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Madeline and the Ritz — How Hotels Influenced the Life and Art of Ludwig Bemelmans
/in Hotel History, Hotels and the Arts/by Terry TruccoThe New-York Historical Society is a labyrinthine building, but it’s not hard to find Madeline in New York: The Art of Ludwig Bemelmans, on view through October 19. You just follow the mob of kids (and trailing parents) to the enormous rendering of the Bemelmans’ red-headed imp that heralds the show. Read more
An Eiffel Tower Made from Macarons: The Peninsula New York Welcomes a Sister Hotel in Paris
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoFor those who keep track of these things, there are 36 replicas of the Eiffel Tower scattered throughout the world. This summer the number jumps to 37.
Number 37 is spectacular but, alas, temporary, as creations tend to be when they are made from macarons. And unlike Tokyo Tower, the Paris, Texas Eiffel and other towering homages to the 1889 Paris Exposition’s instant icon, the French cookie tower is indoors – in the upper lobby of the Peninsula New York hotel, to be precise. Read more
Teapots from The Plaza, Teaspoons from the Waldorf: Why Collectors Love Hotel Silver
/in Hotel Shops and Collectibles/by Terry TruccoA neighbor who knows I write about hotels recently invited me to her home. “My mother collected hotel demitasse spoons,” she said.
A Jazz Age actress and flapper, Mom liked to take tea at posh spots like the Ritz Carlton in Boston and New York’s Savoy Plaza. Read more
Another New Trick for Google Glass — Now You Can Use It to Book a Hotel Room
/in Hotels and Tech/by Terry TruccoIPads are so yesterday. Last Thursday, a self described geek named Rodney Loges tapped his Google Glass and became the first person in the world to book a hotel room using the wearable technology. Read more
How Olivier Widmaier Picasso Turned the Sofitel New York Lobby into an Art Gallery
/in Hotels and the Arts/by Terry TruccoOlivier Widmaier Picasso looks the part. Or so it seemed at last night’s opening of Revealed, the exhibition of 30 photographs of 20th-century artists he curated for Sofitel.
With his compact build and energetic intensity there’s a passing 21st-century resemblance to his grandfather (his mother, Maya, is the daughter of Pablo Picasso and Marie-Therese Walter). And though a lawyer by training, his current interests orbit the art world. Read more
A First Look at WestHouse, A NYC Hotel That Feels Like a Private Club and Channels Art Deco
/in Hotel Openings and Closings/by Terry TruccoWestHouse, a new midtown boutique hotel, sports an inviting lobby, but you can’t just waltz in. At least, you’re not supposed to. Read more
Renaissance Murals on the Ceiling: The Sherry-Netherland Lobby Gets a New Old Look
/in Hotel Renovations, Hotels and the Arts/by Terry TruccoIf you last visited the Sherry-Netherland hotel two or three decades ago – or even early last year – expect a jaw-drop moment when you next enter the lobby.
For nearly 40 years, the lobby ceiling – a parade of graceful arches stretching what seems a mile high – was white. Generations passing through assumed it was always so.But history buffs, Art Deco enthusiasts and Sherry aficionados with long memories (and even longer lives) know otherwise. Read more
Camping in New York City? An Entrepreneur Discusses His Plan for Camp Rockaway
/in Hotel Openings and Closings, Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoI can’t say I’ve ever been tempted to sleep outdoors in New York City. Remember the scene in Rear Window where the couple snoozing on the fire escape gets doused in a downpour? Read more
Five Bright Ideas to Steal from the 2014 Kips Bay Show House
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoI’m a fan of decorator show houses for the same reasons I love hotels. The best create rooms with a heady atmosphere where you can step into another world and try on a different life.
And like a cleverly designed hotel, a good show house is jam-packed with decorating ideas ripe for picking.
This year’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House, the big kahuna of New York’s show house scene, serves up an added bonbon for hotel enthusiasts. It’s at a hotel, the silky New York Palace. Read more
Drink Up — Where to Find The Best Hotel Coffee in New York City
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoFlavorful house blends and premium brands like Illy are typical at large hotels (and former coffee wastelands) from the New York Hilton-Midtown to ONE UN New York.
Newcomers are embracing intriguing local brews. Is it coincidence that the restaurants at the Viceroy and the Quin – two chic new hotels on West 57th Street – proudly serve Joe Coffee a succulent brew made from the direct source, sustainable beans found at Joe Coffee shops dotting Manhattan? Read more