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Hotel Construction Zones Are The New Hot Party Venue, In NYC At Least
Apparently there are not enough event spaces or hip hotel bars in New York City to appease the fashion flock, since the biggest party in town (for the trend-ites, it seems), was held in the under-construction core of the NoMad Hotel. If you remember, we went to the big Interview Magazine party last year in the under-construction core of The Standard Hotel, probably with some of the same attendees who showed at the NoMad.
There is this old saying: "two's a coincidence and three's a trend." Well, we've got two down with these parties; what hotel skeleton will be the next to hold a fashion party, thereby elevating this to a trend? Will songs by "Men at Work" be played? Now let's talk about the Nomad...
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The Ames Hotel Boston is Almost There
The Ames Hotel from the Morgans Hotel Group was initially expected to open this month but according to the website's reservations system, guests cannot book a room until November 19th. Rooms will start at $299 for a standard room but HotelChatter got a glimpse at some of the construction last night and we wouldn't be surprised if this opening date got pushed back a little further.
The hotel is going up inside the historic Ames building which is rather stately and grand in its appearance but working within old buildings tends to delay hotel opening dates quite a bit. And we just can't imagine how they will finish everything up in time.
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Spoiled Ski Bunnies Will Have to Wait Until 2010 for Montage Deer Valley
One of our favorite vacations ever was the "Saints & Sinners" tour of 2006 when we drove from Central Cali to Las Vegas for two nights of indulgence and debauchery. From there, we drove to its polar opposite destination, Southern Utah, and went off the grid, car-camping for a week. Thankfully, we packed enough vino to overcome Utah’s wackadoodle liquor laws.
In a stroke of genius, the fine state of Utah relaxed ‘em slightly this summer, banning the state’s stupid private member club only system after a 40-year run of complete and utter absurdity.
LDS and liquor laws aside, there are few places in the country as naturally stunning as Utah. So, we soaked up every second of leaf-changing beauty when we were in Park City last weekend. We checked out the hotel scene of course, but we thought it was important to let you know this first: construction is moving along a-okay at the Montage Deer Valley and all signs say "yes" for its December opening. As in December 2010.
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Philly Will Get Two More Kimpton Hotels
Philly’s new Kimpton property, Hotel Palomar, is still three weeks away from opening, but we’re already wondering about the status of another Kimpton project in the Illadel.
Developers ARCWheeler have been working to finalize the purchase of the city’s historic Boyd Theatre from concert company Live Nation, with a view to restoring the Art Deco movie palace to its former glory. (It opened in 1928 and is listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.) To help ensure the theatre’s future, ARCWheeler will partner with Kimpton and Martinez + Johnson Architecure to build a 287-room Monaco hotel on top of the theatre. According to reports on SkyscraperPage.com:
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What's On The Block at The Distrikt Hotel?
In a new regular feature on HotelChatter, we'll choose a hotel and take a look at what other businesses or buildings are on its block. Because what's close by is nearly just as important as what's inside the hotel.
Today we strolled by one of the hotels listed on our 10 Hot New York City Hotel Openings, The Distrikt Hotel. The hotel describes its location like this: "Located in the heart of Manhattan on West 40th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan". And "steps away from The New York Times Building and Times Square." Technically, this is true. But there’s a few other things the funky-sounding hotel is not telling you....
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Dubai Doubles Up On Ritz-Carltons In 2010
No surprise here: Dubai is getting yet another hotel, already under construction for a 2010 opening. However, this is no gimmicky property with the Middle East's biggest wave pool or a helicopter tennis court; it's actually a classy Ritz-Carlton, the second for Dubai.
Due to abut the Dubai International Financial Centre, the property will be a consummate luxury business traveler hotel, but thankfully with world-class restaurants and a spa to boot.
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The Gansevoort Park Ave South Joins The Pink Hotel Craze
The Gansevoort Park Avenue South is still expected to open next summer (with free WiFi for guests!) and construction is finally underway but the finished product may look more Club Kid than Upscale Business Traveler with a Penchant for Parties and a Pastime for Modelizing. The reason why? The introduction of a bright pink into the building's columns. Curbed writes:
Gone are the beachy tones, replaced with blacks and browns and a column of glowing pink. That should certainly make a statement in straight-laced Murray Hill, no? Meanwhile, the facade has started to go up at 420 Park Avenue South, and it seems there are more changes being put into effect.
Lately, a bunch have hotels have begun incorporating this Elle Woodsian hue into their design schemes. We saw it at the Le Meridien Dallas and the Renaissance Arc de Triomphe in Paris. And apparently, the Murano Urban Resort, also in the City of Light, has a hot pink faux fur-lined elevator. Pink Hotels are the new stark/Starck white hotels?
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Vikram Chatwal's Bad 'Dream' Continues in South Beach
Back in February, we did a drive-by of the South Beach site of Vikram Chatwal's Dream Hotel in Miami. Back then, the signs plastered over the construction said "Coming 2008." We chuckled. Six months later—guess what? Yup, this is what it looks like now.
We'd make a joke here about playing a game of "Spot the Difference in the Pictures," but given Mr. Chatwal's financial troubles, that seems a little cruel. And, besides, there is no prize.
More photos of The Dream South Beach after the jump.
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The Cosmopolitan Resort in Las Vegas is Alive!
The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas has had a rough go of it. It was rising, then Hearst Communications came in and slapped their wrist for using the name of the ladymag — but that didn't matter much, because Deutsche Bank had to come in and buy the half-finished building in a foreclosure sale, then rumors of the place becoming a Denizen started circulating and we all know what happened there — but the $3.9 billion hotel-condominium-casino project continues to forge ahead.
The Las Vegas Review Journal printed an interesting little snippet about the Cosmo this week, though: the owners of the building have hired former Caesars Palace general manager John Unwin to be the resort’s chief executive officer. The owners are "rumored to have an agreement with Hilton Hotels Corp. to operate the property under the Conrad and Hilton brands," though that's still unconfirmed — and no applications had been filed with Nevada gaming regulators as of last week, so we're not too sure what the plan is here.
The LVRJ article says the Cosmo — whatever it ends up being called — is still slated to open in September 2010. Hmmm...
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First Armani Hotel In Dubai Takes Its Time, Won't Open Til Winter
For almost the last year, the first Armani Hotel was a glimmer in our eye. We patiently waited while it took shape along with the building hosting it, the Burj Dubai — what will be the tallest building in the world. But now we'll have to continue holding our horses as the Armani Hotel Dubai has fallen victim to that hotel plague of late: the delay.
Instead of debuting in September, with its 160 rooms personally designed by Giorgio Armani and various other Armani spots including a candy shop and a club, the hotel has been postponed until what looks like December. A representative claims that they delay is not due to construction issues (sure, whatever) and ballparked the new opening date by saying "anyway by the end of 2009"—but that's not good enough for us.
We want — no we need — an excuse to not only visit Dubai, but to go all up in the Burj building. If Armani can get his Via Cavour lifestyle community project up and running in Rome with all the historical regulations and slow bureaucracy they have, then Dubai should be a walk in the park. We're waiting, Giorgio.
[Photo: The Red Pill]
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Marriott Will Take A Second Helping Of Turkey, Please
Typically, Ankara was thought of as a supplement to a vacation to Istanbul, although it's Turkey's capital. But as Ankara grows to become its own important international business city, Marriott is ready to throw some weight behind the city with a J.W. Marriott in the Sogutozu district, due to open in October 2010. It will be Turkey's second Marriott hotel, but a first to have the "J.W." initials, meaning it's going to be a bit nicer than your average Marriott.
But why is it so special? Well, the 24-floor, 400-room structure from RMJM Architects will be super sustainable, with the building's complete design considered for maximum energy savings:
The hotel will bring innovative sustainable design to Ankara and will include a unique design of vertical stone fins that will act as solar shading devices on the east and west facades. The glass curtain wall uses environmentally friendly materials such as high-performing, low-e coating and tinting that contributes to the reduced solar heat gain. Plentiful bamboo trees and vegetation will be included in the landscape to offer additional shading at the site.
Despite these fancy eco elements, the above rendering of the building doesn't look like anything out of the ordinary; no crazy futuristic flourishes here, as green building finally catches up with taste. And just in case Ankara, and not Hawaii, is the wedding destination of your dreams, the hotel won't be all business as they're planning a wedding pavilion, a spa with indoor and outdoor pools, and three specialty restaurants, for wining and dining your guests with a lower environmental impact than your typical hotel wedding.
[Photo: RMJM Architects]
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CityCenter In Vegas Is (Thankfully) Still Rising
MGM's Project CityCenter was able to avoid some near major financing catastrophes recently and the good news for everyone is that the two CityCenter hotels, Aria and Vdara, are set to open this fall, followed shortly by the Mandarin Oriental.
While our sib site VegasChatter has been following the ins and outs of CityCenter closely, we thought you'd all like a CityCenter construction snapshot. We took this pic of CityCenter last week. In the front, you can see The Crystals luxury retail complex with its funky entrance and in the background are the Veer Towers (on the left) and the Vdara and the Aria hotels. The Harmon Hotel and Spa is on the right (and out of the picture) but that project has been scaled down and put on hold.
While not everything is glittering in Vegas (Las Vegas Sands just laid off 200 employees; the Fontainebleau is bankrupt; Echelon is a ghost project and we all know about W Las Vegas), room rates are on an upward trend in Vegas, at least on the weekends.
The surest way to get a cheap room in Vegas on the weekends now is to book far in advance as many hotels are offering discounts for those who can book 30,60 and 90 days out. Otherwise, you might find yourself at the Tropicana or the Imperial Palace. (Ewwwww.)
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