I heard about this hip hotel before it opened and vowed to check out out as soon as it did. I stopped by recently and was in awe, the place is beautiful, with a fresh contemporary English eccentric style, carefully selected impressive art, along with modern and antique accents. And they serve a traditional English tea, perfect for the upcoming chilly afternoons in NYC. I was given a quick tour of the guest area, private meeting rooms and the screening room. I will be back for sure.
The Crosby Street Hotel in SoHo, NYC, opened at the beginning of October 2009. Housing 86 individually designed guest rooms, by co-owner Kit Kemp who with her husband Tim make a dynamic husband and Wife design duo. The hotel comes with a 99 seat sub-level screening room, private meeting/event rooms, a beautiful lounge along with eco-cred touches such as an organic vegetable roof garden and will soon be LEED certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental design)
Kit and Tim Kemp, are co-founders of the Firmdale Hotel Group, together they have a mini-chain of luxury hip boutique hotels. The Crosby Street location is their first outside of London, thier other locations are: The Soho Hotel, Haymarket Hotel, Covent Garden Hotel, Knightsbridge Hotel, Number Sixteen and Charlotte Street Hotel, all which are in Central London.
Cool Factor
– One of the coolest thing about Crosby Street Hotel is that it one of the most environmentally responsible hotel buildings in the U.S.
– All guest rooms are individually designed, with careful thought to textiles, colour, arrangement, style and feel.
– They serve afternoon ‘High Tea’
– Off the beaten path
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