--when he was shot by Harry Kendall Thaw, the jealous husband of his young mistress, actress Evelyn Nesbit. (A book about her, American Eve is available in each of The Chatwal's guest rooms.)

This namesake room has been refurbished with painstaking care to original specs, with original oak-paneled walls and beams and a working granite fireplace with wood mantle. The studio also has a fully furnished private outdoor terrace.

The most obvious use for the room will be as an event space--private dinners, book signings, and again, real-life games of "Clue"--but for anyone with cash to burn, there is the option to remove the table (not pictured) and replace it with a bed, transforming it into a one-bedroom suite, with rates from $3,750 a night. But for the really flashy, the Stanford White Studio can be booked along with all three guest rooms on the second floor to create The Landmark 3-Bedroom Suite. Each room in this configuration has a private terrace and the spread starts at $9,000 a night.

Kinda puts those $500-a-night rooms in perspective, no?

[Photo: Courtesy The Chatwal ]

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