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Metropolitan Hotel Unveils New
Tech Den for Laptop Junkies
Tech Bytes, Tech Supplies, Business-Center Butlers and
Secretaries-on-Demand to Satisfy Business Travelers and Techies
New York, 06.13.01 -- The newly renovated and re-named, Metropolitan
Hotel (formerly Loews New York Hotel) has just unveiled a Tech Den for
laptop junkies and busy business travelers. This is a place where
laptop and cell phone devotees are encouraged to work and talk. It’s
a
safe haven from "how-rude!" stares and a place where they can
grab a
"byte" to eat from the "Tech Bytes" menu. Computers
can easily connect
at the Tech Den, located in the back of the hotel’s recently renovated
Lexington Avenue Grill adjacent to the new lobby, via Internet data
ports and plugs located right on the table tops ($5.95/hour with food
and beverage; $9.95/ hour without). This means no bending, crawling and
moving furniture to plug-in and get connected.
The "Tech Bytes" menu features easy-to-eat-while-you-work favorites,
such as Laptop Pizza, Virtual Veggies and Digital Dip, the You’ve
Got
Cheese Burger and more. Also on the menu is a roster of office supplies
business travelers don’t think to travel with, but often need while
preparing documents on the road, such as paper clips, staplers,
envelopes, floppy disks, cell-phone battery re-chargers, white out, palm
pilot cradles, and more. If guests need some help getting their work
done, the Tech Den will arrange for secretaries-on-demand, translation
services, faxing and printing. In fact, guests may simply e-mail
documents that need to be printed to the business center and a
Business-Center Butler will either deliver the document to the Tech Den
or the guest’s room.
"No matter how nice a hotel room is, no one wants to be cooped up
in one
all day and all night working," stated Michael Lyman, director of
sales
and marketing. "Our new Tech Den enables hotel guests who need to
be
plugged in while traveling, a chance to get out of their room, stretch
their legs, get a ‘byte’ to eat and even socialize," continued
Lyman who
never leaves home without his laptop. "If your cell rings or you
pull
out a laptop in a restaurant, stares are often sent your way. In the
Tech Den you might get funny looks if you show up sans laptop."
For hotel reservations and information, please call 866-METRO-NY
(866-638-7669) or visit the web site at www.metropolitanhotel.com.
The Metropolitan Hotel (formerly Loews New York Hotel), located on the
tony eastside of midtown Manhattan at Lexington Avenue and 51st Street,
is undergoing a three-part $17 million renovation. Phase 1, which
includes the façade, lobby, restaurant, bar, business class lounge
and
meetings space, has been completed. 250 Business Class rooms will be
renovated in Phase 2 and will boast deluxe amenities, including
high-speed Internet access, data-ports, coffee makers, irons, ironing
boards and more. Phase 3 will include the balance of the guest rooms in
early 2002. The Business Class Lounge, exclusive to business-class
guests and located on the Penthouse level, serves up magnificent views
of the city skyline, a seasonal terrace and daily, complimentary
continental breakfast and evening wine and cheese. The hotel’s popular
meeting rooms, available for 10 to 500 people, includes the Penthouse
Meeting Room with a wrap-around terrace and a greenhouse-style
pre-function room. For dining and drinks, Lexington Avenue Grill
features contemporary American fare, and the adjacent lobby Lexy Bar
serves the hotel’s signature Sexy Lexy and happy-hour specials. Other
programs and services include a business center, a hair and nail salon,
a fitness center, a concierge service and a "Did You Forget"
Closet. A
Tech Den, located on the cozy lower level of the three-tiered
restaurant, allows guests to "plug-in" and "connect"
while enjoying a
favorite snack or drink. The Metropolitan Hotel is owned and operated
by Loews Hotels.