Up-sizing its London airport capsule hotels for a by-the-night rather than by-the-hour crowd, Yotel colonized far west 42nd Street (at Tenth Avenue) in June 2011 with 669 rooms and one Yobot (a luggage-slinging robot in the lobby). As a lesson in design efficiency, retractable queen beds fold into a couch, an alarm clock is integrated into the desk, and cords for the 32-inch flat-screen TV tuck...
The menu at DohYO Restaurant showcases Chef Sandoval's signature blend of flavors, ingredients & techniques from around the globe. This unique space, named after & designed in the size & shape of a Japanese Sumo wrestling ring, caters to social diners with a menu of small plates served at long communal tables that literally rise out of the floor thanks to a patented hydraulic system. After...
Look beyond the gimmicks (a luggage-storing robot, the futuristic white design scheme) of this Midtown West hotel and you'll discover one of New York's best-run, most functional lodgings, though note that it's pretty far west. The self-check-in lobby works like a dream, and at the fourth-floor base-station level, elevators take you to rooms that at first glance seem too small but are in fact...
Richard Sandoval created the menu for the restaurant at the Yotel hotel in Hell’s Kitchen. Small plates blend Latin (ceviche, pozole, lobster daikon tacos) and Asian (shrimp shu mai, pork and foie gras gyoza, chicken udon).