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Green Hotels: Two Organizations That Give New Life for Used Bars of Hotel Soap
/in Green Hotels/by Terry TruccoFull disclosure: I love hotel soaps and have been known to wrap up a gently used bar of Malin + Goetz or Miller Harris and take it home. But I don’t always and I’ve wondered – what happens to the hundreds of thousands of lightly used soaps and shampoos hotels collect each week? Read more
Where Would Will and Kate Go If They Were In Town? New York’s Hotels Battle It Out with Fancy Royal Wedding Breakfasts
/in Hotel Food and Drink, Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoAt the moment Kate Middleton and Prince William say “I Do” next Friday, early bird guests at a cluster of Manhattan hotels will raise their champagne glasses. How did London’s royal wedding turn into a hotel event in New York? Here’s our play-by-play of the race to see which hotel will catch the bouquet. Read more
A First Look at the Fanciful, Floral Crosby Street Hotel
/in Hotel Openings and Closings/by Terry TruccoShortly after I spent the night at the Crosby Street Hotel, I came across the April issue of Elle Décor. Inside I spotted the London townhouse of Kit and Tim Kemp, owners of the Crosby. Gazing at their fancifully sophisticated, color-drenched house awash in bold florals and even bolder stripes it seemed I’d never left the hotel. In fact, a shiny lamp base comprised of stacked silver balls looked like the one in my room. Read more
“Fifty Bags That Changed the World,” A New Picture Book About Bags No Traveler Would Ever Check
/in Hotel Shops and Collectibles, Hotels and the Arts/by Terry TruccoWhat new book would we choose if we were curating a hotel library? This slim, picture-rich volume compiled by London’s stylish Design Museum bags one of our votes. Read more
Drink Me: Juice Cleanses Arrive at the Surrey Hotel Spa
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoWe’ve been hearing a lot about juice cleanses lately. From celebrity sightings – pictures of Sarah Jessica Parker juice bottle in hand, blog posts from Gwyneth Paltrow – to news stories weighing the pros and cons, those cute, colorful little bottles labeled Drink Me exude an Alice-in-Wonderland mystique and are hard to miss. Read more
Drinks in Champagne Saucers: The Paramount Hotel Gets a Chic New Bar
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoIt Won’t Last Forever: In The Midst of The Sheraton New York’s Much-Needed Renovation
/in Hotel Renovations/by Terry TruccoThe 1,781-room Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, a classic midtown skyscraper, is in the midst of a $150 million makeover. And not a moment too soon from what we saw on a recent visit. Read more
When the Lobby is a Gallery: “Artful Bridges” and an In-House Art Curator Check in at Jumeirah Essex House
/in Hotels and the Arts/by Terry TruccoNew York hotels discovered eons ago that empty walls and fine art go together like poached eggs and Hollandaise. Consider the Audubon and Piranesi prints in The Carlyle guest rooms. Or the contemporary art by one-time residents like Larry Rivers and Susan Olmetti blanketing the Chelsea Hotel lobby. Read more
Cool Stuff From Nine Clever Artisans at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoI love design shows, and this is one of my favorites. (Full disclosure: I moderated the show’s New York Times design seminars, but I’d love it anyway.) Read more
Redirecting Hello Kitty: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Gets a New Route for 2012
/in Hotels and Holidays/by Terry TruccoHello Kitty above the fray
Thanksgiving 2012 may seem a long way off, but for those who plan ahead, like parade organizers, it might as well be next week.
Last week Macy’s long-term planners dropped a bombshell – due to construction to the pedestrian plazas throughout Times Square, the parade will be rerouted down Sixth Avenue for 2012 and 2013, bypassing a patch of New York as famous as the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty combined. Read more