Conrad adds in NYC: Hilton’s Conrad Hotels & Resorts has opened the Conrad New York Midtown, the second of the brand in the city. The 54-floor, 562-suite is located at 151 West 54th St., the former site of The London NYC. The company describes the design as more like a metropolitan pied-a-terre than a traditional New York hotel room, with “innately residential” touches. NYC-based Stonehill Taylor designed the hotel with a jewel-tone palette, herringbone wood floors, wool rugs and Carrera marble bathrooms.
Floor plans range from 500-square-foot one-bedroom suites to a 3,000-square-foot, two-story penthouse. The premium suite on the 54th floor is two stories, with wrap-around views of Central Park and Manhattan; a fireplace; a floating staircase leading to two master bedrooms with king beds, walk-in closets and marble bathrooms with deep soaking tubs, all with city views. The hotel has created a “junket floor” with four television shooting suites, green room and control room for entertainment industry purposes. And it has an art collection including pieces by hyperrealist contemporary artist Carole A. Feuerman, a Henri Matisse lithograph and two original Andy Warhol silkscreens.
F&B: Dabble, located off the lobby, offers light fare and cocktails. Next to it is Plume, a private dining room and event space accommodating up to 100 guests; there also are six additional private meeting and event spaces.
ADR averages US$550.
Setting a Standard in Maldives: Standard International will launch The Standard, Maldives in November. It’s the company’s first property in the Maldives: 115 villas with private lounge deck and plunge pool in the Raa Atoll on Huruvalhi island. There are six F&B outlets, from a beachfront barbecue shack serving seafood to a take on Maldivian cuisine with ingredients sourced from their island to Jangalee, a glass-bottom nightclub. The spa features a hammam, aroma steam room, daily yoga and personal treatment rooms.
Introductory ADR is US$481 including breakfast.
Graduating in Annapolis: Graduate Hotels has opened its 21st property, in Annapolis, Maryland, last week. The 216-room hotel is located in the Annapolis Arts District, a short walk from the Chesapeake Bay and nearby United States Naval Academy and St. John’s College. The hotel has teo F&B outlets: Poindexter, a cafe´, and Camp Severn Shore, a coastal inspired full-service restaurant. The hotel has a marine décor, with a lobby art installation at the front desk with signal flags spelling out “We are all students.” Sailing knot wallpaper finishes the lobby ceiling and walls, and braised wood columns with brass banding resemble traditional wooden ship barrels. Décor includes plaid prints, navy and red, with a carpet depicting historic Bancroft Hall and hundreds of nautical vintage art reproductions. In the guest room is madras plaid headboards and striped wallpaper. Meeting and event spaces can accommodate groups of up to 500 guests.
ADR starts at about US$90.
