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Good-bye, Omni Berkshire Place NYC — The Hotel Where Rodgers & Hammerstein Hatched “Oklahoma!”
/in Hotel History, Hotel Openings and Closings, News/by Terry TruccoFor a brief stretch, it was possible to score a ticket for the darkly sassy 2019 revival of Oklahoma! on Broadway and spend the night in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Suite at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, so named because the show’s creators agreed to collaborate on their game-changing musical over lunch at the hotel in 1942. Read more
Covid-19 Closing: So Long to the Maxwell — and the Very First W Hotel
/in Hotel History, Hotel Openings and Closings, News/by Terry TruccoThe Maxwell has the distinction of being one of the first major New York City hotels to close permanently during the Coronavirus outbreak.
But to be fair, the hotel was teetering before the pandemic arrived. Read more
NYC Hotels Stepping Up To House Medical Personnel and Non-Critical Patients During Covid-19 Outbreak
/in Hotel Openings and Closings, Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoIf anyone deserves a comfy bed and a welcoming room after a grueling day at work, it’s the doctors, nurses and other medical personnel caring for Covid-19 patients at New York City hospitals. The deadly virus has also created a need for facilities for non-critical patients and personnel.
Enter the hospitality industry, newly awash in temporary closings prompted by the disease. This week New York Governor Andrew Cuomo cited several prominent New York City hotels in his list of companies, individuals and foundations donating goods and services to fight the Covid-19 outbreak. Read more
A Starring Role For Brooklyn’s William Vale Hotel in Ailey II’s Spirited New Dance Video
/in Hotels and the Arts, Notable Check-ins/by Terry TruccoTouring is a big part of the job for members of Ailey II, the ebullient company of next generation modern dancers affiliated with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Tuskegee, Alabama; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Bonn, Germany are just a few of the 13 international cities the 12-person troupe has visited already this year.
So we think it’s inspired that the company chose a hotel — the Brooklyn-cool William Vale, no less — as a backdrop for the new video promoting their upcoming New York season at Ailey Citicorp Theater, which was to open on March 25 but may be rescheduled for later in the spring. Read more
A First Look at NoMad’s Stylish Luxe Life Hotel
/in Hotel Openings and Closings, Hotel Renovations/by Terry TruccoI knew the Luxe Life Hotel looked familiar the moment I saw the gilded cupid perched beneath the word LIFE (also gilded) over the front door. I reviewed the property for The New York Times in 1991 when it was the Herald Square Hotel, a two-star budget hotel housed inexplicably in the Beaux Arts brick-and-limestone building once occupied by Life magazine. For $65 a night, you got a clean room, easy access to Macy’s and not much else. Read more
The Best New York Hotels for Dog Watching during the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, 2020 Edition
/in Hotels Pets & Sports/by Terry TruccoThe Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show breezes into town this weekend. For dog enthusiasts, this is New York at its tail-wagging best.
For four days, the world’s top dogs are unleashed in Midtown Manhattan. Look for them at the warm-up events at the cavernous Pier 94 February 8, 9 and 10th and at Madison Square Garden for the big competitions February 10 and 11. Read more
Hungry? New York Restaurant Week 2020, Winter Edition, Unfurls with 49 Hotel Restaurants on Board
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoThree things New Yorkers expect at the start of a new year are broken resolutions, freezing weather and New York Restaurant Week. The third, at least, arrives dependably.
Now in its 18th year, New York’s bi-annual blizzard of lunch and dinner bargains unfurls January 21 to February 9 with $26 two-course lunches and $42 three-course dinners at restaurants throughout the city. A rousing 365 restaurants are participating this time. Read more
The Happiest, Merriest Holiday Decorations at New York City Hotels, 2019 Edition
/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
/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
/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