Travel Agent - June 23, 2008 - (Page TA-70) HOTELS New York’s EMPIRE HOTEL Enters New Era Upper West Side property gets complete redesign BY RUTHANNE TERRERO NEW YORK IS ABUZZ about the revamping of the Empire Hotel (www.empirehotelnyc. com), which has reopened on the Upper West Side with a fresh redesign and hip pool deck on the 13th floor. The hotel, which is near Lincoln Center, is famous for its red neon Hotel Empire sign, which casts a red glow on poolgoers and partiers. The Empire is actually a historic hotel; it opened in the mid-1890s and was subsequently totally rebuilt in 1923. Changes will charm New Yorkers and visitors alike. The new Lobby Bar has a series of cozy couches and demure lighting and could serve well for clandestine getaways. The hotel’s guest rooms have views of Lincoln Center, Central Park and Broadway. All told, there are 50 suites, five of which are called Living Room suites. The room design throughout the hotel is modern with bold accents, such as faux-crocodile covered side tables and splashes of tiger and zebra print on cushions and wing-backed chairs. Each room has an LCD flat-screen TV, an iPod docking station and Wi-Fi. L’Occitane bath amenities and plush robes accent bathrooms, which have been 70 | TravelAgent June 23, 2008 http://www.empirehotelnyc.com http://www.empirehotelnyc.com
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