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Soho Gets Yet Another New Hotel: A Courtyard By Marriott
It's been a big year for Soho, with the arrival of Trump Soho, The James New York opening tomorrow, and Mondrian New York breaking our hearts by delaying its debut until 2011. But these aren't the only newbies in town—strolling along Varick Street last week, we noticed that the Courtyard By Marriott we heard was coming to the 'hood in 2009 might actually be ready for its big day ... one year later.
If the hotel's website is right, the new Courtyard opens in October.
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Fans are Keeping The Dream Alive in SoBe
A half-Dream.
We've been a bit exasperated by the deferred Dream South Beach and the other week when a Twitter follower sent us a Twitpic of the hotel's seemingly slow-going construction, we were disappointed to say the least. (Remember, this hotel is only half-opened right now as The Palmer House.)
However, two commenters in South Beach strongly disagreed with us, saying the hotel is hard at work on opening. The first commenter said the photo we posted was "unfair as it fails to show the incredible progress the building has made, the sky bridge and the huge crews working on the building daily."
He also mentioned that the staff at the Palmer House will also be the staff for the Dream when that side is completed and noted that the hotel has already received great reviews on TripAdvisor.
Another commenter has more helpful info, saying:
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Aloft Harlem Won't Take Flight Until October 15
When one hotel door opens, another ... won't open for another few months. Yes, more Hotel Delays news, folks. But we don't feel like we can get too upset about this one since it's a Starwood hotel, and another Starwood property in NYC just opened early. That was the W New York Downtown, while the one delayed is Aloft Harlem.
We're not sure what the hold up is here—maybe the hotel needs to hold another talent show?—but the website now tell us that the opening date has been pushed back from August 19 to October 15.
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Mondrian New York Looks Ready But You Still Have to Wait
When we heard the other week that the Mondrian New York on Crosby Street in Soho would be delayed until 2011, we remained optimistic as the hotel's online rezzie system was allowing us to book rooms for February, which isn't that far off.
And judging from this photo a tipster sent us, taken yesterday, we know the building is ready. (We momentarily got spooked by the hole in the ground but according to our source, that is actually the planned "lush garden" for the hotel.)
So theoretically, this hotel is ready to open now (the garden can come later) but Morgans had stated that they needed "additional funding" to complete the job. They've got the money so we're hoping they are hard at work on the interior.
We just hope that when the time comes they don't get stonewalled trying to obtain a temporary certificate of occupancy which is what's happening right now with the Gansevoort Park. Until then, Godspeed Mondrian.
[Photo: Afshin Taber]
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Gansevoort Park Ave Is Ready To Open, If Only The City Would Say Go
UPDATE: The Gansevoort is working hard with the city to get this matter straightened out. We've decided to leave this alone until we hear of actual guests spending the night.
After our sneak peek at the new Gansevoort Park Avenue hotel (here, too), we're dying to get inside and see the hotel in action. But, you see, most of New York City is on vacation right now—including the one person at the City's Department of Buildings who can issue the hotel the paperwork it needs to open its doors.
The Gansevoort Hotel Group's Michael Achenbaum assures us that the hotel is ready for its big moment, and he's working overtime to get the hotel open today. (It involves obtaining an up-to-date TCO—Temporary Certificate of Occupancy.)
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The Dream South Beach Says Late 2010 But That Could Just Be a Dream
A Twitter follower of ours sent us this recent snap of The Dream South Beach and as you can see, it's a looooong ways away from opening.
Back in May, we cleared up exactly what was happening with this nightmare, er, Dream. Half of the hotel has reopened as The Palmer House South Beach with just 46 guestrooms and rather decent prices.
The other half of the hotel was set to open in October. Then the two halves would become one and be officially known as the Dream South Beach. But it doesn't look like any new work has been done on this half since we last snapped a shot of it in May.
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Soho Beach House Delayed Until November, With Rooms From $325 a Night
Understandably, we've been very NYC-centric when it comes to Hotel Openings this summer. But, looking ahead, we're also excited about all the hotels coming to Miami this fall. So we were disappointed to learn that the opening of Soho Beach House has been pushed back from September to November 1st. But the good news? You can start planning your cold-weather escape, because the hotel part of the project is now taking reservations, with rooms starting at $325 a night.
We know--that's kind of steep, but this is a Soho House, and you're paying for exclusivity, unlike another expensive but pretty hotel we love in South Beach.
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Gansevoort Park's Opening Delayed But Will a Porsche Sweeten The Deal?
How's this for a nice little opening gift? As the Gansevoort Park Avenue prepares for its big launch this month, the hotel, along with its Meatpacking District cousin, Hotel Gansevoort, has teamed up with Porsche to give its guests a much more exciting way to get around NYC than the subway.
But—there's a catch. You'll have to wait another week before you can experience the fast-car action at the Gansevoort Park, because the hotel's opening date has been pushed back again, to August 16. From then on, guests at both of New York's Gansevoorts will be able to book a ride in a brand new 2011 Porsche Panamera 4S.
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Mondrian New York Delays Opening To 2011
Putting aside our excitement over the 6 Sexy Hotels opening in NYC this summer, we now have some more sobering news about one of the planned fall openings in the city: the Mondrian New York has been pushed back to 2011.
We learned of the opening delay via a press release about Morgans Hotel Group securing additional funding for the development of the hotel.
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Gansevoort Park Ave Opening Pushed Back To August 9
Here we were, already daydreaming about checking into the Gansevoort Park Avenue, enjoying the floor-to-ceiling windows, the Free WiFi, the Cutler bath products and that rooftop pool... When reality hit: The hotel has delayed its opening one week, to August 9.
What does this mean? Well, apart from hitting pause on our little hotel fantasy there, this is business as usual in the hotel world. We're not sure which specific details are holding up the opening, but we sure hope that the August 9 date sticks.
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Thompson Toronto to Remain the New Kid in Town a Little Bit Longer
The Ritz-Carlton Toronto, with the CN Tower reflected on its facade.
It looks like the Thompson Toronto will enjoy the rest of the summer, knowing that it's still the newest hotel in town.
The Le Germain's Hotel Maple Leaf Square was supposed to open in August but now its fully fleshed out website is saying Fall 2010. Similarly the Ritz-Carlton Toronto near the Thompson on Wellington Street has been pushed back just slightly to late Fall 2010.
While we're awaiting more news on the Le Germain (which will be the brand's second hotel in Toronto), the Ritz has put forth a detailed construction update here. And it turns out that some construction woes have caused the delay:
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JW Marriott Chicago Now Opening in October
UPDATE: Looks like the hotel is delayed because construction workers are on strike but a tipster tells us the hotel is going to be "beautiful." Rooms reportedly have "high ceilings and beautiful furniture. The lobby is fronted in glass with sweeping stairs and marble floors." The ballroom is also supposed to be spectacular. No word on WiFi but we're getting excited for October!
Aw shucks. We've got another hotel delay to report. The new JW Marriott Chicago was supposed to open in June, then September but now the opening has been pushed back to October.
We guess the $396 million renovations are taking a bit longer than expected. This is often the case when restoring historical buildings and the JW Marriott's building does have quite a bit of Located on West Adams, the skyscraper was originally built in 1914 by superstar architect and Chicago city planner Daniel Burnham and formerly housed the Continental & Commercial National Bank.
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