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At 50 square feet, some of the rooms at the Jane mimic a chic train cabin. Photo: Gregory Goode
A ram's head in the hotel's ballroom, for example, and the restored lobby complete with a Royal Tenenbaum-like uniformed bellhop exude style.
But imagine being led to your room and finding a teeny train-like cabin with a bed. Yep, that's right -- some rooms in the hotel are 50 square feet.
The vintage looking uniform was custom made. Photo: Gregory Goode
And although tiny, Goode and McPherson managed to trick out each room with plenty of storage space -- racks for suitcases and under-bed drawers -- not to mention flat-screen TVs and free Internet access.
With a mezzanine lounge like this, who needs a suite? Photo: Katie Sokoler
And what the room's square footage lacks, the hotel's common areas make up for. The lobby's bar is housed in a former ballroom restored by Goode and McPherson and is already a hotspot -- music groupies might recognize it as the former Jane Street Theater of Hedwig and the Angry Inch fame. And as a guest, you won't have to travel very far to get to the action!
What's a ballroom without a disco ball? Photo: Katie Sokoler
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This is fantastic! I mean, the rooms are small, the storage space is great, but best of all it's designed for people who don't want to stay inside their rooms for anything more than sleeping and showering. Those huge common areas are designed so that you're drawn to being there when you're awake! Or at the very least the tiny rooms keep you from being a hotel room hermit... if you want to be, you can go stay somewhere roomy... this is great for people traveling from out of the country who want an incentive to go outside.
ReplyFor a single person its great. Lets face the facts.If your a visitor to NY your only using room for sleep and shower and to change cloths. Why spend 100's or thousands for room? As long as it has bed shower and bathroom i am all set.
ReplyI could do this, but the problem with me would be the no personal bathroom. I think of cooties. Many, many cooties. Any resturant there? When it comes down to it, I Could do it, but would not unless in a serious bind.
Replygreat for guys we dont have 50# of make up to put somewhere hotels ought outlaw bringing in all of that makeup SO she can wake up 2HRS before anyone else so SHE can look in a giant size mirrow &say how pretty i look NOT
ReplyThe next concept that will become reality are morgue-type chambers that slide in and out of the wall and hopefully don't get stuck closed. They are already offering this in Tokyo, where expenses are sky high and space is at a premium....a real test to see if you are claustrophobic.
ReplyGo to www.nyc-jc.com and you can find huge apartments for $125 per night to $495/night. The units sleep 3-8 people. Look at the website www.nyc-jc.com. You book and see pictures on the website.
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Paying $99 bucks for this cracker box - is real dumb.
Replyanybody that does that had got to have more money then they have sense. There sure is alot of of folks that got money tho.
ROOMS IN PARIS ARE ALMOST THAT SMALL AND COST A LOT OF MONEY, I THINK ITS A GOOD IDEA.
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