the wythe hotel | brooklyn

We're passionate people, we love life, people, and clearly we love hospitality. One of our other passions is historic preservation. We love when people do something new and creative with an old building instead of tearing it down. Old buildings have so much character, history, and personality that is impossible to recreate. When we found out about Wythe Hotel we were enamored because it was the epitome of two of our passions combined in one hotel... hospitality and historic preservation!

The Wythe is housed in an old factory on the waterfront in Brooklyn. We are crazy about the hotel's design and concept. Isn't it great? I love the high ceilings and the exposed brick. And, the wallpaper is ahh-may-zing! Clearly a room with a waterfront view is desirable, but I'd be just as happy without it because I adore the rooms with the commissioned ESPO art that mimics the painted brick ads of the past!  Next time we're in Brooklyn, I know where I want to stay!
-mrs.h

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tipsy parson: great food - great design

Our love of food and design were two aspects that drew Mr. H and I into hospitality. When a restaurant or hotel combines those two components, I'm in heaven. One such restaurant is Tipsy Parson in NYC. "Morning, noon, and night," Tipsy Parson is serving up Southern soul-food with a twist.

Their key is in the way they've seamlessly mixed the details of Southern tradition with cutting-edge creative concepts that enhance the classic Southern cuisine and design. If you're in the city and need to escape the crazy pace, Tipsy Parson is the perfect place... there's nothing like a little soul food and Southern hospitality to nourish the heart and body. 

-mrs.h

i love it all--the tile, wallpaper, paint color, the list goes on and on...

now that's what i call a good lookin' bar

i love that they have cheerwine on the menu.
(for you "non-southerners": cheerwine is a heavenly soft-drink sold in the Carolinas.)

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i like that boom boom pow

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obsessed with these uniforms

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Usually a rooftop bar or restaurant that boasts a 360º view of a city isn't at the top of my list. They tend to illicit mental pictures of cheesy, revolving restaurants that over charge you for mediocre service and bad food (not to mention getting nauseous as you spin throughout your meal). The Boom Boom Room (a.k.a. Top of the Standard), however, is "a whole 'nother" rooftop bar... think nostalgic-glam at it's finest. 

Spinning floors and poor service don't exist here. Instead, you're greeted by gorgeous cocktail waitresses while dapper bartenders make your drink under one of the most fabulous bars I've ever laid eyes on. I felt like I was transported back to one of Don Draper's hotspots. Everything from the delicious drinks to the amazing jazz band created a night with my girlfriends that I'll never forget. (Even the bathrooms were memorable--they had one of the best views I've seen of The City.) I'll sum up my Boom Boom Room experience with the rather appropriate words of Fergalicious, "I like that boom boom pow." 
-mrs.h