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Five Trending Treatments You’ll Soon See at Spas
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoWhat are the top treatment requests at spas? Forget reflexology and mud wraps. Swedish massages and basic facials, the spa world’s plain vanilla, rule. But that hasn’t stopped spas from dreaming up fresh ways to promote relaxation, wellness and repeat visits.
Five new treatments, three at spas easily reached from New York and none of them cheap, caught my eye during the International Spa Association’s annual visit to New York.
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A Hotel Vending Maching That Dispenses Ouiji Boards and 24-Karat Gold Handcuffs? Meet Hudson Hotel’s Semi-Automatic
/in Hotel Shops and Collectibles, Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoSemi-automatic? It’s a vending machine, not a weapon, and you can see this big, oddly futuristic contraption in the lobby at the Hudson here in New York as well as at the Mondrian South Beach and the Sanderson in London. Read more
Grace Kelly Slept Here: The Barbizon Hotel for Women Flirts With Landmark Status 30 Years After Its Demise
/in Hotels and the Arts, Hotels in the News, Notable Check-ins/by Terry TruccoNew York boasts no shortage of thriving historic hotels, from the Pierre and the Algonquin to the Waldorf Astoria. But the casualties on the ghost list can be almost as noteworthy, even on occasion, newsworthy. Read more
Forget Aspirin and Band-Aids — Hotels Look to High-Concept Shops To Entertain Guests, Lure Locals And, Yes, Make Money
/in Hotel Shops and Collectibles, Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoThink Barneys, not Hudson News. The latest hotel shops qualify as stand-alone boutiques that reside in hotels almost coincidentally. Curated down to the last Walker crisp or Haribo raspberry, the best are destinations in themselves. And with good reason. Read more
Style Arrives on Kenmare Street: A First Look At The Nolitan Hotel
/in Hotel Openings and Closings/by Terry TruccoOne day a parking lot, the next day a hotel. Okay, the Nolitan wasn’t built in a day.
But after years when new hotels mostly grew out of old buildings, New York’s latest properties are rising from the ground up. Consider the Mondrian SoHo, Yotel Times Square, Dream Downtown and the James, to name a few. Read more
Is This The End? The Fabled, Troubled, Irreplaceable Hotel Chelsea Closes For Renovations
/in Hotel Openings and Closings/by Terry TruccoToday we say good-bye to the fabled Hotel Chelsea, or at least the high-profile bohemian flophouse we knew. On July 31st, at the stroke of midnight, the hotel that housed Virgil Thomson, Sid Vicious and Viva closed its doors to overnight guests, and its future as a hotel is unclear. Read more
7 Hotels That Spin It For Bike Riders
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoNew York isn’t Amsterdam. But since 1993, the addition of 100 miles of greenway paths has changed life for bike lovers. We wouldn’t recommend plowing into midtown traffic unless you’re Tour de France fit – or a bike messenger. But the city’s growing network of bike lanes offers savvy riders a fun, pollution-free way to get from Point A to Point B and take in the sights that whirl by.
These five properties (plus bonus mentions) lead the growing band of hotels that house bikes to lend or rent to guests. (Condolences to the Hotel Gansevoort Meatpacking District, whose fleet of Puma bikes was stolen and, as of this writing, has not been replaced). Read more
Help! I Need a Room For A Last-Minute Summer Visit
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoQ. I know New York in August is no picnic, but that’s when I can come in from Baltimore for a three-night weekend. (Baltimore in August is not so great, either.) I don’t want to break the bank, but I’d like a hip hotel with some style. Since I always stay in midtown when I come in for work, I want to be downtown this time. Any ideas? Read more
More Light (for now) at Le Parker Meridien, or What Happens When They Knock Down the Building Next Door
/in Hotel Renovations/by Terry TruccoFor a short time, you can see Le Parker Meridien as it hasn’t been seen in years. Or to put it another way, the south side of West 57th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues looks like a wide smile with a tooth missing. Read more
60’s Redux: Sipping Classic Mai Tai — with an Umbrella! — at the Pierre
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoWhen we strolled into the Two E Bar at the Pierre, a glamorous, windowless, black-and-white lounge with silk throw pillows on the banquettes, we never dreamed we’d wind up with a dark orange drink sporting an orchid and a paper umbrella. But atop our black-lacquered cocktail table stood a flier announcing the Two E Tiki Festival. Read more