Marketing image provided by Mondrian Soho
We can’t help it: We love when a new hotel opens. So you can imagine our delight when the Mondrian SoHo opened last Tuesday in New York, after being the talk of the town for months. With so much fanfare around its opening, we had high expectations — especially on the heels of so many big openings in 2010 (Trump SoHo, Gansevoort Park Avenue, The Setai Fifth Avenue). But as you might expect based on it’s popular predecessors (Mondrian Los Angeles and Mondrian South Beach), this hotel did not disappoint.
Some parts of the hotel are yet to be finished, but we loved its romantic-yet-contemporary design and unique features. The hotel wouldn’t let us take our own photos, as it prohibits any outside photography, so we’re using a few marketing photos in this post. We’ll compare them to our very own Oyster photos as soon as we can!
Upon entering, the world turns white, blue and silver– all of it inspired by the Jean Cocteau 1946 film “La Belle et la Bete.” Lights are low, flowers cover the walls and carpets, and sofas, ottomans and cushions resemble the original tone of Belle’s dress (we were told designer Benjamin Noriega Ortiz even went through the director’s notes to get the details right).
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