Hotel openings, fall notables
GETAWAYS • Staycation
Here now, two notable NYC fall hotel openings to have on your radar:
→ The Surrey (Upper East Side) is an extensive revamp of the 16-story building at 20 East 76th St. (at Madison) that long served as a residential hotel. The update by Swedish interior designer Martin Brudnizki imparts a classic style across 70 rooms, 30 suites, and 14 residences. It’s the first U.S. property for Corinthia Hotels, which operates luxe hotels in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The Surrey opens to guests on Monday, with rates from $1360/night.
The Ticket: The hotel holds the NYC debut of Miami Beach clubstaurant Casa Tua, which a spokesperson tells FOUND is expected to open by the end of this month. At The Surrey, Casa Tua will oversee a public restaurant, lobby bar, and a private members club. Fees for Casa Tua club membership: $4300/annual for access to NYC (plus $1600 initiation), $7000/annual, (plus $2500 initiation) for access to Casa Tua clubs in Aspen, Miami, and Paris; apply here.
→ The Manner (Soho) is a new upmarket hotel brand from the Standard folks, taking over what used to be the Sixty SoHo hotel. It’s got 97 rooms and a completely new aesthetic from its somewhat stark predecessor. When FOUND dropped by last week for a look around, we found the old second-floor lobby remade into a lounge space for guests called The Apartment with distinct Palm Springs vibes (above). A remade rooftop space (for guests only, in the old Above 60 space) is slated to open this spring. The Manner is open now, with rates from $899/night.
The Ticket: The Otter, an all-day restaurant from Empellón chef Alex Stupak, is open on the ground floor, serving a seafood-driven menu that’s more ambitious (and, to our palates, significantly more delicious) than standard-issue hotel restaurant fare. Adjacent to The Apartment on the second floor, Sloane’s, a velvety new cocktail bar, opened to the public on Monday.
Meantime, one NYC hotel that won’t be reopening this fall is the remade Waldorf-Astoria (Midtown), which just pushed back its planned opening date to spring 2025. Note: there’s not much reason to be optimistic about that timeline, either. –Lockhart Steele