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Thanks to The Bungalow Hotel, NYT Has Called New Jersey 'Chic'
For this week’s Check In, Check Out column, the New York Times made a foray into Jersey chic. No, we’re not talking gold chain necklaces or even teased hair puffs (we kid!), but, you know, Long Branch’s Bungalow Hotel on the Jersey Shore.
The Bungalow opened in May and is the Shore’s first boutique hotel, with just 24 stylish rooms. They sold out their opening weekend — no small feat in this economy, no matter how small the property.
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'Overwhelming Hospitality' at the W Hoboken
By the end of this month, the W Hoboken will have been open for two months already; quite a feat considering how many delays we've fretted over and how many times we've personally staked the place out. With all components of the property functioning properly as far as we know, it's time to take a look at what real guests are saying about the place, and if the commute into Manhattan is really all that bad for tourists.
Of course we're turning to TripAdvisor for the first-hand lowdown, since other sites (even Yelp) so far have nothing on the two reviews we found here.
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It's Good Friday All Right: W Hoboken's Chandelier Room Opens Tonight
In a matter of mere hours, the partying population of Hoboken, New Jersey will finally be able to settle their tipsy tushies into an oversize chandelier while gazing out across the Hudson River at the skyline of Manhattan. Yes, it is true: the Chandelier Room club at the W Hoboken debuts tonight at 5:30pm. No doubt the most coveted chairs in the room will be the drops of the "inhabitable" chandelier, and we can already imagine girls in short skirts sitting on each other's laps in an ongoing battle for them.
If our recent visit to the W's Living Room bar is anything to go by, then the Chandelier Room will be serving some pricey cocktails befitting their scenic location. Cheers to them, however, 'cause if we're thinking straight, the opening of this last piece of the puzzle means that the W Hoboken is complete. It's Good Friday all right, a good Friday for getting drunk.
[Image: W Hotels/EMM Group]
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Guess the Hotel Revealed: The W Hoboken
With its wheatgrass centerpieces, its views from New Jersey into New York City, and the gentle scent of "new hotel," the W Hoboken finally welcomes guests and locals to take advantage of its many new features. Stopping by their Living Room lobby bar yesterday, we indulged in a cocktail, logged onto the 'net for an hour gratis, and proceeded to relish being warm and inside of this property, which we had previously only covered from the outside on freezing, windy days throughout the winter.
Although the Chandelier Room has faced a delay in opening, the rest of the W looks in order with their Zylo Steakhouse, a W Hotels retail store, Bliss Spa, and the Living Room in which we sat and surveyed the surroundings.
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W Hoboken's Chandelier Room Won't Drop For Another Week
Looks like we'll be waiting another week before we can swing from the chandeliers in the newly-opened W Hoboken, as their Chandelier Room lounge isn't quite finished with the primping and polishing.
Once the bar is stocked and the W has a few more guests, however, expect this newest venture from the guys behind NYC club Tenjune to attract posh partiers from both sides of the Hudson River. It may just call us in out of curiosity as well, seeing as how the decor is going to feature a ginormous, "inhabitable" chandelier, absinthe-colored accents and "classic proportions, stunning river views, and an open terrace – three key ingredients for an archetypal Great Room."
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Mark Your Calendars: W Hoboken Taking Guests on March 27
Stop the presses; the W Hoboken has a serious case of opening date indecision. The latest in a long line of date switcheroos is to push back the opening from March 18 to March 27, with the website also proclaiming that they will begin taking reservations on the 27th as well.
Having dropped by the W's construction site earlier this week, we have to admit that they may have finally struck upon a balance between finishing the place and preparing to actually inhabit it. March 27 is perfectly within range, as it seems only the lobby and landscaping needs a little tender loving care.
If the W pulls it together and throws down the welcome mat on this date, then that will give them a few sweet months to hammer out the kinks and fire up their Zylo Steakhouse grill for what will no doubt be a hopping summer on this unexpected side of the Hudson.
Check out a few more pictures of the W's construction on the Flickr set
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We Haz a Sad: W Hoboken Delayed Until April
Looks like we correctly sized-up the progress of the W Hoboken yesterday; we've received a delay confirmation for what will soon be North New Jersey's hotel sexpot.
Straight from the hotel's rep: "W Hoboken is set to start taking reservations in mid-March, with an official grand opening on April 16." That's a healthy month-and-a-half of extra time after their originally proposed opening of February 26. Sorry W fans and hopeful adulterers; it's back to W Union Square for you.
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Predicting the W Hoboken's Status as an "Affair Hotel"
New York has a full dance card for 2009 hotel openings, and with the way it's going, the W Hoboken is set to become the most under-hyped new arrival. Of course, not if we can help it. Checking in on the construction site yesterday, we were able to conclude two things: 1) it will most likely not make the projected opening date of February 26 and 2) when it does open, it will bring the sexyback to Jersey by becoming the ladies' man of area hotels.
First, let's briefly address all the construction and why we predict a small delay: half the balconies are missing railings, all of the rooms we could see into were still sans furnishings, public spaces like the lobby, spa and gym are less put together than the upper floors, and the grand entrance looks more like a half-completed parking garage. Granted that a lot can happen in the next month, and we sincerely hope they make the date so that we can stroll up in there for cocktails, but we're just not seeing it.
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More on the W Hoboken and its "Mood Curtains"
So we've done everything from stalk the construction site to make plans to party at the Chandelier Room, but what of the meaty details of the new W Hoboken? Like it or not, the opening of a W in Jersey trumps anything Brooklyn has going on (anyone for Le Bleu or Nu? We didn't think so). With just over two months left until Hudson County gets some trend cred, let's take a look at all the known specifics of the sixth borough's newest plaything.
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Holiday Inn in New Jersey Evacauted for Mystery Smell That Did Not Come From Secaucus
A smelly hotel in Northern New Jersey? Well, that's nothing new. But when the smell doesn't seem to be coming from the landfills of Secaucus, then you might have a problem. Which is exactly what happened at a Holiday Inn on Route 22 in Springfield.
Since we grew up close to Route 22 (Skate 22 anyone?), we can personally tell you it's not the most scenic strip in the Garden State. However, apparently there was a stank so bad in the Holiday Inn along this route that guests had to be evacuated AND have their eyes flushed out as a precautionary measure.
ABC 7 reports that the smell came from the 4th floor:
Between 50 and 60 guests reportedly complained of various symptoms, including coughing and eye watering.
As a result, all 37 rooms on the floor were evacuated, and the guests were treated in a decontamination tent in the parking lot. Their eyes were washed down as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, the fourth floor was aired out.
After three hours, the guests were allowed to return to their rooms. None had to be taken to the hospital.
There's no official word on what cause the foul odor but the hotel suspects it might be a prank.
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Jersey City To Get A Hilton Hotel
New Jersey hotels just outside New York are feeling some hotel expansion love. Bayonne is getting a Holiday Inn. Hoboken is getting a W Hotel. Now, Jersey City is getting a Hilton Hotel.
Blog New York Sixth reports of the rumblings on the Wired New York that say Liberty Harbor North will get a new hotel on the waterfront with views of lower Manhattan, New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. The stats include:
* 300 Room Hilton Hotel with Street-Level Shops
* Banquet & Conference Facilities
* Full Health Club
The area will also get a few condo and townhouse buildings.
The Hilton, along with the upcoming Holiday Inn and W Hotel could offer you a cheaper alternative to Manhattan without having to stay in a Ramada on Long Island. Then again, you have to tell your friends you stayed in New Jersey.
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