Looking for a New York City hotel that gives you much more than a room? Visit Blue Moon Hotel (646-787-5503), a preservation of art and history, to see the city through new eyes.
As you cross the entrance, leaving New York’s sprawling streets and shiny skyscrapers behind, you’re transported back in time, embraced by the warmth of an eclectic haven from another era altogether!
Sleek forms, finished surfaces, magnificent mosaics, precious relics, and vintage treasures surround you as you cross the lobby to the elevator. Amidst walls adorned with shimmering ornate tiles, you look up. And just like that, you’re immersed in the emphatic brushwork of a mural that transports you to sky and space.
Walking down the corridor, passing delightful art deco wooden mantels, you enter your room as a reminiscent flicker of Jazz, rhythm and beat passes you by…
You look out from your window balcony and breathe in a new New York skyline, seen through fresh eyes, as history anchors the present.
Welcome to the Blue Moon Hotel in Manhattan!
Book a room at https://www.bluemoon-nyc.com/
At the award-winning Blue Moon Hotel, you’ll find tenement fixtures and memorabilia that have been recovered and reintegrated into a new design by artist and developer Randy Settenbrino.
The hotel's repurposed features include wrought iron window balconies made from the original fire escape, picture frames constructed from wood moldings, and elevator wall décor composed of ornate tin staircase materials. The 1879 main entrance doors have been reused as bathroom doors and salvaged mosaics decorate the communal areas.
Tenements were built in the mid to late 1800s to house New York’s booming population. By 1900, more than half of the city’s residents including most immigrants lived in the low-rise shared dwellings which were all too often cramped, overcrowded, and lacking proper facilities and amenities.
Between 1930 and 2001, the hotel’s tenement building was closed off, making it a 'time capsule from depression-era Manhattan’, as a spokesperson said. During the renovations, Settenbrino discovered historic personal effects and artifacts which he has carefully preserved and transformed into artwork.
Inside the Blue Moon Hotel, you can find themed collages decorating the walls, while the designs are underlaid with Depression-era green stamps that were found in the hotel’s flooring. Salvaged items such as pawn shop tickets, newspaper clippings, sports memorabilia, and yearbook pages overlay the stamp backgrounds.
The hotel has 22 rooms and suites, each dedicated to a Jazz-era celebrity, with amenities including full-length bathtubs, kitchenettes, and large TVs. There is a restaurant onsite together with the Sweet Dreams Café serving authentic Italian cuisine.
Randy Settebrino restored the Blue Moon Hotel over a 5-year period. His project has received accolades from National Geographic Traveler, New York Magazine Critics Pick, Citi Search’s Best Boutique Hotel, and Rizzoli’s Best 100 Little Hotels.
A satisfied guest said: “Based on a 1930s style, the hotel oozes character. Randy is an accomplished artist and his paintings and artistic flair give it a warm and welcoming appeal. If you’re looking for a special experience, a stay at the Historic Blue Moon Hotel will provide memories for life.”
For a hotel stay that’s not just a room but a trip back in time, call Blue Moon Hotel today at 646-787-5503!
To make a reservation, visit https://www.bluemoon-nyc.com/
