The Chatwal Transports You in Time
I had the good fortune to be invited to a breakfast business conference this past week at the Lambs Club at the Chatwal Hotel in midtown Manhattan. As soon as you enter the lobby, you are transported to another era. The spectacular look of the Art Deco movement is evident in every inch of the hotel, as well as the restaurant, bar and meeting rooms. Attention to detail is what makes the look and feel of the hotel so successful.
This property was designed by Stanford White and opened in 1905 with the purpose of providing a home for American theatre actors including luminaries like the Barrymores, Fred Astaire and Rodgers and Hammerstein. In 1974 the building was declared a landmark.
Today, the lush and elegant 1930’s deco look has been re-imagined by Thierry Despont, utilizing a palette of saffron, sepia and ruby tones.
The Chatwal has been named one of the ten best hotels in New York by Travel and Leisure Magazine this year.
Celebrated chef Geoffrey Zakarian has created an inventive American menu for the dining room.
What a treat it was for me to wander around the lobby and meeting rooms of The Chatwal.
Everything about this hotel is just exquisite. Even the scents are delightful.
Valerie Smaldone is a 5-time Billboard Magazine Award winner and is well known for her unprecedented success holding the #1 on-air position in the New York radio market on 106.7 Life-FM, an iHeart station. She has hosted, produced, and created several award-winning nationally syndicated programs featuring in-depth interviews with stars like Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Elton John and Mariah Carey among others. Her radio talk show "Bagels and Broadway" highlighted theatre and food personalities. She is an accomplished interviewer and voice artist heard on commercials, narrations, promos and audiobooks, as well as a sought after live announcer.
Most recently, Valerie produced and directed a film, The Thursday Night Club, featuring pop diva Gloria Gaynor in her movie acting debut. She is one of the creators and producers of a docu-series, Divine Renovation, starring Erik Estrada, on streaming networks soon.
