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What Does the 2010 Michelin Guide Think of NYC Hotel Restaurants?
/in Hotel Food and Drink/by Terry TruccoWe don’t own a car, and we definitely don’t spend much time thinking about tires. But as long-time fans of London’s Bibendum restaurant and follower of the red-coated Michelin restaurant guides, the French tire maker and its well-padded mascot have insinuated themselves into our lives. Read more
The Paramount Tweaks its Signature Lobby — Again
/in Hotel Renovations/by Terry TruccoLast year Time Square’s Paramount hotel underwent major surgery. And not a moment too soon. Once quirky and cool, the Paramount was conceived in the early 1990s by hotelier Ian Schrager and designer Philippe Starck as the hotel equivalent of Target, offering chic on the cheap. A decade later, cheap had trounced chic, and the place was a dirty, neglected mess. Read more
The Royalton’s Un-extreme (Visual) Makeover — Or Did They Really Do Anything to the Place?
/in Hotel Food and Drink, Hotel Renovations/by Terry TruccoHotels are notorious for tardiness when it comes to everything from opening their doors to refurbishing the lobby. But not the Royalton. Read more
Matilda Meets the Marriott: The Algonquin Gets a New Partner
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoYou’d never know it to look at them, but the Marriott Marquis, a brute, 1980s John Portman behemoth, and the Algonquin, a demure, history-drenched Edwardian, share something besides easy proximity to Times Square. Read more
Are Those Designer Condoms in the Mini-Bars at Thompson Hotels?
/in Hotel Shops and Collectibles, Hotels and Fashion/by Terry TruccoFashion Week may be history, but designers haven’t stopped unveiling their newest creations. Read more
Touring The Waldorf=Astoria, From the Kitchens to the Mirrors of Versaille
/in Hotel Shops and Collectibles, Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoOn a visit to the Waldorf=Astoria, I saw a notice for history tours of the hotel offered every Thursday and Saturday morning at 11:30.
Not many hotels boast sufficient history or chutzpah to warrant a tour priced at $50 a person (they do throw in lunch). Besides, the Waldorf devotes four bulging lobby display cases to memorabilia, from place settings for royal dinners to photos of illustrious guests, like Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy and Bruce Springsteen. What more could there possibly be? Read more
Waldorf Astroria’s Guerlain Spa Closes and Poses the Question: Are Hotel Spas an Endangered Species?
/in Hotel Shops and Collectibles, Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoGiven the blast of parties, press releases and popping champagne corks whenever a spa opens at a hotel, it’s amazing how quiet a closing can be. Consider the Guerlain Spa at the Waldorf Astoria. Read more
A First Look at Andrew Buckler’s Cool Uniforms for The James Hotel
/in Hotels and Fashion/by Terry TruccoNew York Fashion Week unspools through September 16 in the big, gray cube planted temporarily next to Lincoln Center’s Metropolitan Opera House.
With over 100 designers strutting their Spring/Summer 2011 collections – and with more than a dozen new style-conscious hotels opening in New York this year – you’d think the two realms might overlap. And you’d be right. Read more
Taking Credit at Hyatt — Meet The Newest Hotel Credit Card
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoI find it really hard to get excited about a new banking product, even when there’s a hotel connection. But I can see the appeal of a new credit card that made its debut yesterday. Read more
With Plans Approved for a New Midtown Skyscraper, Is This a Last Look at the Hotel Pennsylvania?
/in Hotels in the News/by Terry TruccoRecently New York’s City Council approved plans for a new skyscraper to be built across the street from Madison Square Garden and Penn Station. Read more