Finishing up a major renovation just in time to host the 6th Annual Bartenders Ball, the Blake is an exercise in visually appealing modern design with plenty of details to entice the eye. A very sexy lobby lounge furnished in black, white and glass greets you as you enter and check in. Up in the rooms one is greeted by an almost tiki ambience. And the bar that just reopened on the ground floor has bold avant garde furnishings and friendly staff.
They are still tweaking out a few details such as phones that don't work, electrical socket fixtures that don't match the rest of the decor and missing towel bars. But when they're done with renovations recommended by a NY design firm, it will be a force of coolness to be reckoned with.