A Midtown Hotel With a Bit of Barcelona
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The TRYP Times Square South, a cheerful-looking 173-room hotel, opened earlier this month on a cheerless block of West 35th Street. Glen Coben, the Manhattan architect who designed it, said he was inspired by the Spanish roots of the chain of 93 hotels, owned by the Wyndham Hotel Group.
He envisioned the lobby as a central plaza, he explained: the curvy sofa was inspired by the Parc Guell in Barcelona, as was the mosaic-tiled floor; the colors of the Spanish flag can be seen in the bright red chairs at the table and in the gold library ceiling. And in one of the guest rooms, above, the lacy wallpaper was inspired by the wrought iron doors and balconies in Madrid.
A room with a queen-size bed starts at $229; a family room, which sleeps up to eight, starts at $375. TRYP Times Square South, 345 West 35th Street, (212) 600-2440, tryphotels.com.
First Published February 17, 2012 12:00 am
