The Ace Hotel NYC (Part 1)- 05.14.09
Landed in NYC at the equivalent time earlier than i normally go to sleep in LA… huge points for the sweet Ace Hotel NYC guys for giving me a room at 7am and letting me curl up in bed with wifi and post to you now… yes, i’m a little deliriously giddy and going to crash in a few, but far too excited not to show you these pics first…
I think i’m *home* ~ but i must admit i was nervous ~ kind of like meeting someone you’ve talked to online for ever, and you know you like a lot of the same stuff, but when you finally meet in the flesh ~ well its nerve racking. And you hit your kinks and panic attacks along the way (they JUST soft opened yesterday after delays) ~ but then its love at first sight?
So we’re going to do this the inside out way ~ starting with the room itself, its amazingly awesome details (my house so needs a black smeg, i wish i could just stick it in my suitcase and bring it home!) ~ adorably cozy vintage designy furnishings ~ glossy black outlets and faceplates! ~ big metal door ~ gorgeous lights ~ yummy treats ~ anyhow, see for yourself… pics of the room on the next page…
p.s.
saw sunset in LA and sunrise in NYC ~ and in between it was incredibly clear out tonight ~ really bright moon and stars and darkness with patches of towns/cities in the middle… so also a few pics of the crazy view.
It is a bit odd to try and sleep in the purple haze… OH and virgin america had wifi and absinthe ~ but i did not partake in either ~ tried to sleep uncomfortably instead…
Its a real perspective shifter to see the US so dark while bouncing between big cities! The brightness of the moon was rather blinding to sleep with ~ and the stars were distractingly beautifully bright ~ and the patches of cities and towns below were just gorgeous… and google maps led me to believe this may be omaha… but i’m not sure how accurate it was…
mmmm typography is so nice in the morning… and looks like this table will be fun to shoot stuff on this week!
I really do like that they both tell me “Everything is going to be alright” and “thanks for sleeping with us” ~ there’s just something so nice about that…
Welcome to my new home!
Yes, i get to sleep under care bears, the cat in the hat fish that is somehow IN the koolaid man, casper, ET, and more…
The door! the mirror! The lamp! i just adore the attention to detail and how everything is so random yet perfectly matched…
Smeg. LOVE the smeg.
It;s a cozy hoodie robe… and these fixtures are even nicer in person than i imagined frmo the pics i’d seen….
Too cute…
Here’s the bathroom…
Soap on a rope! or maybe… soap on a string? nice idea, adorably executed…
just love these buttons…
Canvas hanging from the shower curtain rod with an attached sheet of pockets of goodies…
Nice graphic…
Everything you need to know… unfortunately Stumptown and the restaurant aren’t quite open yet… but they will fetch you food from a list of restaurants for room service!
Maid Tip envelope, comment card, pencils, notepad all rubberbanded neatly
I know you were curious what the food is…
… and what is in that SMEG!
… and with that i think it is now time for a nap so i can run around today!!! Sweet dreams*
(this is the moon from the flight over ~ its totally about 8:40 am EST now)
I already live in NY but i would move into that hotel in a second if given the chance.
----- Juvie 06.08.09 09:27