At a time when the United States has just lifted the last health restrictions with dropping the requirement for a negative test Upon entering the country, travellers to New York will find a hotel scene in full swing. That's for sure, the pandemic has been fatal for some establishments such as the Gramercy ParkThis Renaissance Revival-style hotel, home to stars such as David Bowie, Bono and the Rolling Stones, closed its doors at the end of 2020. This Renaissance Revival-style hotel, which opened in 1925, is almost a hundred years old. As well as welcoming a plethora of artists and intellectuals in the 70s and 80s, it hosted Humphrey Bogart's first pre-war wedding and the Kennedy family, when JFK was still in his shorts.
Another victim of the health crisis, another trendy hotel, the NoMadwill cease operations in spring 2021, but will rise from the ashes this summer to become the Soho House hotel-club. Called The Ned, it will offer no less than 252 rooms, nine bars and restaurants, a spa and a rooftop terrace with swimming pool!
While the brands of the major hotel groups continue to expand in the city, such as IHG's Hotel Indigo, which expects to open three new hotels in New York this year, it's the luxury hotels that really drive the new york scene. Recently, the Hard Rock Hotel brand moved into the heart of Manhattan, in Midtown, with a 446-room hotel. In winter, it will be a Virgin Hotel which will open its doors at the corner of Broadway and 29th Street, in the NoMad district, with a property featuring 463 rooms, meeting rooms and a friendly, lively space, the Commons Club, in addition to a new concept, The Pool Club.
In the meantime, it is also in this lively district that the prestigious brand Ritz-Carlton will be setting up a contemporary hotel with 250 rooms, all with views of the city skyline, and enhanced by culinary venues designed by Michelin-starred chef José Andres and a rooftop bar. In addition to a Club Lounge, business travellers will also find two floors dedicated to meetings and events, complete with a private outdoor terrace.
If the Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad will soon be welcoming its first customers, several top-of-the-range lifestyle hotels had already opened their doors last year such as the Civilian in the Theater District, the Moore Hotel in Chelsea, with its rooftop wine bar, and the Ace Hotel in Brooklyn. On the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge, in Lower Manhattan, Casa Cipriani, New York's version of the Venetian palace, has taken its place in an iconic building, the Battery Maritime Building at The Seaport, transformed into a 47-room private hotel-club. Another development last autumn was that of a fast-expanding luxury brand, PendryThis 164-room and suite hotel, a member of the LVX Collection, is located in Manhattan West, New York. Preferred Hotels.
A new wave of openings is expected this year, in particular that of Hôtel Barrière Fouquet's, a long-announced project that is now taking shape. Conceived as an elegant link between Paris and New York, the establishment will open its doors by the end of summer 2022 in the Tribeca district. " Fouquet's Paris is a legendary address on the Champs Elysées, but it is also an iconic brand that our group (...) is successfully exporting internationallyal", said Dominique Desseigne, Chairman of the Barrière Group.
The famous Swedish-American designer Martin Brudnizki, who is used to combining tradition and modernity, has been given the task of embodying the French art of living abroad by playing on both Parisian chic and charm with a New York atmosphere. Inspired by Art Deco, with tones reminiscent of the interiors of the beautiful villas on the Riviera and toile de Jouy wallpaper made by Schumacher Hospitality, the French identity of the place is obviously accompanied by the presence of a Fouquet's brasserie. As in Paris, the menu will be decorated with photographs by Studio Harcourt and signed by Pierre Gagnaire.
Par Ici, a vegetarian café-restaurant with a slow-food approach, is another venue where customers and locals alike will be able to rediscover the New York touch of the great Parisian cafés, with their bistro tables and woven rattan chairs. In addition toa speakeasy-style barThe hotel will also have a spa, an ultra-modern cinema and, of course, 97 rooms and suites, spread over eight floors and all decorated by Martin Brudnizki.
Always this summer, the ultra luxurious Aman brand will celebrate its move to New York on 2 August with a naturally prestigious address on 5th Avenue, at the corner of 57th Street. Under the guidance of architect Jean-Michel Gathy, Aman is installing its sleek, timeless contemporary luxury in the Crown Bulding, transformed into an urban sanctuary of 83 suites. Each suite has a fireplace, a rarity in New York, and a harmonious Japanese aesthetic. This Japanese approach is continued in the Nama restaurant, which serves traditional Washoku cuisine, as well as an Italian restaurant. But what sets the Aman New York apart above all is its wellness and relaxation dimension, with a three-storey spa and boasts an impressive indoor swimming pool and landscaped terrace, open all year round.
At work at Fouquet's Barrière, designer Martin Brudnizki will also be responsible for the decor ofan intimate luxury hotel - for New York - with its 153 rooms: the Fifth Hotel. Its name says it all: on the most famous of Fifth Avenues, at the corner of West 28th Street. Housed in a century-old, six-storey building, complemented by a new 24-storey tower, the hotel is due to open in autumn and will offer rooms and suites that blend old-world charm with contemporary sophistication. Business travellers will be able to take advantage of several restaurants and bars, as well as meeting and event spaces, including for business meetings and intimate dinners for 20 people, but also for chic events for 200 people in an impressive ballroom decorated with chandeliers and candelabras and overlooking 5th Avenue.
Alongside these new openings, New York is also giving itself time to see its historic hotels reinvented with the image of Park Lane, with its unique views over Central Park, but its ageing décor. Since it opened in the early 1970s, the hotel has had a tumultuous history, with legal battles and house arrest for embezzlement by its owner Leona Helmsley, who spent her last days in her top-floor penthouse with her dog Trouble, leaving her fortune to the hotel on her death.
It was this story, among others, that inspired the renowned design agency Yabu Pashelberg to create give the site back its full auraThe hotel has been given a new look, blending the past - chandeliers, sconces and other original features - with the present to give the whole a contemporary luxury. Three catering concepts, created by Scott Sartiano, complete the update, including the rooftop bar Darling and the Rose Lane restaurant, inspired by the great Parisian cafés, both of which can be used for corporate events. Park Lane also boasts two rooms - the Empire Room and the Park Room - for large-scale events overlooking New York's lush greenery.
