As New York City’s oldest, continuously operating hotel, The Algonquin, which opened in 1902, provided Stonehill Taylor plenty of historical tore-envision the 181-key property. The interior design features motifs that pay homage to the literary and theatrical characters that once called the hotel their second home. Richly textured furniture, velvet drapery, theatrical lighting, and optical illusions in art pieces throughout the hotel are harmonized to give the hotel’s design its full effect.
The iconic Blue Bar was relocated to its original foot print in the lobby while a new intimate seating space nods to the original “Round Table,” a group of creatives, including Dorothy Parker and Alexander Woollcott, who met at the hotel daily. Stonehill Taylor also reimagined The Oak Room as an event space, carefully reviving its namesake oak paneling throughout. For the hotel’s most beloved resident, its orange tabby cat, Hamlet VIII, Stonehill Taylor worked with a cat psychologist and took special care to create a perfect new home within the front reception area.
2022 NYCxDesign, The Algonquin Hotel, Hotel Transformation, Finalist
2022 Gold Keys Awards, The Algonquin Hotel, Best Lobby Upscale, Finalist
2022 Interior Design Best of Year Awards, The Algonquin Hotel, Hotel Transformation, Finalist
As New York City’s oldest, continuously operating hotel, The Algonquin, which opened in 1902, provided Stonehill Taylor plenty of historical tore-envision the 181-key property. The interior design features motifs that pay homage to the literary and theatrical characters that once called the hotel their second home. Richly textured furniture, velvet drapery, theatrical lighting, and optical illusions in art pieces throughout the hotel are harmonized to give the hotel’s design its full effect.
The iconic Blue Bar was relocated to its original foot print in the lobby while a new intimate seating space nods to the original “Round Table,” a group of creatives, including Dorothy Parker and Alexander Woollcott, who met at the hotel daily. Stonehill Taylor also reimagined The Oak Room as an event space, carefully reviving its namesake oak paneling throughout. For the hotel’s most beloved resident, its orange tabby cat, Hamlet VIII, Stonehill Taylor worked with a cat psychologist and took special care to create a perfect new home within the front reception area.
