Obviously travelers have become less concerned about space and more concerned about money…since writing about The Pod Hotel last week, I was told about another podesque hotel opening in New York, The Jane…and although I have not seen this one first hand, it is owned by one of my favorite LA restauranteurs, Sean MacPherson…creator of LA’s hippest restaurants including Swingers, Jones, and El Carmen. MacPherson partnered with Eric Goode and is now in the process of restoring the defunct Riverview Hotel and transforming it into the new and improved Jane Hotel.
“In the ‘80s you would find both character and characters in these eccentric hotels like the Chelsea or the old Windsor Arms,” MacPherson says. “So many young people have a romanticized notion of bohemia New York, but have trouble finding it these days. Virtually all-new Manhattan hotels seem to be versions of each other, high-end design palaces. By restoring the landmark hotel, rather than renovating it, we hope to resurrect an authentic slice of idiosyncratic New York, bathrooms down the hall and all.”
The rooms are inspired by luxury train cabins…and yes they are small like train cabins at 50 square feet. The “berths” come standard with air conditioning, fan, rails with coat-hooks, and a compact twin bed with built-in drawers and upper/lower storage space. All rooms will feature free high-speed internet access and 23” flat-screen LCD televisions. For those who are claustrophobic and don’t like to share a potty, The Jane will also offer 250 square feet rooms with private restrooms.
Landmarked by New York City in 2001, the six-story structure was designed by William A. Boring, the architect behind the immigrant stations at Ellis Island. The hotel was once used to shelter survivors of the Titanic…and the lobby, which MacPherson and Goode are restoring to its former grandeur, was once a ballroom that functioned as the gritty Jane Street Theater, birthplace of the legendary rock musical “Hedwig and The Angry Inch.”
Located within walking distance to the trendy Meatpacking District, as well as the West Village and Chelsea, the hotel is a perfect place to call mini-home in New York. Although all the renovations are not finished, the hotel recently opened the completed portions to guests. Staying at this historical landmark starts at $99 and more info can be found at thejanenyc.com
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Obviously travelers have become less concerned about space and more concerned about money…since writing about The Pod Hotel last week, I was told about another podesque hotel opening in New York, The Jane…and although I have not seen this one first hand, it is owned by one of my favorite LA restauranteurs, Sean MacPherson…creator of LA’s hippest restaurants including Swingers, Jones, and El Carmen. MacPherson partnered with Eric Goode and is now in the process of restoring the defunct Riverview Hotel and transforming it into the new and improved Jane Hotel.
“In the ‘80s you would find both character and characters in these eccentric hotels like the Chelsea or the old Windsor Arms,” MacPherson says. “So many young people have a romanticized notion of bohemia New York, but have trouble finding it these days. Virtually all-new Manhattan hotels seem to be versions of each other, high-end design palaces. By restoring the landmark hotel, rather than renovating it, we hope to resurrect an authentic slice of idiosyncratic New York, bathrooms down the hall and all.”
The rooms are inspired by luxury train cabins…and yes they are small like train cabins at 50 square feet. The “berths” come standard with air conditioning, fan, rails with coat-hooks, and a compact twin bed with built-in drawers and upper/lower storage space. All rooms will feature free high-speed internet access and 23” flat-screen LCD televisions. For those who are claustrophobic and don’t like to share a potty, The Jane will also offer 250 square feet rooms with private restrooms.
Landmarked by New York City in 2001, the six-story structure was designed by William A. Boring, the architect behind the immigrant stations at Ellis Island. The hotel was once used to shelter survivors of the Titanic…and the lobby, which MacPherson and Goode are restoring to its former grandeur, was once a ballroom that functioned as the gritty Jane Street Theater, birthplace of the legendary rock musical “Hedwig and The Angry Inch.”
Located within walking distance to the trendy Meatpacking District, as well as the West Village and Chelsea, the hotel is a perfect place to call mini-home in New York. Although all the renovations are not finished, the hotel recently opened the completed portions to guests. Staying at this historical landmark starts at $99 and more info can be found at thejanenyc.com