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147 MERCER STREET NEW YORK (NY) United States |
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.
-(F)-FIRST CLASS 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
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