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HOTELS - Cheap/Average
The Gershwin Hotel
The Gershwin Hotel is well-known as the Home of the Film Industry (Manhattan Short Film Festival, Dutch Film festival and Latin-American Film festival) and movie crews
7 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10016
P 212.545.8000
F 212.684.5546
W www.gershwinhotel.com
E reservations@gershwinhotel.com
Located in the heart of Manhattan’s historic Flatiron district, and but a few blocks away from the Empire State Building, the Gershwin Hotel is a superb jumping-off point for doing everything what there is to do in New York.
Get a 20% reduction as a Swissam Film Fest Participant. The Swissam code is: GR-SWISS
Howard Johnsons Hotel
135 East Houston & 1st Avenue
T 212.358.8844
F 212.473.3500
W www.hojo.com
E hojohouston@aol.com
Good value, convenient and comfortable. Located at a 5 minutes walk of Anthology Film Archives.
Ask for Amit and get a 15% reduction as a Swissam Film Festival Participant.
Park View Hotel
A Hostel
Ideal for Harlem lovers
55 W 110th St (Central Park North) at Lenox Ave
P 212.369.3340
F 212.369.3046
W www.nycityhotels.net
Subway: 2, 3 to Central Park North - 110th St.
Bicycle and in-line skate rental. Fax. International pay phones.
Internet access. Phone card machine.
This 400-bed converted apartment building was filled with Euro students and backpackers the minute it opened in February 2000. The mod orange-and-yellow lobby is a welcome change from the usual hostel dinginess. The rooms and bathrooms are just as colorful and clean, easily meeting the needs of super budget travelers. Recent additions are a communal kitchen on each floor, a game room with pool table and a rooftop deck. Central Park is right across the street. Try and get a room overlooking the Harlem Meer.
Holiday Inn
Wall Street location 10 minutes from Anthology, bargain and well kept
15 Gold St
New York, NY 10038
P 212.232.7800
F 212.425.0330
W www.holidayinnwsd.com
The most technologically sophisticated New York City hotel officially opened in July of 1999 with a "Grand Plug-In." featuring NYC’s 1st high-speed Internet connected property. While ideal for the business traveler, the hotel was designed for both business and leisure guests. Located within blocks of downtowns’ Financial Center as well as South Street Seaport, various downtown museums and the dynamic neighborhoods of Soho, Tribeca, Chelsea, Little Italy and Chinatown.
Hotel 1291
A SWISSAM Partner
5 to 10 minutes subway from Anthology
1291 Accommodation
1596 Lexington Avenue
NYC, NY 10029 USA
T 212 717-5304
F 212.585.1445
E 1291@1291.com
W www.1291.com
10% for Swissam participants
Minutes away from Time Square and Central Park, 1291 offers a bed and breakfast with rooms ranging from singles to large suites with the best rates in Midtown. Rolland Solenthaler, the owner is originally from Switzerland and is a movie buffer himself. He is proud to serve the Swiss filmmaking community.
Carlton Arms Hotel
A funny weird looking hotel
160 E 25th St at Third Ave
P 212.679.0680
Subway: 6 to 23rd St.
Cafe. Telephone in lobby. Room services Iron on request.
10% for Swissam participants.
The Carlton Arms is a cheerful, basic budget hotel popular with Europeans. The corridors are brightly decorated with murals of the city; a different artist has painted each room. The artwork is hit-or-miss, but fun. Check out the funky top-floor public bathroom with walls covered in toys, tickets, sunglasses and other trinkets.
Average/Expensive
Chelsea Hotel
Ideal for Chelsea lovers
222 W 23rd St
Between Seventh and Eighth Aves
P 212.243.3700
F 212.675.5531
W www.chelseahotel.com
Subway: C, E, 1, 9 to 23rd St.
Beauty salon. Concierge. Laundry. Restaurant. Room services Kitchenettes and refrigerators in some rooms. Modem line. Voice mail.
The Chelsea has a reputation to uphold. Built in 1884, the famous redbrick building oozes history. In 1912, Titanic survivors stayed here for a few days; other former residents include Mark Twain, Dylan Thomas, O. Henry and Brendan Behan. No evidence remains of the hotel’s most infamous association: the murder of Nancy Spungen by Sex Pistol Sid Vicious. The lobby doubles as an art gallery, showing work by past and present guests, and rooms are large, with high ceilings. Most rooms, but not all, have a private bathroom and air conditioner. The cocktail lounge Serena lures a sleek crowd to the basement.
Gramercy Park Hotel
SWISSAM preferred hotel
10 minutes walk from Anthology
2 Lexington Ave at 21st St
P 212.475-4320 / 800.221.4083 / 212.505.0535
Subways: 6 to 23rd St.
Bar. Beauty salon. Conference facility. Laundry. News-stand/ticket desk. Restaurant. Valet. Room services Room service. Voice mail AmEx, DC, Disc, JCB, MC, V.
This hotel is in a surprisingly quiet location adjoining the small green oasis of Gramercy Park (to which only hotel guests and neighboring residents receive a key). Guests vary from business travelers to rock stars, and though its decor has seen better days, the piano bar is still a favorite local hangout for young media types and tipsy senior citizens alike.
Very Expensive
Tribeca Grand Hotel/ Cool
chique place in the Downtown area
15 minutes walk from Anthology
2 Sixth Ave between Church and White Sts
P 212.519.6600 / 877.519.6600
W www.tribecagrand.com
Subway: C, E to Canal St.
Business center. Currency exchange. 24-hour dry cleaning. Fitness room. Screening room. Valet parking. Video and CD library. Room services CD player. Computer on request. Fax/printer/copier/scanner. Free local phone calls. Play station. VCR. Voice mail. Web TV.
Opened in May 2000, just blocks away from its sister property, the SoHo Grand, the newest Grand is the first major hotel to open in the ultra trendy triangle below Canal. The much-anticipated Tribeca Grand might be hard to get into for a while. Once home to the late John F. Kennedy Jr., the neighborhood supports some of the city’s best restaurants, many of them owned by Robert De Niro, a local. The hotel’s plush 98-seat screening room will keep visiting filmmakers happy, and rooms live up to the most wired expectations. The somber, candlelit Church Bar and Lounge is the perfect spot for a night cap.
The Peninsula New York
High luxury hotel/ The Peninsula is the Swisspeaks official hotel
15 minutes from Anthology
700 Fifth Avenue at 55th Street, New York NY 10019, USA
T 212.956.2888
F 212.903.3949
E pny@peninsula.com
Check for special deals, as it is the official Swisspeaks hotel
Ideally located on Fifth Avenue and 55th Street, The Peninsula New York features 239 spacious and luxurious guest rooms decorated in a classic contemporary style with Art Nouveau accents, incorporating state-of-the-art technology designed specifically for the needs of the executive traveler.
This prestigious New York hotel provides an elegant setting for hosting high-level meetings and upscale private events. The serene atmosphere of the hi-tech The Peninsula Spa and health club offers a broad range of leisure facilities with spectacular views over Manhattan.
The hotel’s restaurants and bars are favorites among the New York business crowd.
