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What’s Doing at NYC Hotels During Fashion Week New York 2014?
/in Hotels and Fashion/by Terry TruccoSmall surprise nearby hotels have once again leapt into action, even though many of this winter’s shows have strayed from the Lincoln Center mother ship. (Sixty-nine designers are still showing in “the tents.”) Here’s what’s doing within walking distance – or a short cab ride – from the main event. Read more
What’s The View Like Up There? Checking Out the Tallest Hotel in North America
/in Hotel Openings and Closings, Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoThis is what you see from a room near the top of the tallest hotel in North America, which happens to be in New York. (That’s a snow-covered Central Park down there, in case you’re wondering.)
What birds see
It’s a bird’s-eye view of a high-flying bird – or a low-flying plane. But guests in north-facing rooms on the 62nd floor at the new Residence Inn Central Park can take it in from a white leather club chair or a king-size bed for as long as they like without moving a muscle. Read more
A Chic New Hamburger with a French Accent — Direct From New York By Way of Bordeaux
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoIf Louis Lassen, the Connecticut sandwich shop owner often credited with inventing the hamburger, had been French, the world’s most iconic sandwich might look something like a clever new creation making its debut this week at Gaby, the French brasserie at the Sofitel New York.
Meet the Franburger, a slender ground-beef patty nestled in a crisp sour dough baguette and topped with melted Brie, lettuce and sliced tomato. Lest there be any doubt about the sandwich’s allegiances, it’s served with French fries. Read more
What NYC Hotels Do Tripadvisor Reviewers Like Best?
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoLots better than in 2012, when not a single Big Apple hotel landed on the Tripadvisor top 25 best US hotels list (New York has yet to crack the ranks of the 25 best hotels in the world). This year there are three: Read more
From Belle Epoch to Disco — How The Plaza Dressed Up for the 70s in “American Hustle”
/in Hotels and the Arts, Hotels in the News, Notable Check-ins/by Terry TruccoFrom North by Northwest and Sleepless in Seattle to Crocodile Dundee, it’s hard to imagine a hotel with more Hollywood screen time than The Plaza. Last year alone the hotel racked up vivid cameos in The Great Gatsby and American Hustle. Read more
From E-books to Beyonce — The Best of the New at New York City Hotels, 2013 Edition
/in Hotels and the Arts, Notable Check-ins/by Terry TruccoIf New York felt unusually crowded in 2013 there was good reason. The city hosted 54.3 million visitors, up from 52.7 in 2012 and nearly 20 million more than in 2002.
And while some of them no doubt stayed with friends, relatives and Airbnb, others helped fill the 30 million hotel room nights sold, up 1 million from 2012. The results? Visitors on average paid a pricey $296 a night, and hotels enjoyed an 87.8 percent occupancy rate. Read more
When “Happy Holidays” Is Just the Starter: Hotel Holiday Decor with an Added Message
/in Hotels and Holidays/by Terry TruccoAnother Reason to Love the Holidays in New York: Meet The Peninsula’s White Chocolate “Snowpage”
/in Hotels and Holidays/by Terry TruccoHe’s a chocolate lover’s dream – a child-size snowman concocted almost entirely from white chocolate (the carrot nose is marzipan). He greets all who enter The Peninsula hotel through early January. Read more
Where Did Beyonce Check In When She Wanted to Shoot a Sexy Music Video?
/in Hotels and the Arts, Notable Check-ins/by Terry Trucco“I see music,” Beyonce declares in the press release for Beyonce, her new album of songs and videos released yesterday without the usual rev-up fanfare.
And what does Queen B see when she visualizes the music — and the story surrounding it — late at night? A room at The Standard Hotel, High Line branch.
Beyonce at the Standard
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And They Smell Great, Too – Le Parker Meridien’s Ultimate Gingerbread Houses
/in Hotels and Holidays/by Terry Trucco“NYC Street Scene: the Holiday Bustle” by Butterfly Bakery.
The Gingerbread Extravaganza – the annual line-up of holiday sweet shacks at Le Parker Meridien – is among my favorite New York hotel traditions.
For the last five years, the hotel has invited local bakeries, restaurants and caterers to cook up the ultimate gingerbread creation built around a theme for display in the hotel’s mirror-lined 56th Street atrium. You can’t touch (or nibble) – the edible masterpieces are encased in Plexiglas boxes – but you can look at a line-up of clever constructions worthy of a nod from Cake Boss – or Gretel. Read more