New York hoteliers are tuning in to the music-obsessed set with lodgings that subtly—or not so subtly—riff on the rock 'n' roll lifestyle.
The brand-new 76-room Hotel BPM (which stands for beats per minute, natch), located in Brooklyn's Sunset Park, is a paean to music. Its founder is hip-hop turntable star DJ Bijal, also known as Mr. Everywhere. Amenities include music magazines, rock star–worthy 40-inch TVs (nb, too big to throw out the window), and punny music-themed touches, such as custom Sound Sleeper 12-inch pillow-top mattresses. Each month the DJ will compile a playlist to stream throughout the public areas, and guests can request specific songs to be played during their stay.
Super-cool early adopter the Ace Hotel paved the way for muso-inspired lodgings with its Roman and Williams–designed rooms. The color schemes, mostly industrial-chic charcoal gray and black, can soothe the fiercest of all-night-jam-session hangovers. Some of the 269 rooms, including the Loft, also feature custom-made Gibson Epiphone guitars, Music Hall turntables, and bedside tables stocked with blank music sheets.
Williamsburg's 72-room Wythe Hotel plays the music angle to full-throttled effect with two Band Rooms (one sleeps four, the other sleeps six). This hotel knows its audience: The design is heavy on Brooklyn-style nostalgia but utterly au courant when it comes to technology. Expect vintage details including exposed brick walls and beds crafted from reclaimed ceiling beams, along with in-room surround sound and 1960s-inspired Revo Heritage table radios that look just like the one grandpa used to have (apart for the iPod dock on top, that is).
