THE MERCER HOTEL
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THE MERCER HOTEL  -the mercer, sohos first luxury hotel, boasts 75 guest rooms on 6 floors of a landmark romanesque revival in new yorks thriving soho district. deisgned and built by noted architect william scheckel for john jacob astor ii in 1890, the building was completely gutted and redesigned by renowned french interior designer christian liaigre. the new space reflects the great cultural and commercial history of soho updated with liaigres calming modern vision and underscores the areas status. the guest rooms are open with long entrance hallways into loft-like spaces. high ceilings with fans, arched windows and oversized bathrooms with some king-sized tubs add special touches to these personal spaces, as do the luxurious dark african woods like wenge and ipe that grace much of the exclusively designed furniture. an intimate lobby enhances the domestic feel its vintage book library, living room and bar. the hotels 24-hours, 120-seat restaurant, dubbed "the kitchen" for its open kitchen plan and inclusion of comunal tables, can accommodate large parties as well as solo guests. the restaurant is operated by renowned chef jean georges vongerichten Address: 147 MERCER STREET NEW YORK 10012 UNITED STATES NY NEW YORK Property information: -total number of rooms 75 including 7 suites -additional facilities and services: adapter plugs / concierge service / copy and fax service/ in house security / luggage storage / newspapers / piccolo/ shoe polisher aircondition baby-sitting bar business ctr elevator fax fac inroom hairdresser handicap fac ice machines laundry svc lounge minibar movie channels nonsmoking rms parking pc hookup inrm pets accepted phone-dir dial restaurants room service safe dep box television Room information: -room types used for property: b1q - standard room queen bed - occ 3 a1q - courtyard room queen bed - occ 2 t1q - studio queen bed - occ 3 p*k - loft studio - occ 4 s1k - deluxe studio king bed - occ 3 *********** -the guest rooms are open with long entrance hallways intoloft-like spaces. high ceilings with fans, arched windows and oversized bathrooms with some king-sized tubs add special touches to these personal spaces, as to the luxurious dark african woods like wenge and ipe that grace much of the exclusively designed furniture. an intimate lobby enhances the domestic feel with its vintage book library, living room and bar. -all rooms with: air condition / bathrobe / cable tv with remote control / cd player / ceiling fan / dataport / direct dial phone / fax and printer / fire sprinkler system / hair dryer / internet access / minibar / movie channels / radio / safe in room / smoke detector / speaker phone / stereo system / toiletries / turndown service / vcr / voicemail / wake up service / work desk area -some rooms available on request with: bathtub / fireplace / iron / ironing board / kitchenette / shower stall connecting rooms available on request Property description: built in 1890 as an office building for john jacob astor ii, this landmark location was until recently home to shabby lofts for soho artists. then it was totally renovated into this impressive luxury boutique hotel. high ceilings and large windows add to the grandeur of each room. it is across the street from the guggenheim museum soho and near all the galleries of soho. it is not far from greenwich village, little italy and chinatown as well. Area information: -NEWARK AIRPORT 30.7KM /19.1MI JFK AIRPORT 32KM/ 19.2MI LA GUARDIA AIRPORT 17.3KM /10.4MI -SITUATED AT THE CORNER OF PRINCE AND MERCER STREETS DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM AT THE EPICENTER OF NEW YORKS FAMED CULTURAL ENCLAVE SOHO. -LOCATION REMARKS AND POINTS OF INTEREST: * SOHO SHOPPING - 0MI * ART GALLERIES - 0MI * WALL STREET - 1.6KM / 1MI - S * FINANCIAL DISTRICT - 1.6KM / 1MI - S * CHINATOWN - 5KM / 3MI - SE * NOLITA - 3.3KM / 2MI - E * NY UNIVERSITY - 1.6KM / 1MI - N * LITTLE ITALY - 3.3KM / 2MI - E * VILLAGE - 5KM / 3MI - N * EAST VILLAGE - 8.3KM / 5MI - E * WEST VILLAGE - 5KM / 3MI - S * TRIBECA - 8.3KM / 5MI - S - Air condition - Parking - Bar - Restaurants |