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Soho's creative roots first emerged in the 1880s,
when the textile industry established houses in this industrial
district, and its destiny was further woven when area architects
began using cast iron as architectural and structural elements.
This foray helped create eye pleasing, large, airy structures
from dimly gas lit rooms structurally supported only by wood
columns. In the 1950s, a trend of beauty drew artists looking for
a place to call home.
With a nod to the past, the Soho Grand's lobby features a
suspended cast iron stairway to the 2nd floor, where guests can
indulge in intimate conversation or people watching. Artistic
eyes will delight in the Soho Grand's lobby, which is cutting
edge chic with sixteen foot windows draped with velvet and
muslin, a mercury glass ceiling unexpectedly accented with
chicken wire, and upholstered pieces in a mix of textiles from
1800s patterns to modern fabric designs. Commissioned works by
SoHo artists are displayed throughout the hotel's guestrooms and
public spaces and some are available for purchase. Guests can
dine in the art filled Gallery restaurant or in the opulent Grand
Bar and Lounge.
This seventeen story hotel has 369 bedrooms decorated in stark hues
of coffee and gray and the rooms feature decor inspired by the
Arts and Crafts Movement. Beds with chocolate colored leather
headboards are covered with silk bedspreads and Italian Frette
linens. Bathrooms recall Old New York with subway style ceramic
wall tiles, white and grey hexagonal floor tiles and pedestal
sinks. Toiletries are by Blisslabs and Prive.
A celebrity haunt, this hotel is also just steps away from
trendy eateries, galleries and shops.
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From LaGuardia International Airport:
Take Grand Central Pkwy West to I-278 West.
Take exit 32A and cross Williamsburg Bridge.
Continue on Delancey St to Kenmare St.
Turn left on Lafayette, right on Canal St
Turn right on W Broadway to the hotel.
Soho Grand Hotel, 310 West Broadway - New York, NY, United States
10013
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