New York Hotel: The upscale Blakely reopened in May 2004 and offers guests the traditional stylings of an English Club. In contrast to recent trends of modern boutique hotels, where comfort takes a back seat to style, The Blakely New York has been created in a traditional design with the emphasis on service and comfort. Opened in 2004, The Blakely is located in heart of Midtown Manhattan off of 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) and 7th Avenue (broadway/Times Square) ; Steps away from high end shopping...
Room Amenities
Air Conditioning (In Room) Newspaper (Free) Refrigerator Iron Telephone Television (Cable/Satellite) Microwave Oven Non-Smoking Rooms In Room Wireless Internet Access Television DVD/VCR Daily Maid Service Safe (In Room) Coffee Maker Whirlpool Telephone (Voicemail) Kitchen/Kitchenette Mini-Bar
Hotel Details
117 Rooms / 17 Floors Built in 1929 Electronic Key Laundry/ Dry Cleaning Service Multi-lingual Staff Sprinkler in Rooms Car Rental Smoke Alarm in Rooms Photocopy Service Meeting Facilities Computer Use Available Administrative Services Concierge Services Uniformed Security on Site Common/Public Areas Accessible to Wheelchairs Business Center A-V Equipment Rental Parking Area Well Lit Crib/Rollaway Bed Fax (For Guests) Complementary Coffee Common Area Wireless Access Room Service Restaurant in Hotel Health Club
New Yorker Hotel
New York Hotel: The 43-story New Yorker Hotel (481 Eighth Avenue, New York City) was built in 1929 and opened its doors on January 2, 1930. It was designed by the architectural firm of Sugarman and Berger.[1] Much like its contemporaries, the Empire State Building (opened in 1931) and the Chrysler Building (opened in 1930), the New Yorker is designed in the Art Deco style that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. The building's pyramidal, set-back tower structure largely resembles that of the Empire State Building, which lies just a couple blocks due east on 34th Street. For many years, the New Yorker Hotel was New York's largest hotel with 2,500 rooms. In addition to the ballrooms there were ten private dining "salons" and five restaurants employing 35 chefs. The barber shop was one of the largest in the world with 42 chairs and 20 manicurists. There were 92 telephone operators and 150 laundry staff washing as many as 350,000 pieces daily.
In 1994, the New Yorker Hotel Management Company, Inc. took over operations and began the largest renovation project in the New Yorker's nearly 80-year history. Progress continued steadily until 9/11, when production was halted. Then, in 2003, renovations resumed, continuing over the next five years. By the end of 2007, the hotel had 912 guest rooms available. (In 1994 there were only 178 rooms available for rent.) From 2007 to the end of August 2008, hotel administration will spend approximately $65 million on renovations.
Interior improvements include room restructuring and an augmentation of many rooms (now called "Metro" and "City View" rooms). In addition, the hotel's local air-conditioning units are being replaced with central HVAC systems throughout the entire hotel. Other improvements include lobby redesign, foyer reconstruction, and expanded Wi-Fi, PDA and flat-screen HDTV utilities in all rooms. Additional remodeling slated for 2008 includes a refurbished front-entrance facade, and a refreshing of the ballroom spaces. In 2009 additional conference room space will be added to the hotel through the conversion of a retired Manufacturer’s Hanover Bank branch adjacent to the hotel, bringing the total meeting space to just over 33,000 square feet.
Though the hotel will still maintain an air of its original Art Deco style of the '20s and '30s, the renovations are part of a large-scale marketing initiative to bring the New Yorker up to contemporary standards of style and functionality.
In 1994, the New Yorker Hotel Management Company, Inc. took over operations and began the largest renovation project in the New Yorker's nearly 80-year history. Progress continued steadily until 9/11, when production was halted. Then, in 2003, renovations resumed, continuing over the next five years. By the end of 2007, the hotel had 912 guest rooms available. (In 1994 there were only 178 rooms available for rent.) From 2007 to the end of August 2008, hotel administration will spend approximately $65 million on renovations.
Interior improvements include room restructuring and an augmentation of many rooms (now called "Metro" and "City View" rooms). In addition, the hotel's local air-conditioning units are being replaced with central HVAC systems throughout the entire hotel. Other improvements include lobby redesign, foyer reconstruction, and expanded Wi-Fi, PDA and flat-screen HDTV utilities in all rooms. Additional remodeling slated for 2008 includes a refurbished front-entrance facade, and a refreshing of the ballroom spaces. In 2009 additional conference room space will be added to the hotel through the conversion of a retired Manufacturer’s Hanover Bank branch adjacent to the hotel, bringing the total meeting space to just over 33,000 square feet.
Though the hotel will still maintain an air of its original Art Deco style of the '20s and '30s, the renovations are part of a large-scale marketing initiative to bring the New Yorker up to contemporary standards of style and functionality.
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