The Portland Square Hotel in New York’s bustling Times Square theater district is being transformed into the new boutique Sanctuary Hotel, set to open in fall 2010. But you can get in on the action now, and at a nearly 50 percent reduced rate.
What’s the deal? Book a stay in one of the hotel’s nine newly refurbished Sanctuary Studio rooms through its Dress Rehearsal offer for the preview rate of just $159 per night—the rooms will be priced at $309 once the new hotel debuts next year—plus receive a $50 credit toward a future stay when providing feedback on the new design (via e-mail or to a hotel executive).
I’ve been assured by a hotel spokesperson that guests shouldn’t have to worry about construction/renovation woes as the hotel owners are shutting down and working on one tower at a time, leaving the other open for guests.
When completed, the Sanctuary will offer 125 rooms, featuring plush beds with European linens, 32- to 42-inch plasma televisions, iPod docking stations, and an open bathroom (there’s a curtain for semi-privacy) with quarried marble and glass-enclosed shower with rain showerhead. Several guestrooms also will showcase the original structure of the hotel with exposed brick or metal beams across the ceiling.
Though the rooms are small in the renderings—not uncommon for hotels in older buildings in Time Square, which anyone who has stayed at the Paramount or Hudson hotels knows—they appear to be efficiently designed, and are ideal for solo travelers on business or visiting the city for fun.
The promotion is valid for stays through March 31, 2010. To book the Dress Rehearsal offer, call (212) 382-0600 or use promo code DRESS1 when booking online at www.portlandsquarehotel.com. For information about the Sanctuary Hotel, visit www.sanctuaryhotelnyc.com.
Oliver Ryan
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