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Skip The Valet Parking at Andaz and Hit Up a Meter Instead (Just Bring Plenty of Coins)
Here at HotelChatter, we’ve heard of some obscene parking charges. And while admittedly this one doesn’t quite trump the $75 overnight fee at Smyth Tribeca, we were pretty shocked by it.
Over the weekend, we went to visit a friend staying at Andaz WeHo. Having stayed there before, we remembered they had ridiculous overnight charges ($28, since you ask), but we were hoping that for an in-out visit of under an hour (not as dodgy as that sounds, we swear) there would be different rates.
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The Sunset Tower Rooms Aren't Safe From Prying (Camera) Eyes
For all that talk that Jeff Klein gives about how his Sunset Tower Hotel is the most private of private celeb-friendly hotels and that his staffers are held to the highest of high non-disclosure standards, there's really nothing he can do about this view into his hotel, taken from the rooftop pool at The Andaz West Hollywood.
We're thinking that Klein, a very savvy hotelier, probably would never put any of his celeb clientele in a strip-facing room but if they insist on the view, he should probably warn them to close the drapes at night. That goes for you too Jennifer Aniston up there in the penthouse suite! Kidding. We didn't see Jen there. But we could have.
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The Weekend Brunch Scene at Andaz Wall Street's Wall & Water
After sampling the delicious veal cheek and winter veggies from Wall & Water at Andaz Wall Street’s opening, we were keen to get back for a meal once the restaurant had opened to the real world. Only we’re a little scared of bankers so we instead of dropping in on a bustling weekday morning, we met a friend there on the traditional day of brunch, Sunday.
So, how was it? In a word: quiet. But that’s more than OK with us. We’ve always liked exploring the Financial District on weekends, when the only people walking around are residents and tourists taking photos outside the NYSE. The Andaz lobby was quiet, and the staff welcoming and friendly. Up those white marble stairs we were greeted with this tableau of fruits, juices, and pastries, and a hushed scene at Wall & Water.
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The Andaz San Diego Makes Its Debut Today
Does this pool look sexier now that it's been Andaz'd?
The Andaz is racking up as many hotels as Beyoncé is Grammys. Today the boutique brand counts No. 4 as the Ivy Hotel officially converts over to the Andaz San Diego. But this Andaz opening won't be as big as the Wall Street hotel's last month.
Guests won't see many changes in the new Andaz San Diego. The hotel is keeping the names of the Ivy Rooftop lounge and Ivy Wine Bar. Though the hotel's club, Envy, is now christened Ivy Nightclub. There haven't been any reports on changes to the hotel's American restaurant, Quarter Kitchen. And no renovations for the 159-room, 17-suite hotel have been announced; it was last overhauled in 2007.
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Andaz Heads to Costa Rica With Andaz Papagayo to Open in 2013
Time for one our favorite topics of 2010 so far—Andaz! Only this time we're not talking Andaz Wall Street, Fifth Avenue, or even San Diego. It's time for Hyatt's hip little sister to take a trip to Costa Rica. That's right, this week Hyatt announced that Andaz Papagayo would open on the Península Papagayo in 2013.
The area is alreadly home to other resorts like the Four Seasons, but this will be the first Andaz property in Latin America. Given the brand's love for all things local, we look forward to this hotel's region-specific quirks, design, and food.
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Andaz Spa Wants to Give You The Best 15 Minutes of Your Day
We’ve already told you about the rooms and the bar and the restaurant and the coffee in the lobby. Time to change gears and clue you into The SPA at Andaz Wall Street. It won’t take long—all you need is 15 minutes.
Forget Andy Warhol’s 15 minutes of fame. This spa promises to give you “The Best 15 Minutes of Your Day.” Given the fast pace of the street it sits on, Andaz knows that most of its neighbors are too busy to indulge in an hour-long massage, so they offer express versions of their treatments—everything from manis and pedis to facials, scalp treatments, and massages.
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What's Happening with Wall & Water at Andaz Wall Street?
This may surprise you, given our all-out Andaz Wall Street assault lately, but we are yet to return to the new FiDi hotel for a look at what it’s like with real-life guests and all. We’ll be back downtown soon, but in the meantime, we wondered how the menu at Wall & Water—open this week for breakfast—was, well, going down.
The breakfast menu includes your usual lineup of eggs, pastries, and fresh fruit, plus specialties like Steamed Seasonal Vegetables with poached eggs and bacon, and Seared Hudson Valley Foie Gras with sautéed mushrooms, fried egg, red wine sauce and brioche.
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As The Andaz Wall Street Cube Closet Turns...
And now we come to the close of what has been like unofficial Andaz Wall Street opening week here on HotelChatter. You've seen the rooms, you've vicariously tasted the cocktails, and now? Well, now you can twirl the spinning cube closet with us.
While touring the hotel this week, we held up traffic for a moment in one of the deluxe rooms, determined to really get a feel for this David Rockwell-designed piece of space-saving brilliance by capturing it on video. Thanks go out to our helper doing the spinning, and to the Andaz, for making us covet a piece of hotel furniture so freaking much.
All four sides of the spinning cube closet are utilized; there's the minibar, the robe and slippers nook, the full closet, and ginormous mirror. The Andaz is now officially added to our list of hotels with mirrors that can enhance sexytime—just point it at the bed...or the shower...or the bathtub. You get the picture.
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The 75 Smash at Andaz Wall Street's Bar Seven Five Will Get You Smashed
Ready for another dose of Andaz? After dropping by for lunch and a tour of the The Andaz Wall Street rooms yesterday, we also hit up the hotel’s housewarming party last night. And since we’ve been tracking this opening for close to three years now, we felt totally justified in getting our drink on.
Sadly, if neighbor Chace Crawford was in the house, we didn’t spot him. Hopefully he’ll drop by the little coffee nook in the Andaz Lounge soon to try some of that Gimme! Coffee.
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Inside New York's Newest Hotel: Andaz Wall Street
The spinning cube closet and peekaboo bathtub
Yesterday afternoon, as you might have guess already from our super easy "Guess the Hotel" post, we ventured into the preview opening of the newest Manhattan hotel on the block: The Andaz Wall Street. Prior to this little soiree, almost no pictures of the hotel were released and we slobbered over any details about the David Rockwell-designed interiors and the rumored swiveling cube closets.
So after grabbing a bite of the veal cheek and pork belly offered up by the show kitchen in what will soon be the hotel's Wall & Water Restaurant, we made a bee-line for the upstairs preview rooms to sniff around. Although the hotel won't be bedding real guests until January 18, they've got a few rooms hosting special company folk right now, so it's going though a few days of soft soft opening.
Tour the rooms, after the jump...
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Will The Ivy Hotel in San Diego Turn into an Andaz? (Update: Yes It Will)
UPDATE: It's for real! Hyatt has officially announced today that the Ivy Hotel will become an Andaz on February 1. So far it looks like everything will stay the same except now you can use Hyatt Gold Passport points to stay there.
We can hardly believe our luck on this Monday morning. On the day that Andaz Wall Street is to open in New York, a tipster has pointed us to this random link here that said the sexy The Ivy Hotel in San Diego may turn into a Hyatt Andaz Hotel.
There's not much to go on except that the hotel employee's union Unite Here says they have learned this bit of info and that the rebranding of the Ivy will help restore faith in San Diego's LGBT community after the issues with the owner of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, regarding his hefty donation to the "Yes on Prop 8" campaign (which denied marriage to gay couples.)
As for the Ivy, this could be a good step for them--if indeed it's true.
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Andaz Woos Wall Street and Chace Crawford With Gourmet Coffee
When it opens next week, Andaz Wall Street hopes to become a magnet not just for business travelers but for Streeters themselves—and, uh, Chace Crawford.
How, you ask? Simple: with coffee beans. Yes, just as Stumptown has brought even more hipsters and foodies into The Ace Hotel up in ... whatever that district just below Macy's is called ... Andaz will be luring morning commuters and Financial District types into its "Andaz Lounge" (they don't use the word "lobby" here, FYI) with that buzziest of buzz words: artisanal coffee.
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