Midtown New Yorkers looking for a big-screen TV to catch Sunday or Monday night football games can head to the Madison Club Lounge at the Roosevelt Hotel.The lobby level bar is offering up gameday discounts for football fans (guests and locals alike), including half-price Coors Light and $10 apps like buffalo wings, potato skins, and sliders. The Roosevelt’s clutch location on Madison and 45th sets up a nice stopping off point for businesspeople looking to catch a quarter before catching the train home from Grand Central. And, Madison Club isn’t your average sports bar – the lounge provides a sophisticated (but unstuffy) atmosphere with plenty of mahogany, leather loungers, and stained-glass windows. So even if game day serves up yet another upset (yes, we’re referring to both NY teams. Sigh.) you’ll still be served cold beer and sliders in style.

The Marcel at Gramercy, a chic boutique nestled amidst NYC’s stylish (but relatively straight-laced) Gramercy and Murray Hill hoods (and extensively redesigned last year) today announced it will play host to the world’s first ever “tattoo artist in residence.” On November 15-24, LA-based Mister Cartoon (famous for inking celebs like Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Eminem, and Ryan Phillippe) will kick off stint #1 of a temporary two-part stay at The Marcel, offering his body art expertise exclusively to hotel guests, who are granted an automatic line jump in the in-demand inker’s year-long wait list (though not exempt from his normal rates, which start at $3,000 a tat). Read the rest of this post »

We just caught wind of an exclusive party package offered at the W Times Square that will get you into one of the year’s hottest parties. Hosted by Beyonce, Jamie Foxx, The Fray, Gavin DeGraw, Chris Webber, and more, with a special performance by OneRepublic, Esquire Magazine’s Seventh Annual Space Cocktail Party in support of VH1’s Save The Music Foundation will take place in a 9,200-square-foot SoHo penthouse next Thursday, November 5. Tickets are hard to come by but the W Times Square is rolling out the red carpet for 14 lucky guests (there are only 14 event tickets available) if you book their special Rock Star package. The package includes two tickets to Esquire Magazine’s Seventh Annual “Signature Space” Cocktail Party, two cocktails in The Living Room bar to kick off the party, and a tricked-out suite. The going price is $799 (10 percent of the proceeds will benefit VH1’s Save The Music Foundation). What would you pay to party with the music industry’s elite? For more information or to book, call Maya Stanic at 917-543-5902.

Channel your inner Federer and get your tennis game on at New York’s 70 Park Avenue. In honor of this year’s US Open (August 31–September 13), the four-star boutique hotel is inviting guests and locals to participate in some competitive Wii Tennis. Championship match-ups – with the hotel’s own staff – take place nightly from 5.30 to 7pm at the hotel’s Silverleaf Tavern. Game day starts this August 17 and continues through September 12 (every Monday–Saturday). Winners take home prizes like complimentary meals, upgrades, and even free overnight stays. So start practicing your serve and wrangle a win for free stuff. Game, set, match!

Come summer, most New Yorkers are on the prowl for the best rooftop bar, outdoor space, or long-lost friend who miraculously landed an apartment in a building with a pool. This season’s search just got a bit easier, thanks to the W’s latest event series: Summer Sundays. Starting this Sunday, June 7, the W New York (its rooms just underwent a $40 million renovation) will be opening up the terraces of their presidential suites for cocktail parties alfresco.

Here’s the scoop:
Where: W New York; 541 Lexington Avenue at 49th Street.
When: Sundays beginning June 7 (6pm-10pm).
Who: To get invited, just email wny.summersundays@whotels.com and you’ll receive an invite each week which you’ll then RSVP to if you plan on attending. One guest is permitted per person.
The Setting: Wraparound terraces, 17 stories high, feature teak flooring, oversized daybeds, cedar cocoon chairs, chaise lounges, and pool tables.
The Booze: A cash bar is available as well as bottle service.

For other summer in the city ideas, check out our Top 10 Urban Hotel Pools.