Nu Hotel Opens in Brooklyn

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Jul 15th 2008 at 12:02PM

Hersha Hospitality, the company behind the recently opened Duane Street Hotel in Tribeca, New York City, is now taking on Brooklyn. The Nu Hotel is billed as Downtown Brooklyn's first boutique hotel. The 93-room, newly built hotel was designed by Datumzero Design Office and has guest rooms in three styles, the Nu Standard, the Nu Friends Suite, and the Nu Urban Suite. The Nu Friends Suites are equipped with bunk beds and modular furniture and Nu Urban Suites feature a cozy bed niche with leather surroundings, a sitting area and custom hammocks. Rooms have cork flooring, organic bedding materials and custom furnishings crafted from FSC- certified, sustainably harvested teak wood. Rooms also include 32" flat-screen televisions with "jack packs" to dock audio, video and computer electronics and complementary wifi access. The bathrooms have stone and glass showers, rain head showers, Aveda bath products and chalkboard walls where guests can jot notes for housekeeping, travel companions or themselves.

The hotel also includes Nu Bar, the hotel's cafe/lounge and the Nu Gym as well as bike storage and bicycle use service. The lobby, like many these days, is designed for lingering with a business center, custom concierge service and the "library nook" which offers a comfortable place to hang out. Rates begin at $200 per night.

Gallery: Nu Hotel Brooklyn

Tags: brooklyn, hotel, new york, nu hotel, NuHotel, travel, vacation

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

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Team Wicanders Jul 23rd 2008 2:43PM

Hi!

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For those interested in finding out more, please visit http://www.wicanderscorkoakblog.com.

Thanks a lot!

Jody Jul 28th 2008 3:47PM

i was looking for a place to relax and get rid of some of my stress last weekend....after searching on the internet i found the NU HOTEL. My stay was wonderful.the staff was corteous and the rooms are beautiful and peaceful. I went in feeling like i got ran over by a bus and came out feeling reborned. i am planning to visit again very soon and maybe make it a every weekend get away.

Aaron Dalton Jul 29th 2008 11:01AM

Just reviewed the Nu Hotel and three other ecotourism spots on my site, 1GreenProduct.com

Here's the link - http://1greenproduct.com/2008/07/travel-conrad-chicago-ireland-greenbox.html

Hope you and your readers find it useful!

- Aaron Dalton, 1GreenProduct.com

Amy Sep 6th 2008 12:59PM

Being a Carroll Gardens resident, I went to the NuHotel website last week. Has anyone else noticed all the photos are computer generated? Why can't the post real photos of the rooms? I am also not sure that the photos of the lobby are real.