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The New York Palace Goes Green In A Big Way

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The New York Palace in Manhattan takes its green practices very seriously. The 899-room property is one of the few hotels in New York to have a full-time green practices manager on staff and has an enviable list of 2011 initiatives including operating on 100% renewable power, participating in "Clean the World," and implementing a Green Meetings program.

As of the first of this year, The New York Palace is the largest hotel in Manhattan to operate on 100% green energy. The hotel offsets its overall electricity usage through the purchase of renewable energy certificates from Hess Corporation, offsetting some 22 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. A renewable energy certificate is a tradable commodity representing that 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity were generated from a renewable energy resource such as solar, wind or geothermal technology.

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Love-Sick Package at the W Hotels of New York, Hoboken

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Ready for a "love sick" Valentine's Day package? The W Hotels of New York and the W Hotel of Hoboken have something special planned for the Big V Day. The hotel group is offering what it hopes will be the yummiest Valentine's package around. And of course it starts with chocolate.

Guests can indulge in a Max Brenner Chocolate Syringe as part of the hotel's remedy for what ails you. The W New York Downtown will provide private skating at the hotel's one-of-a-kind ice rink as part of its WOW package.

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Mondrian To Open New Soho Hotel

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Morgans Hotel Group Co. is adding a third Mondrian hotel in February (current Mondrian hotels are located in Los Angeles and Miami's South Beach). Mondrian SoHo will open on March 1st, with an exclusive preview at the end of February.

The hotel at 9 Crosby Street was designed in collaboration with Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, the visionary behind the re-imagined Mondrian Los Angeles. The design draws inspiration from Jean Coucteau's 1946 French fantasy film "La Belle et la Bete." Guests enter Mondrian through a green garden topiary facade on Crosby Street into an area with a powdery French blue color palette, a pale oak floor and casual seating groups with custom furniture designed by Noriega-Ortiz.

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NYC & Company Announces Third Night Free Promotion at 16 Luxury Hotels

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NYC & Co. Announces Third Night Free Promition at 16 Luxury Hotels including The St. Regis

Planning to visit New York this winter? If you're planning a trip between the dates of January 2 and March 7 and want to stay in a luxury hotel, here's how to get a third night for free.

NYC & Company, the official marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the City of New York, has announced that 16 hotels in The Signature Collection, a group of New York City's luxury hotels, will participate in The Signature Collection Third Night promotion this winter. From the St. Regis New York (as seen above) and The Plaza Hotel, to the Setai Fifth Avenue and The Chatwal New York (new participants this year), the participating hotels include some of the finest luxury hotels that Manhattan has to offer.

The program gives visitors a complimentary third night at participating hotels after they book and pay for two consecutive nights between January 2 and March 7, 2011. The Third Night program is being extended for a week this year, through March 7, to coincide with ART x NYC, a week filled with some of the biggest art events of the year, including The Armory Show and The Art Show, plus numerous gallery exhibitions, museum shows, tours and studio visits.

Detailed booking information for the winter promotion is available on NYC & Company's website; rooms can be booked directly through the participating hotels.

"This winter we want to encourage visitors and residents to get exceptional savings by taking advantage of the Third Night deal with many of our Signature Collection luxury hotels," says George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company. "We are pleased to extend this year's program through March 7 to accommodate visitors who are in town for the week of events surrounding ART x NYC."

The 16 hotels participating in this winter's Third Night promotion include:

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The James Hotel Opens Second Outpost in SoHo

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Long beloved by residents of the Windy City, The James Hotel brings its unique blend of residential cool to SoHo with the opening of its first New York City property. Anchoring the southwest corner of Soho at Grand and Thompson Streets, The James is currently accepting reservations at its 114 guestrooms and suites.

"The stylish and culturally rich neighborhood of Soho is the ideal home for The James New York," said Brooke Barrett, co-CEO of Denihan Hospitality Group, owners and operators of The James brand.

In homage to the creative neighborhood it calls home, The James New York will feature a mix of local and international artists, both prominent and up-and-coming. In an effort to be both child and pet-friendly, the hotel will offer both pajama sets and Paul Frank coloring sheets. Dog beds and doggy bowls will be provided by Soho-based pet retail shop Doggystyle, along with a specially-created amenity treat bag.

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Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC: Trendy and Hip

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Last week, Michael Achenbaum in ripped jeans and an open shirt led a group of journalists around his newest hotel,
Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC at the corner of Park Ave and 29th Street. "This is downtown vibe meets uptown chic," he says while standing in the hotel's three-story atrium lobby. Unlike anything you have seen, it is dominated by three huge aubergine chandeliers, herringbone granite floors, white patent and houndstooth upholstered chairs plus a fireplace. "Four years of my life went into this," says Achenbaum, obviously pleased with the "young and hip" vibe he hopes will recreate the success of his first New York hotel, Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC, on the corner of Ninth Avenue and 13th Street. What guaranteed that hotel's splashy success is a rooftop pool, Plunge Bar and lounge popular with the drinks-after-work crowd.

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Luxury Hudson Hotel NYC Offers Gourmet Cafeteria Trays

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Hudson Hotel is a swanky property near NYC's famous Columbus Circle with a cool-kids vibe.

The youthful swagger of Hudson Hotel is achieved by an unusual theme; the hotel is made to feel somewhat like a college dorm -- but don't discount it yet; this is basically the idea of a dorm, blown up into a super-concept with common areas, a library and long escalator rides, as well as Hudson Hall, a bar/restaurant serving gourmet cafeteria trays.

You read that right. Hudson Hall is a quirky bar and restaurant reminiscent of an Ivy League mess hall (on drugs), serving breakfast, lunch and dinner at their long tables and Alice-in-Wonderland-esque chairs beneath panoramic video screens. You head up to the kitchen island, which is decorated with antique books, in the center of the bar, get a red cafeteria tray, and pick out your meal. Your server will charge you based on the items they spot on your tray.

If you happen to sit at the bar, you will be probably be pressured into doing shots -- ah, college. Check out more photos of Hudson Hall and Hudson Hotel:

Gallery: Hudson Hall at Hudson Hotel

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Andaz 5th Avenue Opens July 5

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Back in January we wrote about the soft opening for the Andaz Wall Street. Its sister property, the Andaz 5th Avenue, the second Andaz property in New York and the fifth in the collection, plans to open its doors on July 5, 2010.

The Andaz 5th Avenue takes its design cues from the midtown Manhattan neighborhood. The interiors designed by Tony Chi are meant to be loft-like and reflect the city's century-old apartment residences. The hotel's 485 Fifth Avenue location was once the largest and last of the Rogers, Peet & Co. department stores, later becoming the Tommy Hilfiger global headquarters before its transformation into Andaz 5th Avenue.

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New Fashion Inspired Hotel Opens In New York

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The Wyndham Hotel chain's latest addition in New York City, Fashion 26, is geared towards the fashion and art-conscious consumers among us. Fashion 26 has 280 rooms and 22 stories of interior design inspired by the nearby Fashion District, with the lobby featuring a reception desk modeled after a fashion studio cutting-room table and a rotating art program of photography from Fashion Institute of Technology students livening up the hallways. Even the staff will be dressed in uniforms designed by the likes of Pink, Ralph Lauren, and Kangol. There's also the Rare Grill & Bar that serves specialty hamburgers and the Rare View rooftop bar that offers up 'creative cocktails.' Other touches include Crumbs cupcakes at check-in, radio frequency room keys (no swiping, just waving), and all the usual high-class amenities like turn-down service and free wireless internet. Fashion 26 celebrated April 15th as opening day and room rates, discounted to promote the launch, start at $299/night (through June).

Gallery: Fashion 26, The Fashion Inspired Wyndham Hotel

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Andaz Wall Street Housewarming Party

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Usually a "soft launch" is a quiet affair with friends and employers gathered for a big round of encouragement smiles, trying menu items and testing out drink concoctions. Someone forgot to tell that to Hyatt, who gathered a crowd of 300 to toast their highly anticipated new Andaz hotel in Manhattan.

Andaz is a new boutique concept from the hotel giant with locations in West Hollywood and London. Andaz Wall Street is the first in New York, with another on Fifth Avenue to open this spring. The Wall Street location officially opened to the public on Jan. 18.

At the housewarming, the restaurant, Wall & Water, was packed to the gills as guests gathered around marble "bars" for tastings of smoked salmon, arugula salad, grilled scallops and other bites being cooked before their eyes in the dining room.

Downstairs at Bar Seven Five, guests could try a choice of several different drink concoctions including a signature bourbon drink served flaming. Instead of a traditional bar with mixologists working their magic on one side and guests on the other, the lounge is laid out with a series of square-marble islands that break down the wall between guest and server, giving the bar an air of a high-end kitchen. Alchemy, a duo behind several successful New York speakeasies, designed the cocktail menu with an appropriately hip retro flair.

At right, Dr. Oz's daughter, Daphne Oz, with Lily Cowles, Natasha Lennard and Elizabeth Cordry.

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