November 12, 2008

The Chatwal debuts details for hotel at Lambs Club

The Chatwal, the 88-room luxury hotel preparing to open in the former Lambs Club theater headquarters off Times Square, has launched its website and revealed high-end plans for its rooms - and a slight nod to its past.

The ground floor of the landmark Stanford White building will house a 90-seat restaurant in a club-like setting called The Lambs Club. Helmed by chef Geoffrey Zakarian, they’re aiming for “modern, New York cuisine with seasonal ingredients” and “handcrafted, prohibition era cocktails.”

The hotel itself, designed by Thierry Despont, aims for deco modernism with nickel trim, jewel-toned glass and plans of “elevating the classic travel trunk to objet d’art.” Rooms will feature 42-inch flat screen TV with DVD and on demand video, Internet, Bose stereo with CD and MP3 player connections, multi-line cordless phone, 400-thread count linens, down duvets and pillows, and private butler service upon request. On site spa services will be provided by Chopra Center & Spa.

The Chatwal hopes to open “late 2008,” according to the website. It’s located at 130 West 44th St., map.

Just a month ago, Chatwal Hotels opened Stay Hotel on 47th Street. Rooms there currently start around $199.

To learn the history of the Lambs Club, see Christopher Gray’s 1999 Streetscapes column for the New York Times.

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November 12, 2008 11:54 AM in Architecture, Drinkology, Foodology, Hotelology, Midtown

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