The giant 20,000 gallon aquarium seems to be in place in the lobby of the upcoming boutique Flatiron Hotel (1141 Broadway at 26th Street), and MadParkNews got a sneak peak photo. The hotel will be the latest addition to the neighborhood, following the Ace Hotel (Broadway and 29th). the MAve Hotel (27th and Madison), and [...]
Wednesday-Friday this week the Ace Hotel (20 West 29th Street between 5th Ave and Broadway) will broadcast live sets from a dozen bands via legendary Seattle radio station KEXP (get their free podcasts in itunes if you want some great independent music). It will run 10am-about 4pm each day followed by live dj sets from KEXP’s John Richards.
Plus, Brooklyn’s Vulpes Vulpes will play every Sunday at the Ace in October at 8:30pm, joined this Sunday by Nightmare and the Cat. Check out a live video of Vulpes Vulpes:
Built in 1883 to the west of Madison Square Park, the Hotel Chelsea (222 West 23rd street) is one of the most legendary hotels in New York City, and according to the Wall Street Journal, it is up for sale. A popular temporary home among writers, artists, and musicians, the hotel is apparently in need of a modernization, and the current owners are ready to pass it on to new owners.
Among other things, it was the site where author Dylan Thomas died, the girlfriend of Sid Vicious died, Warhol filmed a movie, and Arthur C. Clarke wrote ’2001: A Space Oddyssey’ among other things. You can read the history of the hotel and it’s famous guests at www.hotelchelsea.com/history.php
If you have friends or family coming to New York City this month, MadParkNews just got word about a special deal from Valerie at the Wyndham Garden Manhattan Hotel (37 W. 24th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue) which is just west of Madison Square Park (and adjacent to Eataly!). The hotel gets 3.5 stars on TripAdvisor. Here are the Halloween promotion deals:
- Friday-Monday is 25% off the best available rates or Oct 29th-Nov 1st, 1 night free with minimum 3 night booking
-15% off the best available rates for the last week of October
The only way to get the deal is to mention the ‘Halloween Offer’ to Valerie Cruz at valcruz@wyndham.com or 212-243-0800. *offers cannot be combined, based on availability.
The recently re-branded Fashion 26 Hotel (152 West 26th Street between 6th and 7th avenue) was just sold to a real estate investment firm for $120 million, reports the Real Deal.
You may recall that the hotel opened under its current name in April of this year.
Blackbook hosted the private opening party for iLounge in the Flatiron (893 Broadway between 19th and 20th streets). The lounge accompanies the recently opened ‘Restaurant i’ in what will be the boutique 20-room Charles Hotel in the same building. Details are sparse on the whole place, except that they say they had ‘Russian models’ at the opening, which it apparently is the new barometer of whether a new lounge opening is legit…
* The Restaurant i menu: restauranti.com/pdf/menu.pdf
* The Blackbook opening review: www.blackbookmag.com/article/blackbook-party-at-i-lounge/22854
* Talk about the hotel opening: www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/9/7/103051
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