Crosby Street Hotel

NEW YORK, USA - I've stayed in several of this group's hotels in London and have become a big fan so when they opened up their first New York location, I had to send out a little woohoo!

The British Firmdale Hotels group, of which London's Haymarket, Soho Hotel and Charlotte Street Hotel are part, has made it over to the US, with the opening of their new hotel, Crosby Street Hotel. Located down in Soho on the eponymous street, the Crosby Street Hotel opened on September 29th and looks quite promising. Tim and Kit Kemp, the owners of this fabulous group, apparently built the building from the ground up, and it now looks to be a serene retreat for the chicest of chic travelers. A rooftop garden, a verdant courtyard, sitting rooms with that inimitable decor style that is so Firmdale (i.e., crazy fun prints in funky colors with an end result that is oddly soothing and a pleasure in which to end a long day), apparently the Kemps have it in mind to make this a New York hotel and not just a London transplant - good move, because much as I love London, and I do adore London, this is New York!

With that in mind, I'm looking forward to popping in on the Crosby Street Hotel. This'll surely be a hot spot to keep an eye on, as all of Firmdale's London properties cater to jetsetters from Hollywood and New York. They did retain one British feature: afternoon tea, which is served all day long. I suppose I'll just have to check that out when I visit...

Crosby Street Hotel
79 Crosby Street (between Spring and Prince)
212.226.6400
www.firmdale.com