Overnight New York is the independent guide to New York City hotels with honest, unbiased reporting and no ties to the hotels we write about. We visit each hotel anonymously and always pay when we eat and stay. Think of Overnight New York as a best friend who susses out where you want to spend the night — and where you don’t — and tells you what’s new, what’s trending and where to meet for drinks after work, indulge in a romantic dinner or put up the in-laws.
Checking Out Times Square from the R Lounge at the Renaissance
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoTimes Square as seen from R Lounge.
This is what Times Square looks like from a window table at R Lounge, the Renaissance New York’s second-floor restaurant and bar with the flashy address – Two Times Square. Talk about the thick of things. Read more
Hotels for Heroes, A New Hotel Rewards Program for Families of Hospitalized Soldiers
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoCongress can’t agree on much. But a new piece of legislation regarding hotels could bring the two sides together at least momentarily. Read more
The Algonquin Gets Set to Close for Refurbishment in Early 2012
/in Hotel Renovations/by Terry TruccoHistoric hotels have their charms – the evocative architecture, the whiff of time travel, the (often) dazzling out-of-the-past guests lists. But there’s nothing charming about historic plumbing, which could be one reason the Algonquin, New York’s oldest operating hotel, is closing for four months of renovations beginning on January 1, 2012. Read more
Meet Hotel Americano, a Chic New Hotel Perched Near the High Line
/in Hotel Openings and Closings/by Terry TruccoWhat can a hotel do about a less than perfect location? Wait it out, like Hotel Americano. Planted on 27th Street way out west between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues, this super-chic new boutique is smack in the middle of Chelsea’s art gallery and club scene and a short hop from Chelsea Piers’ sports facilities – an area that’s also bereft of subway stops and frequent bus service.
But in June, the popular High Line extended its elevated reach from 20th to 30nd Street. Read more
A Taste of England: Kedgeree at the Ace Hotel
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoRemember the scene in Ratatouille where a forkful of vegetable stew sends the grumpy restaurant critic into Proustrian raptures and transports him back to his carefree childhood? Read more
Only the Photos Remain: the True Blue Lobby of the Mondrian SoHo
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoThe name has changed and so has the lobby. What was originally the Mondrian SoHo is now the NoMo SoHo, which sounds like baby talk to us but never mind. In the intervening years, the lobby has grown sleeker and simpler. Appealing, in other words, but but not as fanciful. Here’s what we saw in 2011. Read more
Michelin and Zagat’s Serve Up Their Best NYC Hotel Restaurants for 2012
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoThe first week in October is pretty innocuous unless you’re a foodie — or to be precise, a guide-loving foodie. This week Michelin and Zagat published their respective, red-covered 2012 New York City restaurant guides within a day of each other. That’s like back-to-back Golden Globes and Academy Awards. Read more
The Pierre Serves Up a Healthy New Menu for Calorie Counters
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoDid you know a bowl of hotel oatmeal, arguably the healthiest offering on the breakfast menu, can rack up 1,400 calories? Yikes! Read more
At Long Last — A New Look For The Marriott Marquis Lobby
/in Hotel Renovations/by Terry TruccoGood-bye, power suits. Hello, 21st century.
Earlier this month the Marriott Marquis unveiled its new lobby, centerpiece of its $39 million renovation. As befits a big hotel almost three decades old and 1,900-plus rooms strong big changes are on view in the sprawling 8th floor John Portman atrium lobby, punctuated by colorfully lit elevator cars whizzing up and down. Read more
Your Hotel Doesn’t Have a Spa? No Worries — Select Spa-less Hotels Now Offer Treatments
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoThe new Hyatt 48Lex is a small, upscale hotel that offers guests everything you’d expect, from a restaurant and room service to a well-equipped fitness center – everything, that is, except a spa.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t get a hot stone massage or an herbal facial without leaving the premises. Read more