East Coast Hotels
Greenwich Hotel
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- LAT
377 Greenwich St
New York, NY 10013
Tel. (212) 941-8900
info@thegreenwichhotel.com
Robert De Niro actor says his new eight-story Greenwich Hotel, which sports eclectic decor and a handmade brick facade, will offer "sophistication and authenticity."
And gourmets, take note: Its restaurant is the latest outpost of chef Agostino Sciandri’s Ago empire. Sciandri, a longtime business sidekick of De Niro’s, helped popularize Tuscan cuisine in Southern California. Earlier this month, he opened an Ago eatery at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, one of the places where the card-counting film "21," which opens Friday, was shot.
The Greenwich Hotel, whose debut was long delayed, is still a work in progress. Fewer than half the guestrooms are expected to open next week. Also coming later: a 2,500-square-foot penthouse and a spa where guests can lounge under the roof of a 250-year-old farmhouse, reconstructed by Japanese craftsmen. Hotel furnishings range from hand-loomed Tibetan rugs to Italian terracotta floors.
None of this comes cheap, of course. The price for the penthouse won’t be announced until it opens "at a later date," the hotel's publicist told me. Any guesses? Here’s a hint: The hotel’s two duplex suites start at $5,000 per night.
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