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James Knowles, Roger Smith Hotel

“Bob Dylan wrote “Like a Rolling Stone”,  he wrote all the lyrics and stuff on a piece of paper, which was Roger Smith stationary, in Washington, D.C. back in the 60’s” James Knowles President/CEO and Artist-in-Residence of the Roger Smith Hotel in Manhattan, James Knowles, is a unique businessman with a passion for creative endeavours. Knowles received […]

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The NoMad, New York

Contributor/ James Layfield Best Known For Famous for being run by the folks that bought you The Line in LA and Freehand in Miami, the Sydell Group. The Good Stuff Located North of Madison Square Park, hence the NoMad name, I came across the hotel on Tablet Hotels. I originally chose it due to it

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Morgans & Vice

So by now you’ve figured that strategic brand collaborations are the hot thing in hotel-land. Well, this is something quite different from the creators of “hotels as theatre”. Vice Media’s food channel, Munchies have just announced a global partnership with Morgans Hotel Group to create “Dinner Party”. This is a gateway city, roaming high concept,

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