It may not be open yet, but the Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel (420 Park Avenue at 32nd Street) has lit up the neighborhood in blue, giving some Meatpacking flair to a block of Park Avenue previously dominated by Les Halles restaurant (411 Park Avenue).
In related news, candles are no longer needed on outdoor tables at Les Halles.
[Ace Hotel Bunk] The Ace Hotel New York (29th between 5th and Broadway) has a special rate this holiday weekend which gets you the bunk room with private bathroom and a Heineken pony keg for $189 per night through July 5th.
To get the offer you need to book online and enter the code JULY4.
Sounds like a great deal although we are scratching our heads a little bit on the choice of foreign beer on Independence Day.
The Gansevoort Park Avenue Hotel (404 Park Avenue South) seems to be moving along well, and hiring operational positions which suggest an opening in the coming months. The hotel will feature a rooftop pool, a salon and spa as well as the Plunge Rooftop Bar + Lounge. See more at www.gansevoorthotelgroup.com/parkavenuenyc
It seems even even in questionable economic times the American Dream lives on just East of Madison Square Park. From the photo, this B&B hostel at 168 East 24th street might be under-reaching the dream a bit, but Yelpers give it 4.5 stars (ok there are only 2 reviews) and TripAdvisor gives it 3 stars (of 5).
But hey the price is hard to beat at $52 in the middle of a great neighborhood!
According to HotelChatter, after several delays the Fashion 26 Hotel opens today in the Flatiron/Chelsea (152 West 26th Street). Part of the Wyndham Hotel group, Fashion 26 is clearly contemporary in its design and features the restaurant Rare Bar and Grill at the ground level and Rare View, a lounge on the rooftop.
One of the more interesting twists to the Fashion 26 is their daily Best Dressed Guest award which gets you a prize of some sort and a mention on their blog.
Rooms seem to run from about $250-400 and reservations can be made at http://www.f26nyc.com/sleep.
Check out the BlackBook review of the scene at the Ace Hotel. http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/anatomy-of-a-scene-the-ace-hotel/15339
There are a lot of cool boutique hotels in the Madison Square park vicinity including the Ace Hotel , the MAve, the Carlton Hotel, and the Gershwin… senton hotel exterior closed
Then there is the Senton Hotel (39 West 27 Street off Broadway).
If you want to guarantee that you are going to have a jaw-dropping story to take home with you, based on the TripAdvisor reviews it seems the Senton may be your place.
When you have a few minutes to read some of the wildest reviews we have ever seen for a hotel, take a look at the comments on TripAdvisor for the Senton. Some of the more colorful highlights from the reviews include ‘clown porn’, ‘bizarre neighbors’, ‘weird screams’, and one review in French that starts out with “quelle horreur” (our French is rusty but that sounds bad). Not to mention the burgundy curtains just never seem to be open on any room, ever (see arrows on the right).
Note that these reviews are from 2008 or earlier, so maybe it has improved. If nothing more, it’s a deal at $100.
