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The Happiest, Merriest Holiday Decorations at New York City Hotels, 2019 Edition
/0 Comments/in Hotels and Holidays /by Terry TruccoIt’s cold outside. Dark, too. But an army of New York City hotels stands at the ready with an instant antidote to the gloom. Lights! Trees! Ornaments! Photo ops!
Whether it’s in response to the drumbeat of turbulent news or just a reflexive urge to be hospitable, the city’s hotels seem especially merry and bright this year. And that’s reason to cheer. So before the year’s up, take a few minutes to admire the choreographed exteriors, then duck into as many lobbies as you can. Or scroll down and drink in what we saw. Read more
Holiday Decorations that Look Good Enough to Eat at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
/0 Comments/in Hotels and Holidays, Hotels and the Arts /by Terry TruccoWe’re partial to holiday decorations displayed at New York City hotels. But this year we couldn’t resist including the edible art on view at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, a spirited creation with an unexpected link to New York City. Read more
Our Top Picks from the 2019 Hotel Trade Fairs — Or What You May See on Your Next Hotel Visit
/0 Comments/in Hotel design, Hotels in the News /by Terry TruccoFor one November weekend, we slip into comfortable shoes, charge up our phone and head to Javits Center, where a pair of enormous shows previews the latest gadgets, accoutrements and surprises you’ll soon see in hotels (if you haven’t seen them already).
While it’s fun to ogle industrial size kitchen equipment, be wowed by high tech electronics and hear about advances in bedbug eradication at HX, the Hotel Experience, we gravitate to BDNY (Boutique Design New York) and its eye-catching inventory of wallpapers, countertops, bathroom hardware, floor coverings, artworks, bedding and, yes, surprises like real roses that can last for three years (more on that later). Read more
Where to Watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from a Hotel Room
/0 Comments/in Hotels and Holidays /by Terry TruccoA nice warm hotel room with a room service breakfast and big clean windows overlooking the festivities sounds good to us.
We found ten hotels with superb locations along the parade route, winding from Central Park West to Central Park South and down Sixth Avenue. Click here to read our post, updated for 2019, on parade hotels, complete with a dab of parade history.
How Did New York City Hotel Restaurants Fare in the 2020 Michelin Guide?
/0 Comments/in Hotel Food and Drink /by Terry TruccoSure enough, the 2020 version of the red-coated guide has landed, right on schedule. How did the city’s hotels do this time around?
Not so great. Of the 76 restaurants tapped for one, two and three stars, just five restaurants found at hotels made the cut, down from six last year — and an even longer leap from 2010, the year we started keeping score, when seven reaped one or more stars. Read more
Drinks, Flowers, Games and More — How NYC Hotels Are Toasting the 2019 U.S. Open
/0 Comments/in Hotel Food and Drink, Hotels Pets & Sports /by Terry TruccoEven if you don’t set foot in the sprawling Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park between now and September 9, it’s easy to feel like you’re part of the U.S. Open if you know where to look.
Hotels are a great place to start. The players have to say somewhere, after all. So do fans. And whether it’s drinks, decor, games or a big screen, tennis is in the air.
Here’s a sampling of what we found nosing around Midtown hotels. Read more
Show of Vintage Louis Vuitton Trunks Brings Time Travel to Sofitel New York Lobby
/0 Comments/in Hotel History, Hotels and the Arts /by Terry TruccoCall it the ultimate trunk show.
Stroll quickly through the lobby of the Sofitel New York, and you may think you’ve wandered into a Louis Vuitton showroom. But look closely at the array of travel trunks artfully parked atop side tables, tucked below the flower-filled console and stacked under a winding staircase, and it’s clear you won’t see these items circling on a baggage carousel.
The trunks are vintage Vuitton, the kind that sell for multiple thousands of dollars. A relatively common sight if you traveled First Class in the luxury liner/grand hotel days, they now show up mainly in stylish houses as eye-catching coffee tables, foyer consoles and foot-of-the-bed storage. And while these durable hard cases still look at home in a hotel, especially one that sports marble floors, wood paneling and French management, they’re a pop-up exhibition saluting “The Golden Age of Travel.” Read more
The New York Hotel You’ve Never Heard Of That Inspired Georgia O’Keeffe’s Skyscraper Paintings
/0 Comments/in Hotel History, Hotels and the Arts /by Terry TruccoOn a recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I chanced upon Georgia O’Keeffe’s panoramic painting from 1928 of the East River. A muted geometry of belching factory smokestacks and brackish water, it’s the elegant, if downbeat, work of an artist becoming visibly disillusioned with urban life, a good-bye-to-all-that rendering of the city she’d soon abandon.
But what really caught my attention was the title “East River from the Shelton Hotel.” Read more
Dig In! A Record 48 Hotel Restaurants Fork Over Deals On Meals During New York Summer Restaurant Week 2019
/0 Comments/in Hotel Food and Drink /by Terry TruccoAs all you star gazers know, we’re deep into the Dog Days of Summer, the 20 days before and 20 days after Sirius, the dog star, aligns with the sun. Welcome to the sweatiest days of the year.
But the heat-soaked Dog Days overlap with a more pleasant New York City ritual — New York Restaurant Week, summer edition.
Now in its 27th year, SRW 2019 unfurls July 22 to August 16. This summer’s tasty line-up includes 381 restaurants serving up two-course lunches for $26 and three-course dinners for $42. Read more
Sofitel New York Salutes the 2019 Tony Awards with Lobby Photos, a Tony Awards Suite, a Cher Show Suite and More
/0 Comments/in Hotels and the Arts /by Terry TruccoThe 2019 Tony Awards unfurl Sunday, April 9, yielding eagerly awaited answers to pressing questions: Hadestown or Tootsie? Oklahoma or Kiss Me Kate? And what about Jeremy Pope, who’s nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Play (Choir Boy) and Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Ain’t Too Proud)?
Sofitel New York doesn’t have the answers (yet). But their lobby, decked out in full Tony regalia through June 10, is a great place to put yourself in the mood for the Tonys if you don’t have a ticket for the big show at Radio City Music Hall. Read more