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Chef John Fraser (left) and Chef Diego Muñoz (right) are behind the Public’s new restaurant Popular.

Even with a handful of splashy reopenings, the hotel business is still holding its breath for the return of en mass tourism. New York lost some 225 hotels over the last year, according to Vijay Dandapani, president and CEO of the Hotel Association of New York City. Malignant market forces also continue to affect the hospitality business citywide. With so much hunger for the return of downtown nightlife, however, scoring a reservation may be a somewhat less-democratic process.

Rates for the hotel’s 367 newly renovated start at $200 per night - compared to the city’s pre-pandemic average nightly room rate of $269. The ambitious, all small-plate menu items at Popular range from $10 to $32. To that end, expertly thought-out cocktails at his new flagship restaurant start at just $14 - a relative discount from the increasingly normalized $20 hotel elbow bender. Schrager recently announced the rebranding of the flashy see-and-be-seen, 28-story inn with the heady logo: “Luxury for All: A new ideal for a new age,” as The Post previously reported. “ is about a new concept of luxury that is egalitarian and democratized.” The splashy relaunch featured VIPs, pisco cocktails and salsa dancing. “It feels good to be back in business people’s ideas of luxury have changed,” Schrager - who was dining with his family on his new restaurant’s menu, which includes ceviche, papa a la huancaína and sticky prawns - told The Post. With an all-pisco menu of cocktails flowing, a Latin band and salsa dancing, the hotel’s owner, Studio 54 legend Ian Schrager, said the celebration was more of a rebirth than a reopening for his downtown hotspot. The opening party - attended by VIPs including Zoë Kravitz, Helena Christiansen and Julia Fox - packed out the hotel’s new ground-floor Peruvian fusion concept Popular, helmed by chef duo Diego Muñoz of Lima and John Fraser (who took over East End gem, North Fork Table & Inn, last year). Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that nearly all COVID-19 restrictions were being lifted, mask-less revelers strutted up to the Public Hotel’s bar for the first time since it closed its doors in March 2020. It was a pisco party last night at the Lower East Side’s Public Hotel.įollowing Gov. New boutique hotel will add ‘Mediterranean vibes’ to Williamsburg’s rooftop scene The restaurant of the summer is this new Brooklyn hot spotĬouples are finding big love in these small town hotels A step away from the beach, the hotel includes 100 guest rooms, a state of the art restaurant, a sleek club and lounge, both a cocktail and rooftop bar, and a stunning outdoor pool.Īttending the celebratory opening of the fresh new Spanish spot included Neelam Gill, Mary Charteris, Josephine de La Baume, Chelsea Leyland, Jack Guinness, Nathalie Kelly, Mimi Xu, Rossy di Palma, Anna Brewster, Paz Vega, Sydney Lima, and Henri Tiefenthaler and more, partying the night away all while enjoying the unmatched panoramic sunset at the rooftop bar.NYC hotels primed to bounce back sooner than expected: CBRE study Last Thursday, entrepreneur, developer, and all around hotel mogul Ian Schrager unveiled his newest endeavor, The Barcelona EDITION, opening its doors to many beloved international celebrities to celebrate the exciting opening.Īs the newest member of the ever-growing EDITION family, The Barcelona EDITION is located on the edge of El Born District, in the heart of the city, beside the Barcelona Cathedral and right next to the Santa Caterina Market.