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Teapots from The Plaza, Teaspoons from the Waldorf: Why Collectors Love Hotel...
Collectable: early 20th-century demitasse spoons from East Coast hotels. A neighbor who knows I write about hotels recently invited me to her apartment. “My mother collected hotel demitasse spoons,”...
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An Eiffel Tower Made from Macarons: The Peninsula New York Welcomes a Sister...
The Eiffel Tower comes to New York — in macarons. For those who keep track of these things, there are 36 replicas of the Eiffel Tower scattered throughout the world. This summer the number jumps to 37....
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Madeline and the Ritz — How Hotels Influenced the Life and Art of Ludwig...
“By applying myself thoroughly to the study of kitchen and the cellar” 1950 from “Adieu to the Old Ritz” The New-York Historical Society is a labyrinthine building, but it’s not hard to find Madeline...
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Curtains, Anyone? The Latest Attention-Grabbing Hotel That Offers Too Much To...
It seems the Standard High Line NYC isn’t the only big city hotel to serve up rooms with unexpected views – for those looking in. Screenshot from Deadstate.org. Over the long summer weekend images from...
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Mermaids, Mythology and Magic: the Roger Smith Hotel’s Haunting New Murals
Don’t taunt the mermaid. Last Thursday, when Lily’s Bar and Lounge at the Roger Smith hotel closed for the night, the large panels that envelop the room were the color of Wite-Out. That changed the...
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One More Tete-a-Tete For The Fabled Vicious Circle At The Algonquin Hotel
Dorothy Parker © The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. Al Hirschfeld was never a member of the Vicious Circle, the storied gathering of writers, actors and wags who traded lunchtime barbs around a round table...
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Holiday Eye Candy: The Sixth Annual Gingerbread Extravaganza Wafts Into Le...
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Fika. Add edible art to the list of New York City products that won’t be outsourced this holiday season. For the sixth year in a row, The Gingerbread Extravaganza outfits...
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Five New York City Hotels to Check Out Before the Holidays Wind Down
As we breeze into the holiday home stretch, what better time to blow off an afternoon or evening with a fortifying drink, wintery exercise or seasonal visuals? Here are five hotels to check out even if...
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Good Looks: Checking out the Standard High Line from the New Whitney Museum Roof
A roof with a view. Here’s a brand new perspective on the Standard High Line. The vantage point is a roof deck at the Whitney Museum of American Art, opening May 1. The museum, a magnificent...
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Celebrating the Iconic Line Art of Al Hirschfeld At The New-York Historical...
Tallulah Bankhead © The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. Those who think in black and white are buzzing about the newly opened The Hirschfeld Century: The Art of Al Hirschfeld at the New-York Historical...
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New Paintings by Artist Sonya Sklaroff Transform Sofitel New York Into An Art...
“Bleecker Street Shadows & Reflections.” If you find yourself on West 44th Street, take a stroll through the lobby of the Sofitel New York. It’s a chicly retro space where you can plop on a sofa...
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Hearts and Graffiti: Checking Out Nick Weber’s Rakish Valentine Art At The Quin
Nick Walker’s art on the big screen. It wasn’t planned as a celebration of Valentine season. But given the visuals of graffiti artist Nick Walker’s new show in the lobby of The Quin hotel that’s a...
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Two NYC Hotels Where You Can Watch the Oscars with a Crowd
Oscar Sunday unfurls this weekend. If you like being surrounded by a crowd when you see if Leonardo breaks his streak or what Cate, Rooney and Jen Law (or their stylists) like for the Red Carpet this...
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Last Chance to Catch ‘The Hirschfeld Century’ at The Algonquin Hotel
Dorothy Parker © The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. If you find yourself in Algonquin country, ie West 44th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, between now and March 31, do yourself a favor and stop by...
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Vaclav Havel Slept Here: A Peek at a Presidential Suite Designed in His Style...
Be seated in the Vaclav Havel Presidential Suite. Hotels love to name their suites for famous guests, creating an instant brush with glamour and a decorating theme in one swoop. Consider the Dorothy...
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When the Hotel Shop Is an Art Gallery — Tomoko Sugimoto’s Witty Paintings...
Tomoko Sugimoto works the windows. You’ don’t see many art galleries amidst the relentless array of shops, restaurants and bars in the Meatpacking District. (You don’t see many butchers, either, but...
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Need a Bookcase or Coffee Table? Check Out Christopher Columbus’s Tag Sale
At home with Christopher Columbus. No, you can’t buy the Nina, Pinta or Santa Maria. But how about a price-slashed Mitchell Gold white leather side chair? Or a deeply discounted 48-inch Samsung LED TV?...
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How The Pierre Hotel Plunged Deep into Fashion Week — And Yes, Those Are...
Dresses in the Two E Bar/Lounge by (from left) Angela Gao, Wen Shi, Laura Siegel and Samantha Sleeper. New York hotels love Spring Fashion Week, unspooling in the dead of winter, for obvious reasons –...
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Are Those Chairs Really Hanging From The Ceiling?
Be seated. Are these the ultimate high chairs? Sitting pretty inches from the ceiling at the Museum of Arts & Design in Columbus Circle is Year and a Day, artist Marc Andre Robinson’s circle of...
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A Raid on the Helly Nahmad Gallery at The Carlyle Hotel
Steps from the Helly Nahamad Gallery. It’s no mystery why hotels want shops on their properties almost as much as restaurants and bars. The best keep guests entertained (and on the premises), attract...
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