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A First Look At Conrad New York, A Stylish All Suite Hotel
/in Hotel Openings and Closings/by Terry TruccoWalking into the new Conrad New York hotel gave us weird déjà vu.
Greeting us at the top of a wide marble staircase was Sol LeWitt’s towering Loopy Doopy, a feast of purple swirls plotted on a blue grid. But what was it doing on that wall? Read more
Pass the Popcorn: March 2012’s Most Popular Hotel Room Movies
/in Hotels and the Arts/by Terry TruccoShe scored big in movie theaters, won an Academy Award nomination for Rooney Mara and even picked up a gold statue at the Big Show. (Hey, no one said soundmixing wasn’t important.) So small surprise The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo cleaned up last month as the most-watched Hollywood movie in hotel rooms in New York and across the nation. Read more
Eat Yo Brunch — Yotel’s Hip Take on the Classic Hotel Sunday Brunch
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoWhat happens when a hip, budget-minded hotel decides to do a take on the classic hotel Sunday brunch?
You get Eat Yo Brunch at Yotel. Read more
What You Missed if You Skipped the 2012 Architectural Digest Home Design Show
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoDonuts — baked not fried.
One reason we like hotels is that the best are laboratories for design, jam-packed with decorating ideas you can try at home. So, of course, we love home design shows, and this is one of our favorites (full disclosure: we moderated the show’s New York Times designer seminars, but we’d be fans anyway). Read more
Don’t Feed the Bears — Spanish Artist dEmo’s Bear Forest Checks Into the Roger Smith Hotel
/in Hotels and the Arts/by Terry TruccodEmo bear.
It’s as if someone filled a room with Gummy Bears, only these are big enough to eat you instead of the other way around. Read more
In the Pink in the Roaring 20s Lobby of the Intercontinental New York Barclay
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoHello, spring.
We know – winter wasn’t a big deal this year, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t ready for spring. So bring it on.
These big bouquets of lilies and blossoms come courtesy of the Barclay, or to be formal about it the Intercontinental New York Barclay, a hotel that can always be depended upon for fresh flowers in the lobby. The message? Spring’s here – we’re in the pink!
Now Playing at Andaz 5th Avenue: Hyatt’s New High-Tech TVs
/in Hotels and Tech/by Terry TruccoAfter smartphones, can smart TVs be far behind? Hyatt thinks so.
This week the company announced plans to install new televisions with internet capability in the guest rooms of its full-service hotels in the US, Canada and the Caribbean over the next two years. Compared to standard flatpanel TVs, Hyatt’s new televisions are downright brainy. Read more
A Cameo Appearance by The Plaza in Amor Towles’ New Bestseller “Rules of Civility”
/in Hotels and the Arts/by Terry TruccoWe love it when a New York hotel makes a cameo appearance in a novel we like. So imagine our glee upon opening Rules of Civility, Amor Towles’ exquisitely layered portrait of strivers and high society in late 1930s Manhattan, and following the characters into not one but three hotels, all beauties. Read more
What You Missed if You Skipped the 2012 New York Times Travel Show
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoWith representatives from more than 70 countries and 14 states – and that’s not counting cruise ships, hotel chains and tour operators – you could travel the world without a passport this past weekend. Here’s a small sampling of what we saw. Read more
Celebrating Z-z-z — and National Sleep Awareness Week — at The Benjamin
/in Hotels and Holidays/by Terry TruccoWhy is the front desk manager at The Benjamin wearing a nightcap and terrycloth bathrobe?
He’s observing National Sleep Awareness Week, a yearly educational campaign promoting the importance of sleep. The week culminates in the worst day of the year, Sunday March 11, when Daylight Savings Time begins and we spring forward, losing a precious hour of shut-eye. Read more