Travel: Bowery Hotel, NYC
This week in NYC as I was working on a number of Earth Day projects, I decided to stay at The Bowery Hotel on the east side of New York City.
The Bowery is in its "soft opening" stage; some of the floors aren't quite done yet and they are still working out the kinks in figuring out how to run the hotel. It has an interesting story; the building's former owners attempted to convert it into a condominium, but did so illegally and never got around to finishing the project. The new owners decided to convert and restore it into a hotel and what an interesting job they did. I thought you'd like to see some decorating details that might inspire you to bring a little boutique hotel style into your own home.
For me, hotels with character and charm and restoration are truly green; instead of ripping down a building and erecting a non-descript modern tower of generic hotel rooms, here is something unique and one-of-a-kind.
The deep bathtub overlooking Manhattan.
Intricate doilies on the back of chairs. I'm on the fence about this idea...
The charming Bowery Hotel wall sconces.
The INCREDIBLE floor to ceiling industrial windows. What a view!
I like everything about the hotel EXCEPT the doilies. They have a creepy "Arsnic and Old Lace" vibe.
Posted by: Sharon | April 19, 2007 at 12:16 PM
OK, maybe they didn't "rip down" a building but ALL the upper part is new. The developer broke every law on the books when the construction was going on and this should NEVER be classified as anything positive. It is way out of scale for the neighborhood, is ugly and doesn't fit with anything approaching green. Where did your facts come from?
Posted by: ellen | April 19, 2007 at 12:59 PM
One more thing -- be sure to read the article about this building in the Gothamist -- it was built above an old gas station (a very low building, probably one story). Click my name to go to the link.
Posted by: ellen | April 19, 2007 at 01:04 PM
...and is that deep bathtub really green? What a waste of water! Danny, I hope you let it mellow when it's yellow......
Posted by: Don | April 20, 2007 at 04:13 PM
The doily is an antimacassar and was used to protect the upholstery from the hair gel of days gone by called macassar.
Many of our grandparents and great grandparents used these in their homes.
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Posted by: shiny chen | April 28, 2007 at 05:26 AM
I like the settings of this hotel very nice, but i dont like doilies.
Posted by: Juno888 | May 21, 2007 at 01:54 AM
the wall sconces with the name on them are a nice touch.
Posted by: larry | May 29, 2007 at 02:45 PM