Entries Tagged as 'maritime hotel'

Dining Alfresco at La Bottega

June 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment

La Bottega
La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

Ravioli @ La Bottega
Funghi Ravioli – Mushrooms, Parmesan, Truffle Oil :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

Lychee Martini @ La Bottega
Lychee Martini :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

Jeff @ La Bottega
Jeff Eating Pizza NY Style :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

Joe & Arun @ La Botegga
Joe & Arun :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

Rachelle @ La Bottega
Rachelle :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

La Bottega
View From My Room :: La Bottega, Chelsea, Manhattan

It turns out that The Maritime Hotel‘s bar and restaurant, La Bottega, is quite a happening spot. Girls come through here dressed like they’re going clubbing and there have been some celebrity sightings too. We didn’t see any on Friday night when all of these photos were taken, but last night I met up with John and his friend Emily for a drink at the hotel bar and they bumped into Isaiah Washington, that guy who made the ruckus on Grey’s Anatomy when he made homophobic remarks to his gay co-actor. Then while we were getting drinks she spotted Josh Pais, who played “The Modelizer” on a Sex & the City episode, and Seth Meyers from Saturday Night Live.

Anyway, these photos were taken on Friday night after we got back from the airport and settled into our hotel. La Bottega has a great big huge patio area with umbrella’d tables that makes it really nice to eat and drink outdoors, so that’s exactly what we did.

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The Maritime Hotel

June 9th, 2007 · 2 Comments

The Maritime Hotel Shower
The Maritime Hotel, Chelsea, Manhattan

The Maritime Hotel Bed
The Maritime Hotel, Chelsea, Manhattan

Last night when we couldn’t get out of New York we called Joe, whose flight was also canceled, and he’d booked a hotel room at The Maritime Hotel, which just so happened to be across the street from the Google offices and not all the way up in Midtown East. Also, it was still and expensive room (what room in Manhattan isn’t?) but it was less than where we were staying before. And it’s nice. So nice. Unlike where we were staying before. It was pretty much a no-brainer to book at The Maritime.

The shower in my room has to be one of the coolest I’ve ever been in, not counting the shower I used for part of the time while visiting Seattle. That one had two shower heads! This one has a mirror and shelves on one end. The other end has the knob to turn the shower on and no door. Surprisingly the water doesn’t really get out into the bathroom because the shower head comes straight down from the ceiling and isn’t at a slant. Also, The Maritime provides C.O. Bigelow products so I don’t need to go to Duane Reade to buy new shampoo and stuff because the stuff at the hotel isn’t good. I also love the bed. The back is so cute and I love how the sides have cubbies for a phone, an alarm clock, my book and a glass of water. And the lights on each side are awesome for nighttime reading.

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