Hudson Hotel in New York City (Four Star)

Hotel Reports

• Exterior -
• General - With its range of public places, its outdoor components, and its attraction to New Yorkers, the hotel harks back to the historical concept of the grand hotel in the center of a European town. It's a center of social acitivity pulsating with city life. (0902/1002NM)
• Lobby - The surreal design of the medium lobby has a unique mix of avant-garde. It's filled with brick masonry, dark wood, a 45 ft carved oak desk with a huge hologram lit classical chandelier and a tangle of vines fronting a 30-ft high vine-fronted glass roof. Nearby, French doors lead to a wonderful terrace beckoning with plantings, oversized furniture, and tongue-in-cheek sculpture. The hotel's decor is captivating with it's color infused escalator.
• Location - The hotel is located near Columbus Circle and is walking distance to Lincoln Center, Central Park and the Theatre District.
• Restaurant - The hotel's restaurant features an open kitchen with both counter seating and a stained glass freize. The floor, tables and benches are made of dark wood. The hotel's brightly lit bar has an illuminated glass floor vaguely reminiscent of the disco days. The ceiling is a computer-manipulated Franceso Clemente image.
• Rooms - The small rooms are exquisitely outfitted to recall a luxury liner stateroom or first class wagon lit. With makore paneling and flooring, plus crisp white draperies, linens, and upholstery fabric on custom furniture.