grand entrances for big-city visitors
Terry Trudeau
29. The long-term shortage of hotel space in New York in 2000 was particularly serious in the fall, when the city was in its busiest and most attractive state.
But this year, a new group of hotels-
A few more are about to open. -
At least in theory, the possibility of visitors finding a room has been raised.
But newness has its price: of the following four promising newcomers I have recently stayed in, Hudson is the only one to start working days with room rates below $300 to $400.
Embassy Suites hotel the night happy hour of hotel guests held the next day
The floor restaurant is called reception by the manager.
But it was more of a frat party on Friday night and I stopped by after checking in.
The long window
The rooms lined up were noisy and crowded, wearing jeans and T-
Shirt, stand deep around the big oval bar, or get together on the table with drinks in hand.
The bartender smiled and handed me the complimentary gin and tonic and said, \"it\'s solid but you can look at it . \".
Like a hotel, it is huge. One was plenty.
Advertising for almost the same suite in 463, all in a large white 14-
Embassy Suites opened in June. The atrium is opposite. boutique hotel.
Square brick buildings located at the southern tip of Manhattan in Battery Park City can be pulled out from almost any suburb.
Although the room is bright and airy, you will feel like you have seen striped yellow wallpaper and proud posts
Champagne-modern
Color furniture before (
If you live in the new Hilton Times Square, a cousin of the company, you have).
Advertising but the embassy suite I stayed in July offered something that many other hotels in town didn\'t have: elbow room.
The ground floor is backed by Pat Steir\'s witty, Electric long front desk
A yellow brush mural with a high ceiling and spacious space.
The atrium, the first floor, is so huge. -
Few furniture-
You can throw football from beginning to end without playing anything.
A huge window overlooking the Hudson River reinforces the sense of spaciousness, as does the spinning purple of Sol Hewittand-
Blue-green murals extending the 14 th floor of the atrium. The room was spacious.
Because they are very similar, the question becomes whether you can overlook the Hudson River.
My room was Room 1203 and it looked down to the next construction site and the highway to the West.
But I can also see some of the more poetic buildings in Lower Manhattan, such as the Art Deco AT&T building.
The bedroom comes with a king bed, a desk and a stylish wardrobe with a double wardrobe, all of which have soothing Clairol shades ---
Gold, gold and tan.
The bathroom is moderate in size but free with a bathtub, marble counter and rather light towels to separate the bedroom from the living room.
The latter was comfortable with a club chair, a sleeping sofa and a TV with an Internet TV, but had a strange detail, a large picture window.
It looks out into the atrium, but I realize that other people can see it too.
I closed the curtains when I had room service dinner-
A crispy vegetarian pizza and delicious chocolate pudding arrived on a large tray in just 15 minutes, and the pink rose in the vase lit it up ($26. 55;
Service fee for all meals).
I went to the broker loft atrium restaurant for breakfast the next morning, including my weekend rate of $199 (
The same room costs $379 on weekdays). There, the all-
The American buffet includes scrambled eggs, sausage, muffins and fruit platter.
I had orange juice, a bunch of juicy blueberries and a Western omelet.
Yes, it\'s big.
Embassy Suites 102 North End Avenue (
Between Vichy and Murray Street), New York, N. Y. 10281; (212)945-0100, fax (212)945-3012;
On the www websiteembassysuites. com.
Standard suites are $379 and $199 on weekends.
AdvertisementHudsonIt this hotel\'s huge brick lobby is located on the second floor with ivy and huge crystal chandeliers hanging on the roof makes sense.
Take the escalator slowly, a narrow passage bathed in acid --apple-
Green light to help you get used to everything weird, whimsical
The atmosphere of Hudson.
When I checked in early this month at 1,000-
The room hotel opened west of Columbus Circle Island, packed with trendy young people in the middle
Old German tourists.
Apparently, in the latest collaboration between designer Philip Stark and hotel owner Ian Schrager, the price of the room could be only $95. (
It\'s a limited number.
I paid $170. )Check-
Although it will take a while to find a suitable room, it is easy to get in.
The first task I was assigned was not completed;
Large pieces of plastic are covered on the floor (
The last room may not be ready until December).
The second one is complete but there is only one stall shower.
\"I\'ll get you a bathtub,\" said the gracious young woman, who checked me in after the initial fire and escorted me upstairs. The third, No.
Perfect 1210--
Apart from the desk lamp unplugged, neither of us could find the socket.
The hotel engineer found it with a flashlight and finally I opened my overnight bag.
This is the smallest hotel room I have ever stayed in, 180 square feet and one of the smartest rooms.
It is a neat rectangle divided into two halves by a white curtain: a white corridor and a white mini --
The front is a tiled bathroom and the back is a sleeping area decorated with African Markle Wood.
The most important thing is the Queen.
Its white leather headboard comes with stainless steel rivets.
Tight stainless steel
There are steel tables and matching chairs at the foot.
Makore has a small TV, CD player, safe box and two slim shelves on the wall panel.
Amazing hardwood floors-
I have never seen it in a hotel room before and it is beautiful.
There\'s only enough room in the bathroom for a porcelain V-
The shape sink is located on a decorative stainless steel stand.
But the bathtub is a showroom with a huge glass wall behind it, so when you take a shower or shower, you stare at the place where the curtains sleep.
Too bad, no bubble bath.
The rest of the hotel is big and fun and I don\'t have to spend a lot of time in my small room.
I like high
Ceiling library and soft leather chair.
The outdoor courtyard is illuminated by lanterns and looks like Alice in Wonderland, with a huge Ivy --
A kettle full of metal and a variety of benches, throne, and even a bed.
The advertisement of Hudson Cafeteria, a bustling restaurant with long wooden dining table, is also interesting.
My stirring dinner
Fried tofu with black rice vegetables ($31.
03. Bring a glass of wine)
It was delicious, but the service was too slow. The cream pudding I ordered was dessert at home.
Back to my little hole, I was easy to fall asleep despite the noise: the sound of Friday night revelry coming from the yard.
Just the moment my next door neighbor turned on the CD player, I knew.
But it was sunny the next morning, my room-
Breakfast with smoked salmon scrambled eggs and coffee ($26. 88)
Soon arrived, and the film \"Phantom of the Opera\" by old Claude Wren was broadcast on TV.
I snuggled under the quilt, called the front desk and asked if I could stay for half an hour before checkout to see the movie ending.
The answer is \"no problem \".
Hudson, 356 West 58 Street, between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue, New York, NYY. 10019; (212)554-6000, fax (212)554-6001; www . hotelbook. com.
Doubled from $95;
Suite from $150.
From the moment you walk through the heavy glass door, Sofitel has made two things clear: it\'s an adult
Hotel for business travelers and French.
Opened on Bastille Day, a few blocks east of Times Square, this 398-
Guest room hotel is the first branch of this rapidly expanding French chain hotel in New York, a brand new hotel-29 stories up.
But it permeates the tradition and reminds me of the well.
Refuel hotel you see in old movies.
This is a hotel with a luggage rack in the room but no CD player.
The hue of the lobby is stylish and magnificent, and the decoration of marble floors, plaid ceilings and ormolu and golden leaves is impressive.
A beautifully decorated bottle
The green living room, away from the concierge and check-eye
Among the crew, classic hospitality with over-filled sofas and leather club chairs is provided, with enough French Art Deco effect to give you a gentle hum of \"Marseille \".
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A layer hangs on the back wall of each shallow wooden elevator --to-
Ceiling paintings of French or American landmarks-
Arc de Triomphe, Empire State Building.
The unofficial mascot of the hotel, Statue of Liberty, looks out from the key card and coasters.
If the Sofitel is not fashionable, it will not be stuffy and is definitely comfortable.
My room, 1503, a standard queen bed, I was there on the weekend of October and spent $250 per night (
$299 to $499 working days)
The bed was spacious and seemed to be floating.
There are pale cafes, creamy crown shapes and chocolates
The colorful carpet exudes tranquility.
The practicality of advertising is also very high
Internet connection and Internet TV are fast.
Black and white photos of Flatiron and Chrysler buildings and Eiffel Tower buildings hang near a pair of trendy cranberry armchairs and a large window overlooking the dull office building.
The TV is at one end of the long table and does not require a bulky wardrobe.
But why is the closet so small in a hotel built from scratch?
The bathroom is the highlight.
Wearing golden brown marble and chic lizard print wallpaper will make you great --
It looks like a skirt with a spacious shower, a separate bathtub and a hand
I took a shower and turned on a TV speaker so I could listen to the baseball game while taking a bath.
But Roger & Gallet toiletries do not include bubble baths.
In the evening, I was in the hotel high-
Gabinged brasserie, Gaby, is so French that my waitress speaks both languages and the menu is provided with choucroute and cassoulet instead
My onion soup and endive salad were nice and the taste was good, but my table was airy and neglected to be dull on the 45 th Street. (Dinner was $41.
15, Hotel Royal kir. )
I decided to have breakfast in my beautiful room.
Soon there was a cooked tray filled with smoked salmon crepes, coffee and orange juice, which was included in the price of the crepes ---
Bargain by hotel standard ($18. 97).
The bad thing is that the pancakes have almost no taste.
With the influence of France, I forgot where I was for the time being.
Next time I order ham and eggs.
Sofitel, located between Fifth Avenue and American Avenue in New York, 45 West 44 th Street. Y. 10036; (212)354-8844 or (800)763-4835; fax (212)782-3002; www. sofitel. com.
From $299 to $499;
$599 to $899 in suites.
Ask for the weekend price.
Tribeca Grand has no sign or canopy outside Tribeca Grand, two blocks south of Canal Street, Americas Avenue.
Unless you count the discreet font on the black clock planted in front of the new triangular brick structure, it can be opened.
Of course, going to the unsigned Hotel is a shorthand for the cool hotel when the place is announced.
During my visit in July, although hippie sometimes seemed artificial, it was generally successful. Is a disco-
Is the velvet rope at the door of the hotel absolutely necessary?
At least two good-
It looks like people in black uniforms behave more like a welcome when they enter, than bodyguards and good people.
Open the door naturally.
Once inside, there\'s a lot to see.
In fact, you can see the whole hotel right away.
Walk past the dark front desk where you will receive a Tribeca mood music CD (
House, rap and jazz)
Enter 10,000-when you check in-square-
The foot atrium, topped by a skylight, is shaped like a generous pie.
The ad looks up at the mustard and the burnt orange walls, which borders the iron railings and you will see eight-story rooms, 203 in total.
Back on the ground, the entire area of the hotel has a spacious lounge.
Some lobby, some dining areas, some glass-
The covered bar is charming and charming with comfortable rich sofa and love seat, cafe tables and chairs.
When the glass elevator sent me to my seventh elevator
The floor of the room, the things in the atrium seem to shrink to the size of the toy.
I have upgraded to a small suite and my room, no.
718, a smooth high-
Technology hideaway in blue porcelain tone, gray-
It is beautiful in beige and cream, but it is difficult to be spacious.
Tables, mini bars, fax machines and luggage racks are neatly sucked into a separate laminate --in. A boxy built-
There is a wardrobe, drawer and TV in the cabinet and separate the sleeping area from its low platform bed and desk.
I like the floor-to-
The windows on the ceiling extend the length of the room, but they remain closed in order to block the industrial landscape.
The room was like a smaller room I saw later, filled with toys ---a Bose radio-
CD player, high
High speed internet connection and Internet TV, Aeron office chair, lively Artemide desk lamp.
Great bathroom with a large bathtub, stainless steel
A steel sink and miniature TV inserted like a work of art, placed on a toiletries shelf.
The cocktail party was in full swing as I walked into the lounge for dinner.
Most of the tables and sofas are occupied by lovely young things, sipping exotic blends.
I\'m one of the few people who have dinner. -
Delicious risotto with sweet peas ($36.
39. Use one of these mixtures, one Tardini--
Vodka, champagne, raspberry and cranberry juice)--
Definitely the only one who reads the magazine alone.
Service was slow and the place was empty by the time I left.
But when I visited the coffee machine on my floor, it jumped at midnight.
My room was quiet although the noise echoed in the atrium.
Unfortunately, the next morning, the sound of the road work was loud and clear.
After an excellent room service breakfast ($28. 88)
Smoked salmon omelet, coffee and orange juice (
It\'s not freshly squeezed.
I curled up on the sofa in the lounge to read the newspaper.
I forgot the time, so when I went up to get my bag, it was about five minutes before the checkout.
My key card is broken: I have lived for too long.
The front desk gave me a loan card to get my bag back.
Maybe the hotel is serious about the business of velvet rope.
Tribeca Grand Hotel, 2 Americas Avenue, is located between white Street and Walker Street, New York. Y. 10013; (212)519-6600 or (877)519-6600, fax (212)519-6700; www. tribeca grand. com.
Doubled from $399.
Advertising three new hotels are recycling traditional facilities they didn\'t have before.
This explains why three new or upcomingto-
The open luxury boutique hotel is located in a beautiful old building that was not originally designed by the hotel. The 108-
Dylan\'s room, partially open last month, near Central Station 52 East 41 Street, is an elegant masonry structure. The 270-Room W, New York-
Union Square, the chain\'s fourth hotel in the city, is scheduled to be at 20-later next month-
Guardian Life Building, 201 south of Park Avenue (17th Street).
Later next month, 130-
Rooms in Bryant Park will open in the US Radiator Building, a 1924 gold-trimmed, black-
The brick skyscraper opposite Kobe Park on West 40 street.
Transforming a structure that was never intended to accommodate overnight guests before the war is difficult, expensive and slow and requires a lot of investment in things that guests will never see, such as pipes and wires.
Delays were experienced in every hotel.
They can be expensive: rooms in Bryant Park start at $575, Dylan\'s start at $335, and W\'s start at $279
But for guests eager for magnificent buildingsof-a-
The interior of the hotel is well decorated and historic, and it was attractive to stay in a previous office building or club for one night.
Visitors to Dylan\'s mezzanine lounge board a magnificent curved staircase that was originally built in building 1903 with decorative iron plates and wooden bannister.
The display will be an alchemy suite, a Gothic room with vaulted ceilings, slender columns and 1932 stained
Glass windows depicting alchemy symbols.
Other rooms designed by Jeffrey Beers are large, simple and quiet. Reservations: (212)338-0500, fax (212)338-0569; www. dylanhotel. com.
At W in Union Square, a large staircase transports guests from the lobby lounge to two
Story ballroom overlooking Union Square Park. The Beaux-
The art building is very interesting.
Shaped corners and gaps connected to the arched ceiling through the marble corridor.
Designed by Rockwell Group, the room is in a quiet tone with cream and cocoa, with a queen bed, high headboard and butter purple throw. Reservations: (877)946-8357 or (212)253-9119, fax (212)253-9229; www. whotels. com.
British architect David chippefield designed a Zen for spacious, ultra-modern rooms in Bryant Park --Like simple
Hardwood floors and platform beds on slender legs firmly support the 1920s building. Reservations: (212)642-2200, (877)640-9300, fax (212)869-4446; www. Hotel Brighton Parkcom.
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A version of this article appears on page 5005008 of the National edition on October 29, 2000, with the title: big entranceCity Visitors.
29. The long-term shortage of hotel space in New York in 2000 was particularly serious in the fall, when the city was in its busiest and most attractive state.
But this year, a new group of hotels-
A few more are about to open. -
At least in theory, the possibility of visitors finding a room has been raised.
But newness has its price: of the following four promising newcomers I have recently stayed in, Hudson is the only one to start working days with room rates below $300 to $400.
Embassy Suites hotel the night happy hour of hotel guests held the next day
The floor restaurant is called reception by the manager.
But it was more of a frat party on Friday night and I stopped by after checking in.
The long window
The rooms lined up were noisy and crowded, wearing jeans and T-
Shirt, stand deep around the big oval bar, or get together on the table with drinks in hand.
The bartender smiled and handed me the complimentary gin and tonic and said, \"it\'s solid but you can look at it . \".
Like a hotel, it is huge. One was plenty.
Advertising for almost the same suite in 463, all in a large white 14-
Embassy Suites opened in June. The atrium is opposite. boutique hotel.
Square brick buildings located at the southern tip of Manhattan in Battery Park City can be pulled out from almost any suburb.
Although the room is bright and airy, you will feel like you have seen striped yellow wallpaper and proud posts
Champagne-modern
Color furniture before (
If you live in the new Hilton Times Square, a cousin of the company, you have).
Advertising but the embassy suite I stayed in July offered something that many other hotels in town didn\'t have: elbow room.
The ground floor is backed by Pat Steir\'s witty, Electric long front desk
A yellow brush mural with a high ceiling and spacious space.
The atrium, the first floor, is so huge. -
Few furniture-
You can throw football from beginning to end without playing anything.
A huge window overlooking the Hudson River reinforces the sense of spaciousness, as does the spinning purple of Sol Hewittand-
Blue-green murals extending the 14 th floor of the atrium. The room was spacious.
Because they are very similar, the question becomes whether you can overlook the Hudson River.
My room was Room 1203 and it looked down to the next construction site and the highway to the West.
But I can also see some of the more poetic buildings in Lower Manhattan, such as the Art Deco AT&T building.
The bedroom comes with a king bed, a desk and a stylish wardrobe with a double wardrobe, all of which have soothing Clairol shades ---
Gold, gold and tan.
The bathroom is moderate in size but free with a bathtub, marble counter and rather light towels to separate the bedroom from the living room.
The latter was comfortable with a club chair, a sleeping sofa and a TV with an Internet TV, but had a strange detail, a large picture window.
It looks out into the atrium, but I realize that other people can see it too.
I closed the curtains when I had room service dinner-
A crispy vegetarian pizza and delicious chocolate pudding arrived on a large tray in just 15 minutes, and the pink rose in the vase lit it up ($26. 55;
Service fee for all meals).
I went to the broker loft atrium restaurant for breakfast the next morning, including my weekend rate of $199 (
The same room costs $379 on weekdays). There, the all-
The American buffet includes scrambled eggs, sausage, muffins and fruit platter.
I had orange juice, a bunch of juicy blueberries and a Western omelet.
Yes, it\'s big.
Embassy Suites 102 North End Avenue (
Between Vichy and Murray Street), New York, N. Y. 10281; (212)945-0100, fax (212)945-3012;
On the www websiteembassysuites. com.
Standard suites are $379 and $199 on weekends.
AdvertisementHudsonIt this hotel\'s huge brick lobby is located on the second floor with ivy and huge crystal chandeliers hanging on the roof makes sense.
Take the escalator slowly, a narrow passage bathed in acid --apple-
Green light to help you get used to everything weird, whimsical
The atmosphere of Hudson.
When I checked in early this month at 1,000-
The room hotel opened west of Columbus Circle Island, packed with trendy young people in the middle
Old German tourists.
Apparently, in the latest collaboration between designer Philip Stark and hotel owner Ian Schrager, the price of the room could be only $95. (
It\'s a limited number.
I paid $170. )Check-
Although it will take a while to find a suitable room, it is easy to get in.
The first task I was assigned was not completed;
Large pieces of plastic are covered on the floor (
The last room may not be ready until December).
The second one is complete but there is only one stall shower.
\"I\'ll get you a bathtub,\" said the gracious young woman, who checked me in after the initial fire and escorted me upstairs. The third, No.
Perfect 1210--
Apart from the desk lamp unplugged, neither of us could find the socket.
The hotel engineer found it with a flashlight and finally I opened my overnight bag.
This is the smallest hotel room I have ever stayed in, 180 square feet and one of the smartest rooms.
It is a neat rectangle divided into two halves by a white curtain: a white corridor and a white mini --
The front is a tiled bathroom and the back is a sleeping area decorated with African Markle Wood.
The most important thing is the Queen.
Its white leather headboard comes with stainless steel rivets.
Tight stainless steel
There are steel tables and matching chairs at the foot.
Makore has a small TV, CD player, safe box and two slim shelves on the wall panel.
Amazing hardwood floors-
I have never seen it in a hotel room before and it is beautiful.
There\'s only enough room in the bathroom for a porcelain V-
The shape sink is located on a decorative stainless steel stand.
But the bathtub is a showroom with a huge glass wall behind it, so when you take a shower or shower, you stare at the place where the curtains sleep.
Too bad, no bubble bath.
The rest of the hotel is big and fun and I don\'t have to spend a lot of time in my small room.
I like high
Ceiling library and soft leather chair.
The outdoor courtyard is illuminated by lanterns and looks like Alice in Wonderland, with a huge Ivy --
A kettle full of metal and a variety of benches, throne, and even a bed.
The advertisement of Hudson Cafeteria, a bustling restaurant with long wooden dining table, is also interesting.
My stirring dinner
Fried tofu with black rice vegetables ($31.
03. Bring a glass of wine)
It was delicious, but the service was too slow. The cream pudding I ordered was dessert at home.
Back to my little hole, I was easy to fall asleep despite the noise: the sound of Friday night revelry coming from the yard.
Just the moment my next door neighbor turned on the CD player, I knew.
But it was sunny the next morning, my room-
Breakfast with smoked salmon scrambled eggs and coffee ($26. 88)
Soon arrived, and the film \"Phantom of the Opera\" by old Claude Wren was broadcast on TV.
I snuggled under the quilt, called the front desk and asked if I could stay for half an hour before checkout to see the movie ending.
The answer is \"no problem \".
Hudson, 356 West 58 Street, between Eighth Avenue and Ninth Avenue, New York, NYY. 10019; (212)554-6000, fax (212)554-6001; www . hotelbook. com.
Doubled from $95;
Suite from $150.
From the moment you walk through the heavy glass door, Sofitel has made two things clear: it\'s an adult
Hotel for business travelers and French.
Opened on Bastille Day, a few blocks east of Times Square, this 398-
Guest room hotel is the first branch of this rapidly expanding French chain hotel in New York, a brand new hotel-29 stories up.
But it permeates the tradition and reminds me of the well.
Refuel hotel you see in old movies.
This is a hotel with a luggage rack in the room but no CD player.
The hue of the lobby is stylish and magnificent, and the decoration of marble floors, plaid ceilings and ormolu and golden leaves is impressive.
A beautifully decorated bottle
The green living room, away from the concierge and check-eye
Among the crew, classic hospitality with over-filled sofas and leather club chairs is provided, with enough French Art Deco effect to give you a gentle hum of \"Marseille \".
\"Please click on the box to verify that you are not a robot.
The email address is invalid. Please re-enter.
You must select the newsletter you want to subscribe.
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A layer hangs on the back wall of each shallow wooden elevator --to-
Ceiling paintings of French or American landmarks-
Arc de Triomphe, Empire State Building.
The unofficial mascot of the hotel, Statue of Liberty, looks out from the key card and coasters.
If the Sofitel is not fashionable, it will not be stuffy and is definitely comfortable.
My room, 1503, a standard queen bed, I was there on the weekend of October and spent $250 per night (
$299 to $499 working days)
The bed was spacious and seemed to be floating.
There are pale cafes, creamy crown shapes and chocolates
The colorful carpet exudes tranquility.
The practicality of advertising is also very high
Internet connection and Internet TV are fast.
Black and white photos of Flatiron and Chrysler buildings and Eiffel Tower buildings hang near a pair of trendy cranberry armchairs and a large window overlooking the dull office building.
The TV is at one end of the long table and does not require a bulky wardrobe.
But why is the closet so small in a hotel built from scratch?
The bathroom is the highlight.
Wearing golden brown marble and chic lizard print wallpaper will make you great --
It looks like a skirt with a spacious shower, a separate bathtub and a hand
I took a shower and turned on a TV speaker so I could listen to the baseball game while taking a bath.
But Roger & Gallet toiletries do not include bubble baths.
In the evening, I was in the hotel high-
Gabinged brasserie, Gaby, is so French that my waitress speaks both languages and the menu is provided with choucroute and cassoulet instead
My onion soup and endive salad were nice and the taste was good, but my table was airy and neglected to be dull on the 45 th Street. (Dinner was $41.
15, Hotel Royal kir. )
I decided to have breakfast in my beautiful room.
Soon there was a cooked tray filled with smoked salmon crepes, coffee and orange juice, which was included in the price of the crepes ---
Bargain by hotel standard ($18. 97).
The bad thing is that the pancakes have almost no taste.
With the influence of France, I forgot where I was for the time being.
Next time I order ham and eggs.
Sofitel, located between Fifth Avenue and American Avenue in New York, 45 West 44 th Street. Y. 10036; (212)354-8844 or (800)763-4835; fax (212)782-3002; www. sofitel. com.
From $299 to $499;
$599 to $899 in suites.
Ask for the weekend price.
Tribeca Grand has no sign or canopy outside Tribeca Grand, two blocks south of Canal Street, Americas Avenue.
Unless you count the discreet font on the black clock planted in front of the new triangular brick structure, it can be opened.
Of course, going to the unsigned Hotel is a shorthand for the cool hotel when the place is announced.
During my visit in July, although hippie sometimes seemed artificial, it was generally successful. Is a disco-
Is the velvet rope at the door of the hotel absolutely necessary?
At least two good-
It looks like people in black uniforms behave more like a welcome when they enter, than bodyguards and good people.
Open the door naturally.
Once inside, there\'s a lot to see.
In fact, you can see the whole hotel right away.
Walk past the dark front desk where you will receive a Tribeca mood music CD (
House, rap and jazz)
Enter 10,000-when you check in-square-
The foot atrium, topped by a skylight, is shaped like a generous pie.
The ad looks up at the mustard and the burnt orange walls, which borders the iron railings and you will see eight-story rooms, 203 in total.
Back on the ground, the entire area of the hotel has a spacious lounge.
Some lobby, some dining areas, some glass-
The covered bar is charming and charming with comfortable rich sofa and love seat, cafe tables and chairs.
When the glass elevator sent me to my seventh elevator
The floor of the room, the things in the atrium seem to shrink to the size of the toy.
I have upgraded to a small suite and my room, no.
718, a smooth high-
Technology hideaway in blue porcelain tone, gray-
It is beautiful in beige and cream, but it is difficult to be spacious.
Tables, mini bars, fax machines and luggage racks are neatly sucked into a separate laminate --in. A boxy built-
There is a wardrobe, drawer and TV in the cabinet and separate the sleeping area from its low platform bed and desk.
I like the floor-to-
The windows on the ceiling extend the length of the room, but they remain closed in order to block the industrial landscape.
The room was like a smaller room I saw later, filled with toys ---a Bose radio-
CD player, high
High speed internet connection and Internet TV, Aeron office chair, lively Artemide desk lamp.
Great bathroom with a large bathtub, stainless steel
A steel sink and miniature TV inserted like a work of art, placed on a toiletries shelf.
The cocktail party was in full swing as I walked into the lounge for dinner.
Most of the tables and sofas are occupied by lovely young things, sipping exotic blends.
I\'m one of the few people who have dinner. -
Delicious risotto with sweet peas ($36.
39. Use one of these mixtures, one Tardini--
Vodka, champagne, raspberry and cranberry juice)--
Definitely the only one who reads the magazine alone.
Service was slow and the place was empty by the time I left.
But when I visited the coffee machine on my floor, it jumped at midnight.
My room was quiet although the noise echoed in the atrium.
Unfortunately, the next morning, the sound of the road work was loud and clear.
After an excellent room service breakfast ($28. 88)
Smoked salmon omelet, coffee and orange juice (
It\'s not freshly squeezed.
I curled up on the sofa in the lounge to read the newspaper.
I forgot the time, so when I went up to get my bag, it was about five minutes before the checkout.
My key card is broken: I have lived for too long.
The front desk gave me a loan card to get my bag back.
Maybe the hotel is serious about the business of velvet rope.
Tribeca Grand Hotel, 2 Americas Avenue, is located between white Street and Walker Street, New York. Y. 10013; (212)519-6600 or (877)519-6600, fax (212)519-6700; www. tribeca grand. com.
Doubled from $399.
Advertising three new hotels are recycling traditional facilities they didn\'t have before.
This explains why three new or upcomingto-
The open luxury boutique hotel is located in a beautiful old building that was not originally designed by the hotel. The 108-
Dylan\'s room, partially open last month, near Central Station 52 East 41 Street, is an elegant masonry structure. The 270-Room W, New York-
Union Square, the chain\'s fourth hotel in the city, is scheduled to be at 20-later next month-
Guardian Life Building, 201 south of Park Avenue (17th Street).
Later next month, 130-
Rooms in Bryant Park will open in the US Radiator Building, a 1924 gold-trimmed, black-
The brick skyscraper opposite Kobe Park on West 40 street.
Transforming a structure that was never intended to accommodate overnight guests before the war is difficult, expensive and slow and requires a lot of investment in things that guests will never see, such as pipes and wires.
Delays were experienced in every hotel.
They can be expensive: rooms in Bryant Park start at $575, Dylan\'s start at $335, and W\'s start at $279
But for guests eager for magnificent buildingsof-a-
The interior of the hotel is well decorated and historic, and it was attractive to stay in a previous office building or club for one night.
Visitors to Dylan\'s mezzanine lounge board a magnificent curved staircase that was originally built in building 1903 with decorative iron plates and wooden bannister.
The display will be an alchemy suite, a Gothic room with vaulted ceilings, slender columns and 1932 stained
Glass windows depicting alchemy symbols.
Other rooms designed by Jeffrey Beers are large, simple and quiet. Reservations: (212)338-0500, fax (212)338-0569; www. dylanhotel. com.
At W in Union Square, a large staircase transports guests from the lobby lounge to two
Story ballroom overlooking Union Square Park. The Beaux-
The art building is very interesting.
Shaped corners and gaps connected to the arched ceiling through the marble corridor.
Designed by Rockwell Group, the room is in a quiet tone with cream and cocoa, with a queen bed, high headboard and butter purple throw. Reservations: (877)946-8357 or (212)253-9119, fax (212)253-9229; www. whotels. com.
British architect David chippefield designed a Zen for spacious, ultra-modern rooms in Bryant Park --Like simple
Hardwood floors and platform beds on slender legs firmly support the 1920s building. Reservations: (212)642-2200, (877)640-9300, fax (212)869-4446; www. Hotel Brighton Parkcom.
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A version of this article appears on page 5005008 of the National edition on October 29, 2000, with the title: big entranceCity Visitors.
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