Is Out NYC, New York’s Gay Hotel, Kinkier Than We Imagined?
As Out NYC, the new all-gay, all-the-time hotel and nightclub in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, trots along to its revised opening day, some interesting details have emerged.
With the ribbon-cutting on the hotel portion set for March 1, they’re taking reservations now—with rooms starting at $229.
But for those of you pinching your pennies (and aren’t we all), there’s another option: For $99 you can book a “Sleep Share”: a “nature-inspired” communal room you share three other guests, with each of you given a bed, cubbyhole, 22″ TV and privacy curtains.
Hmm, we’re trying to imagine how that’s gonna go down, especially considering that a gay nightclub, XL, will be just downstairs.
Three different scenarios pop into our head:
1. It’ll be like those pod hotels in Japan: No-fuss, peaceful and convenient.
2. It’ll be like a hostel in Amsterdam: young and social with a party atmosphere.
3. It’ll be like a bathhouse in Prague.
Come to think of it, we’re good with any of these scenarios.
What about you—would you share a hotel room with strangers?
Source: The Out NYC via HotelChatter.com
I bet by the time they open they will smarten up and have a website so you can see who your roommate is before agreeing to share the room. If the guy is hot they will charge extra….it’s NYC after all.
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It’s okay with me, but only if I can put my husband in one room and me in another and thereby having a 4 guy shot at scoring a threeway…lol…And btw….even $229 a night is cheap for New York!
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sounds to be like this place is destined to a short life
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So for $99.00 I get to hear someone a few feet away “get it on”?And when half my belongings vanish from this shared room who replaces them? Sounds like a bad idea to me.
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I think it’s a pretty good idea, different than the usual fare. $229 is not an unacceptable rate for NYC, by any means. I’m the operations manager for a luxury hotel in the midwest and that’s exactly what we charge for our suites.
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for a quick overnight to see a show and meet a rentboy at his place? sure. I’ve slept in worse
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Better than driving home drunk or high. If you overdid, stay still.
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Not surprising this place is just going to be a sex resort or sex club. There’s nothing wrong with this but they should just drop the “We’re a hotel!” BS and call it what it is.
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It’s not the rooming with strangers that turns me off…it’s the fact that I would be paying 100 bucks for it.