/ / / / /

Inside The Lobby, Up On The Roof At The Bowery House

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 220 Bowery [map], New York, NY, United States, 10012
November 4, 2011 at 10:23 AM | by | Comments (0)

If you had planned on trying to "peek" inside the rooms at Bowery House, think again. The narrow corridors and tight living quarters make it a little tricky to simply amble around unnoticed. Plus, as we mentioned before, the place is so labyrinthine you may never get back out. In any case, the areas you can easily spot are the public spaces: the hotel's lobby, adjoining "bodega," and rooftop are all worth a quick glance, especially if you're considering recommending the place to a visiting friend or relative. Which you should do, because they'll be eternally grateful for the one-of-a-kind experience.

The lobby boasts original Chesterfield leather couches, which are wide, resilient, and extreeemely comfortable. When you've just come up from the clangin'-bangin' racket of restaurant supply stores along the Bowery, this space is a much-needed haven. Turquoise walls and round medieval chandeliers give off an art-y vibe, but there's not too much pretension here. In fact, there's not even a coffeeshop!

Upstairs, we fell in love with the hotel's fourth floor rooftop, which, considering what they started with (not much), has turned into a rather lovely open space with some rather awesome Lower East Side panoramic views. The always perplexing New Museum lies directly across the street, and all the surrounding rooftops and chimneys made us feel like we were floating on a separate plane above the downtown area. Always a nice feeling.

See that long white bar with matching oversize floor lamps? It lights up in the dark.

Unfortunately, the hotel has yet to acquire a liquor license, so for now, the rooftop just functions as a hangout spot (for hotel guests only), and as a rental space for third-party events. Eventually, they plan to expand onto the second half of the roof, which currently is sectioned off. All the funky plastic furniture comes courtesy of Italian designer Pedrali.

Additional plans for the hotel include an unnamed restaurant and cafe, which will open in the ground floor retail space some time in 2012. Maybe we spoke to soon about that missing cult coffeeshop...

[Photos: HotelChatter]

Hotels mentioned in this story

Comments (0)

Post a Comment

Join the conversation!

Not a member? .
Use of this Site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (effective 3/21/12) and Privacy Policy (effective 3/21/12). © Condé Nast. Your California Privacy Rights. All rights reserved. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.
Ad Choices