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Jumeirah Essex House Celebrates The U.S. Open With The Honey Deuce
We've kicked off our Summer Cocktails series where we profile fun new summer drinks that hotels are making. Got one we should know about? Send us the recipe with a photo of the drink. Otherwise, enjoy and @reply us when you're wasted!
With the U.S. Open coming up, the fine peeps at Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park have got a consolation prize for all of us who won't make it courtside: we can enjoy the official U.S. Open Cocktail instead (who knew a sporting event had an official cocktail? We hope the players get one after every match).
Anyway, this official cocktail is the Honey Deuce, featuring Grey Goose vodka and Chambord, and of course some melon balls which definitely get us thinking about tennis, at least if we use our imagination. Essex House will be offering this cocktail in its South Gate restaurant from today through to the end of the U.S. Open on September 13.
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Condotels Taking over Downtown Manhattan
We're giving up our half-hearted ban on Robert De Niro coverage now that he's got the Nobu Hotel in the works.
The Financial District property will be half-hotel, half-condo and include a spa and a Nobu restaurant outpost. (In case you can't make it the less than two miles to the Nobu in Tribeca.)
The NY Post has it that 77 condos will be up top--where they belong--and the floors below will house the 128 hotel rooms. The restaurant will be on level three. Rockwell Group will handle the interiors, while Moed de Armas & Shannon did the glassy facade.
Curbed notes that this is one of many new condotel developments in the FiDi, joining the W Downtown and the Four Seasons on Church Street. We'll remind you that the Andaz on Wall Street is also joining the club soon.
Related Stories:
· Just Say Nobu [NYP]
· DeNiro to Open a Nobu Hotel, Blacklist Probably Still in Effect [HotelChatter]
[Photo: New York Post]
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Viceroy Hotel Coming to NYC in 2010
We've had our suspicions for quite sometime that the Viceroy Hotel brand would be coming to New York City and today we have official word:
Kor Hotel Group, a growing presence in world-class hospitality, is proud to announce its first hotel planned for Manhattan.
Viceroy's first New York City project will offer 168 exquisitely appointed accommodations set within the top 12 newly constructed floors of an office, retail and hotel complex being developed on a full city block at 330 Hudson Street between Charlton and Vandam Streets in New York's Hudson Square neighborhood.
The Hudson Square area is adjacent to both Tribeca and SoHo but the Viceroy's location is actually just steps away from the Holland Tunnel. Yet with MTV Networks relocating across the street from the planned Viceroy site, we're sure the hotel will have no problem getting folks to come down there.
If that doesn't work then the rooftop terrace with an outdoor pool and cabanas will do the trick.
The architecture firm Brennan Beer Gorman and interior designers Yabu Pushelberg will create the Viceroy New York. BBG was the group behind the andarin Oriental Hotels in New York and Washington D.C.; W Union Square; Gramercy Park Hotel and the Peninsula, Bangkok. Toronto-based Yabu Pushelberg has worked for Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts as well as Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Peninsula Hotels.
Right now, the opening date is set as sometime in 2010.
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New York's Desmond Tutu Center is Actually a 60-Room Hotel
"I challenge you to find a room bigger than this for under $1000."
So writes one Tripadvisor reviewer of the rooms at the Desmond Tutu Center, deep in New York's Chelsea district.
The hotel sits in a massive Gothic-style stone building, outfitted with wrought iron bannisters, a "Refectory" right out of Oxford University, and enough stained glass and "olde-worlde" touches you'll hardly believe you're in Manhattan. There's even a British-style green quadrangle in the center.
The 60 rooms, on the other hand, are definitely 21st century. They come outfitted with flat-screen TVs, WiFi, and custom-designed furniture. Your room fee comes with a free breakfast, but fair warning -- serving stops at 9am, so arrange your wake-up call accordingly.
A few drawbacks? It's a "long walk" to the subway (4 or five blocks). Some posters say it's too far from everything, others say it's wonderfully quiet. The hotel offers no room service, although you have your pick of the restaurants and all-night delis in the neighborhood. And as of press time, renovations are still under way, so inquire about your room location before you book. Some Tripadvisor reviewers complain of kinks that need to be improved.
Still, the building itself, and the location, are worth checking out. There are excellent views of The Empire State Building. It's a brief springtime stroll to Madison Square Garden, and you're not far from The Chelsea Market, Chelsea Piers, and the wonderful gallery scene on the West side.
Rates start at around $285 for a superior room but the availability of rooms is slim so make your rezzies in advance!
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Gild Hall Has Smelly Paint, But Otherwise It's Great
In the financial district of New York City, Gild Hall had a soft opening last December--but our sources told us that the hotel was still mid-construction, bring a whole lot of down sides to staying there.
We thought it was time to check in on some recent reviews to see if the construction work is finally over or not, and what people are thinking of this place now that it's been open a couple of months.
For Gild Hall, the news is pretty good. Yes, construction still rates a few mentions (a mid-February guest didn't much like the temporary lobby), but the staff promise that by the time March is over, construction work will be history. One recent guest complained that the thick (fresh) paint on the walls had a much-too-strong smell, but apart from that, most people said they barely noticed the construction work.
Many recent guests have complimented Gild Hall on the friendly and helpful service, and everyone's satisfied with the furnishings too. The nearby parking is quite expensive if you arrive by car. A lot of people have been able to pick up very cheap stays here (as low as $117) but nobody expects to get these prices once the hotel is fully operational.
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DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel: Not To Be Confused With NYU's Greenwich Hotel
Robert DeNiro's Greenwich Hotel is slated for an April opening and basically it looks like only Europeans can afford to stay at this place, especially with mounting fears of a U.S. recession.
However, NewYorkology discovered an introductory rate on the hotel's website of $475 a night for a standard courtyard room. Mind you, Ian Schrager's "game-changing" Gramercy Park Hotel didn't even cost this much in its opening weeks.
But it turns out there might be an even cheaper option at the Greenwich Hotel. The Greenwich Hotel Residence Hall, just a few blocks away.
The Greenwich Hotel Residence Hall is on 636 Greenwich Street and is part of NYU's student housing. So you can't necessarily stay here overnight on a weekend jaunt but you may want to look into their summer housing rates. Or if you are dying to stay at the Greenwich Hotel, head to Rhode Island.
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Hotel Riverview to Start Evicting Tenants
Now that hoteliers Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson have purchased the old Hotel Riverview on Jane Street in NYC, the transformation to hip boutique hotel (aka eviction process of long-term "guests" has begun.) But there's a ray of hope for current hotel staffers. Their jobs may be safe. A downtown source emailed us to say:
As of yesterday Wednesday 1/9/08, attorneys for Eric Goode & Sean MacPherson have signed the final documents and final payment for the Riverview Hotel. The hotel is officially their property as of Monday 1/14/08. My sources have told me that they will be keeping some of the staff. (I believe they will have to train a lot of them in proper customer service etiquette, front desk, answering phones properly, etc., etc. They are very rough around the edges if you get my drift.)
MORE from our tipster after the jump.
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Gild Hall Still in Soft-Opening/Construction Phase
We have to give Thompson Hotels credit for getting their latest property, Gild Hall, open without epic delays. But were they able to get it open simply because it's not actually finished? Yes, says one prolific Yelp user:
*This hotel is currently under MAJOR construction.* If you were like us and can literally sleep through jackhammers, then stay here. They DO jackhammer at 9am, but are done around 4-5pm. So if you are in the Financial District and will be out of the room early and out late, THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO STAY.
Because of the renovation, there is no lobby, no restaurant, no room service, no gym, no bar, no gift shop, no business center, no periodical and CD lending libraries, on-demand movies, no video games and no coffee makers.
Despite all this, I would totally stay here again.
That speaks volumes for the service and the handy location in the Financial District. Maybe there is something to that manifesto.
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Duane Street Hotel May Open Before New Year's Day
The Duane Street Hotel continues to baffle us with its ever-shifting opening date, which last we checked was January 2. But word from a HotelChatter source says the soft open will begin December 4--just a week from today.
Another tipster filled us in on the interiors and more:
I was there recently...During my tour they told me the furniture was custom designed for a residential feel, and they were dead on, each room looks like an apartment or a more accurately a bedroom at a friend's pad...One really cool feature (especially if you're a germaphobe) is that they have pillow top mattresses with a removable liner, something I have not seen at any other hotel...The lobby was still in disarray when I visited but the layout and design that was visible looked cool.
Now, we don't know any friends in NYC who have extra bedrooms, but maybe that's just because we don't know the right people. A call to the hotel revealed that while reservations are being taken for January, the opening date is--officially--still up in the air.
Related Stories:
· Duane Street Hotel Taking Reservations for 2008 [HotelChatter]
· Duane Street Hotel Not Open, But Staffing Up [HotelChatter]
· Duane Street Hotel coverage [HotelChatter]
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Duane Street Hotel Taking Reservations for 2008
The ever-delayed Duane Street Hotel may finally be ready for action. A couple clicks on the hotel's website yielded rooms starting at $245 for January 2, 2008. That figure is quite a bit lower than the rack rate, so it may be an opening special.
According to the New York Sun, the Duane Street shouldn't have any trouble filling its 45 rooms: Lower Manhattan is the second-most touristed destination in the city after Times Square.
If the hotel manages to get the doors open in the next two months, we'll have to turn our attention to its 40-seat New American/Mediterranean restaurant 'beca. And of course, that'll leave Robert De Niro's Downtown Hotel as the Tribeca property to watch.
Related Stories:
· Hospitality Industry Soars as Dollar Drops [NY Sun]
· Duane Street Hotel coverage [HotelChatter]
· Downtown Manhattan Hotels [HotelChatter]
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Trump Soho Gets Design Renderings
Yesterday Donald Trump revealed the long-awaited renderings for his "Trump Hole" aka Trump Soho Hotel.
Curbed was on the scene at the Donald's press conference where he showed off the David Rockwell renderings of his newest condo-hotel. Additionally, all the interiors were done by Fendi Casa. (Um, Fendi Casa, really?)
So what can you expect? For starters, every developer likes to show respect for the neighborhoods they trample on by building some sort of public park. So the Donald's got that going for him. Also, there will be a rooftop pool and bar scene on what looks like the third or fourth floor, and a huge high-ceiling lobby. Oh yeah and a private members-only club on the 46th floor called "SoHi".
Looking at the renderings of the rooms/suites, it looks like each room will have floor to ceiling windows as well as floor to ceiling marble in the bathrooms. All in all it looks pretty interesting except for the Fendi Casa part.
Meanwhile, if you want to buy a unit here just remember you can only have it 120 days out of the year.
Related Stories:
· Trump Soho Press Conference Report: The Donald Speaks! [Curbed]
· Trump Soho Press Conference Report: The Renderings! [Curbed]
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Duane Street Hotel Not Open, But Staffing Up
Tribeca's a hotbed of hotel activity right now, but the latest news from The Duane Street Hotel is more of the same: delays. This summer we heard it might be open right around the first day of fall. Now? Seems we have a bit longer to wait.
The property has its own website--as opposed to its previously available Luxe Hotels site--with a few more views of the rooms, but we still haven't seen any real-life snaps of progress. (Website photos are great at telling a different version of the truth.) But the amenities sound promising: free WiFi, in-room spa services and room service
Don't expect it in the next few weeks, though. A post on Craigslist is asking potential desk employees, night managers and restaurant managers to "bring your 5-star style" to the hotel. If Duane Street is just now hiring managers, we're going to say it's not opening in the next couple of weeks.
A call to the hotel's info line just rang and rang--no voicemail. At least Six Columbus answers the phone to tell you the place isn't open yet.
Related Stories:
· Duane Street Hotel Reportedly "Weeks" Away [HotelChatter]
· Downtown Manhattan Hotels [HotelChatter]
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