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It Only Took 300 Years — Singing Handel’s Baroque Opera “Rodrigo” at the Gershwin Hotel
/in Hotels and the Arts/by Terry TruccoBut on May 21, 23 and 25, Handel’s fifth opera will be performed in the lobby of the Gershwin Hotel, a move that trumps the Met and every other opera house in the hemisphere. Read more
The Conrad’s Loopy Doopy Roof Bar Opens for the 2013 Season
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoThe calendar says it’s spring, even when it’s contradicted by chilly breezes and overcast skies. No matter.
Seasonal roof bars observe time, not temperature when choosing to open, and this week the Loopy Doopy Bar atop the Conrad New York, flung open its terrace above the Hudson for its second season. Read more
Ten Ideas to Steal From The 2013 Kips Bay Decorator Show House
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoKristen McGinnis’s lacquered dining room.
The best hotel rooms are the ones filled with things you want to steal – like decorating ideas.
A great decorator show house is even better. The designers, of course, want you to hire them, but they have to put their ideas out there to lure you in. And this year’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House, the biggie of the bunch in New York City, is jam-packed with ideas ripe for the plucking. Read more
New York Hotels Where F. Scott Fitzgerald Played and the Real Jay Gatsby Lived
/in Hotels and the Arts, Notable Check-ins/by Terry TruccoThe Plaza.
As The Great Gatsby, the most hyped movie since, well, Iron Man 3, steamrolls into theaters, two hotels are proudly trumpeting their Gatsby connections.
Most obvious is The Plaza. When Daisy suggests Gatsby, Tom, Jordan and Nick drive to Manhattan, they beeline for the Plaza, a favorite of F. Scott Fitzgerald and wife Zelda. Read more
What’s Growing on the Roof at the Westin New York Grand Central?
/in Green Hotels/by Terry TruccoThe answer is on your plate or in your glass if you order an arugula salad or a muddled-mint mojito at LCL, the hotel restaurant and bar. Read more
Pass the Popcorn: What In-Room Movies Did Hotel Guests Watch Most in April 2013?
/in Hotels and the Arts/by Terry TruccoJack Reacher, based on the best-selling book One Shot by Lee Childs, took in around $80 million at US box offices – not great for a $60 million movie with Tom Cruise in the leading role. (Translation: don’t expect a sequel.) But it was a big hit in hotel rooms last month, coming in first with pay-to-view hotel audiences in the US and Canada as well as New York City. Read more
The Essex House Gets Rebranded – and Parties with Jon Bon Jovi
/in Hotel Renovations, Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoThey skipped the bells, whistles and champagne last September when JW Marriott took over management of the Essex House, the gracious 1931 tower overlooking Central Park and operated most recently by Dubai-based Jumierah Hotels.
Last night they made up for it. Read more
A First Look at Hotel Belleclaire’s Renovated Retro Lobby
/in Hotel Renovations/by Terry TruccoBe seated.
For years the lobby at the Belleclaire bothered me.
The Belleclaire was the W of its day, as cool as they came in 1903. Read more
Another Unexpected Cameo for the Hotel Carter on “Smash”
/in Hotels and the Arts/by Terry TruccoThe ratings may be tanking, but someone on the production end of Smash, NBC’s Broadway soap, has a wicked sense of humor.
To boil things down if you don’t follow the show, in Episode 12, Bombshell, a musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe, opens at last to thunderous applause and, alas, mixed reviews. Read more
Why Are So Many NYC Hotels Tweaking Their Names?
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoIs the hottest New York hotel amenity a new name?
Consider: In recent months Stay morphed into Night Times Square (never mind that the original Night Hotel is just two blocks away). And the Sheraton New York Hotel & Tower changed its name to Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel (never mind that it’s not all that close to Times Square). Read more