Hotel Le Bleu: Will the High Prices Fly?
With the Hotel Le Bleu’s grand opening just around the corner, someone from the Brooklyn Eagle was able to duck inside the 4th Avenue boutique hotel for a peek. The verdict? “A finished room was on par with some of the boutique hotels in Manhattan–thinking Hudson and Gansevoort, and the Blue went one better: big…
With the Hotel Le Bleu’s grand opening just around the corner, someone from the Brooklyn Eagle was able to duck inside the 4th Avenue boutique hotel for a peek. The verdict? “A finished room was on par with some of the boutique hotels in Manhattan–thinking Hudson and Gansevoort, and the Blue went one better: big views looking west to the harbor and north to Manhattan.” So what price luxury hipness? According to the hotel website (screen shot on the jump), rooms run from $349 to $399 a night. It’ll be interesting to see whether folks are willing to drop that kinda coin for a stay on the decidely un-upscale 4th Avenue. What do you think?
Inside Brooklyn’s Soon-to-Open Hotel le Bleu [Brooklyn Eagle] GMAP
If you don’t want to be seen by trendites, seems like the place. I don’t think anyone who is anyone will stay there, except as a secret rendezvous. Is there a deli on fourth
ave you wouldn’t get food poisioning.
“prospect park a poor man’s version of central park”
i won’t even comment on your other comments because anyone who prefers williamsburg over other parts of brooklyn is usually not someone i tend to get along with. talk about the most yuppified part of brooklyn, and THAT’S what you base your conclusion on. interesting…
even the designers of prospect park were quoted as saying that prospect park was their masterpiece. NOT central park.
sounds like i’m not the only one not from around these parts…
12:03 Park Slope is what NYC is REALLY like? What a stupid comment.
I think these prices are crazy (even if grandparents are willing to pay them – mine never would). 4th ave is a dump, park slope is lame. prospect park a poor man’s version of central park. To the person who says Park slope is the “real new york” you must be from san francisco are some other similarly crunchy dull place. Maybe a hotel could charge this in williamsburg where there are actually restaurants and bars that are exceptional and unique and that you wouldn’t be able to find in Manhattan. But in this part of brooklyn, most restaurants and bars are not as fun or good as their counterparts in manhattan.
hey 12:13…the fact that your parents would not stay there does not bode well for your “hipness” either so i’ll give you a little tip.
the gansevoort and hudson attract a lot of “hip” people who LIVE in nyc to hang out there and drink, etc.
not sure if you’ve noticed, but there are more than enough “hip” folks within spitting distance of this hotel.
just because you aren’t one of them, doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
and your assumption that these comments are by the hotel owner are pretty ignorant, to say the least. Someone doesn’t agree with me…yup…must be the owner. asinine conclusion.
“Nestling in the heart of Brooklyn’s restaurant and nightlife scene, hotel le bleu is ideally situated near Prospect Park, M, R, F, 9th Street & 4th Ave subway lines, Grand Army Plaza, and the Brooklyn Bridge. Within easy reach of the best of Brooklyn’s cultural treasures, shopping and an array of vibrant ethnic cuisines. And just minutes away from Manhattan’s exciting sights, shopping, theatres and nightlife.” – http://www.hotellebleu.com/html/reach.htm
I can see european tourists booking this hotel since the price seems reasonable to them and then feeling hoodwinked when they get there.
Thank you to the owners of the hotel for all their comments.
Yes, hotels are very much needed in this area of Brooklyn. But these room prices are absurd. Parents and grandparents alone are not going to keep this hotel in business. My parents would never stay in a hotel like this; they’re too conservative. I don’t know if these hoteliers are amateurs or what, but surely they know the Gansevoort and Hudson make money from young hip singles and childless couples who drink and eat a lot at the hotel, in addition to staying there. And if young hip singles visiting NYC can pay the same to stay in Manhattan – they will. Unless they are on a budget. Cheaper rates would be the appeal of Brooklyn hotels. This hotel would have succeeded if the owners didn’t take so long building it that they got to where they needed to charge twice as much as they should, for rooms here.
i couldn’t agree more, 11:58.
i’ve noted before, but i think it was primarily due to the lonely planet (very popular with europeans) designation of brooklyn being one of its top destinations in 2007, but i’ve noticed a TON of european tourists in park slope this spring/summer.
a TON.
i mean i love manhattan, but once you’ve hit a few dozen h&m’s, the empire state and central park, europeans want to see what nyc is REALLY like.
If it’s as good-looking and comfortable as the Gansevoort, then my feeling is this will actually be a bargain to many of the increasing number of tourists (many european) who are discovering brooklyn.
Overall, I’d say that brooklyn’s reputation as a destination for foreign tourists has been suspect until quite recently. Now look at the scene, especially with Prospect Park so close and with the burgeoning bar & restauarant scene near this new hotel.
I think the prices will fly, especially with the Euro’s strength right now…