On 28th Street and Broadway, in what is known locally as Manhattan’s Koreatown, a wonderful Beaux Arts building has been repurposed. Formerly the National Cash Register building, this limestone gem, with graceful prow and topped by a gorgeous cupola, has become the NoMad Hotel. With interiors by French designer, Jacques Garcia, the hotel has arrived in New York with a wonderful old world, French feel. Comfortable, cozy, home-like, NoMad has 5 categories of rooms. The first four categories differ each from the other by about 40 square feet and bathroom fixtures (the claw foot tub has become an iconic image of the hotel); the suites sit one atop the other in the prow of the building with a wonderful sweep of gritty New York out the window.
There are some really special spaces at the hotel: The restaurant is in the hands of the chef of 11 Madison Park and is a very hard one to book; The library, a wonderfully enticing room that is open to the public; the rooftop cupola terrace, a seasonal restaurant bookable on the day of dining.
There is one other surprise here – Maison Kitsune from France. A beautiful shop that is a real culture shock in Koreatown.
Tim and Kit Kemp, founders of Firmdale Hotels, have just opened their second NY property at 18 West 56th Street, 2 blocks from Central Park and steps away from great shops, restaurants and museums. The Whitby is as stylish as their downtown Crosby Street Hotel - in fact, I prefer it, finding the public spaces warmly inviting and the top floor 2-bedroom suite with furnished terraces divine. All the comfortably spacious rooms are flooded with light and delight with the choice of art, fabrics and attention to detail. Each room is unique and so, if you come and go with regular frequency, try them all until you find the one that perfectly suits!
https://www.firmdalehotels.com/hotels/new-york/the-whitby-hotel/"
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