The Observer is not sure which is worse: a Tommy Hilfiger-themed hotel or just another blasé Marriott. The fashion designer had planned to tranform the Madison Square icon into a red-white-and-blue boutique hotel before he backed out. A plan to turn the landmark into condos already failed, but the owners have found a new buyer who still wants a hotel overlooking Shake Shack. Read More
First off, who is Harry Gross? Read More
New York is jam-packed with more tourists than ever. Fortunately, here comes 634 new hotel rooms to house them all in what’s set to be the tallest inn in town.
Technically the Mandarin Oriental inside the Time Warner Center is taller, but since that’s a big ol’ mixed-use project, with apartments, offices and even Read More
When we read the news that the famously literary Algonquin Hotel was partnering with the famously colorless Marriott hotel chain, our first thought was, Oh, the homogenization of New York City continues apace! Our second thought was what will become of our favorite hotel cat, Matilda?
For those unfamiliar with the feline-friendly ways of Read More
A hotel chain has purchased the hip, but troubled W Hotel in Union Square for well below the price it fetched at the height of the market.
Host Hotels and Resorts, based in Bethesda, Md., has purchased the hipster vacation paradise for $185.2 million, city records show.
The W features a two-story Mediterranean restaurant with Read More
Affordable Housing or Lack Thereof
