Morgans

About Morgans

WHEN MORGANS OPENED ON MADISON AVENUE AND 37TH STREET IN 1983- ANDREE PUTNAM REVOLUTIONIZED THE ROLE OF DESIGN IN THE NEW YORK HOTEL INDUSTRY WITH A LOOK THAT WAS MODERN AND CHIC BUT AT THE SAME TIME UNPRETENTIOUS. THE MORGANS EXPERIENCE WAS NEW-- BALANCING A CASUAL AMBIENCE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE IN THE TRADITION OF THE WORLDS GREAT HOTELS. IN AUGUST 2008- MS. PUTMAN HAS REIMAGED MORGANS 113 GUESTROOMS- DUPLEX PENTHOUSE AND CLASSIC LOBBY. HER NEW DESIGN RETAINS THE FRESHNESS OF HER ORIGINAL MONOCHROMATIC BLACK AND WHITE PALETTE BUT REINTERPRETS IT WITH RICH GRADATIONS OF WHITE- GRAY AND BLACK TONES. THIS PALETTE IS REPEATED IN THE DETAILS OF EACH GUEST ROOM FROM GREY SLIP-COVERED HEADBOARDS TO ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FAMOUS CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHER- THE LATE ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE. SIGNATURE MORGANSS DESIGN ELEMENTS SUCH AS GUESTROOM ALCOVES OVERLOOKING CITY VIEWS HAVE BEEN RETAINED. NEW DESIGN ADDITIONS INCLUDE AN ART INSTALLATION-COMMISSIONED BY MS. PUTMAN- CREATED BY THE FRENCH DESIGN COLLECTIVE TRAFIK- AND INSTALLED ON THE LOBBY CEILING BEHIND A STRETCHED WHITE BARISOL CANVAS. ARMCHAIRS AND FOLDABLE LACQUERED TABLES BY THE 1930S DESIGNER JEAN-MICHEL FRANK- A FAVORITE OF MS. PUTMANS- ACCENT THE LOBBY- WHILE THE ELEVATOR AND CORRIDORS OFFER ANOTHER MOMENT OF QUIET AMBIENCE WITH SOFT LIGHTING ELEMENTS THAT GIVE A RHYTHM TO THE SPACE- A MOVE THAT THE DESIGNER DESCRIBES AS BEING -LIKE THE STREETLIGHTS IN A SCORSESE MOVIE. - MORGANS HAS THE LIVING RM - AN ELEGANT PRIVATE SPACE WITH THE FEEL OF A COZY LIBRARY. THE LIVING RM IS THE IDEAL PLACE TO RELAX- WATCH A MOVIE- READ A BOOK- CHAT WITH A FRIEND- OR WORK ON A COMPUTER. COMP TEA- COFFEE AND LIGHT FARE ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

LOCATED ON MADISON AVENUE AT 37TH. MID-TOWN MANHATTAN IN THE FASHION DISTRICT AND MURRAY HILL AREA.