HOTEL REVIEW


LEFT: Devon-based Naturalmat won the contract to manufacture all 686 mattresses for Yotel using natural fibre technology and innovative new raw materials such as an organic lambs wool that is antidust mite, anti-bed bug and anti-moth. Bedding is by Sobel Westex. RIGHT: Sanitaryware in the bathrooms is by Kohler, and Symonds. Each of the cabins is secured with a Kaba Solitaire 710-11 lock, and Kaba’s Atlas system is integrated into the hotels property management software to provide greater control over the hotel.


seems again that what you might expect is


not what you get. There is no conveyor belt and the food is the fusion between Mexican and Asian which Sandoval has perfected in successful restaurants around the world, as well as ten blocks away at Zengo. Sandoval’s empire, Modern Mexican is known for its decorative interiors and his cuisine can be found in Ritz Carltons and Four Seasons but here, he and Rockwell have come up with a truly novel concept. The name DohYo is a typographic


corruption of ‘dohy’ – the Japanese word for a Sumo wrestling ring, and it is that word which has inspired the design. Unlike Rockwell’s traditional look for Nobu, this space draws more from his theatre experience as almost like a trap door – “during the day the tables disappear to make room for a seating pit with cushions, during the night the tables come up for seating, and later they again disappear to create a dance platform,” explains Rockwell. Sandoval was inspired by Yotel’s vision for


‘Four’ when crafting menus for the DohYo, Terrace, Green Lounge and Club Lounge. “Around the world, socialising revolves around food and drink. Flavours and rituals


vary, but dining is ultimately what brings us together. At ‘Four’, Yotel created a dynamic series of gathering spaces, and we completed the experience with Latin-Asian menus of small plates and sharing dishes,” he says. Yotel seems to have pushed a lot of people in unexpected directions to create a hotel with modern solutions, without alienating comfort and still retaining the Yo! brand feel. “There will be people expecting tiny rooms and they will be surprised” smiles Greene. Yotel is part of Related Company’s 63-


storey, high-end development MiMa, with an exterior designed by Arquitectonica and 44,000ft2


of amenities including multiple


theaters for the performing arts designed by Frank Gehry. Why buy a two bedroom apartment when you can put visiting relatives up in the Yotel next door? And who needs a balcony when New York’s largest terrace is an elevator ride away? The last word goes to Oliver Salway of Softroom who sums up the Yotel succinctly as: “like a giant piece of ergonomic product design, but one that has a real sense of playfulness and fun.”


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Yotel New York 570 Tenth Avenue New York NY 10036 USA Tel: +1 646 449 7700 www.yotel.com


„ 669 ‘cabins’ ‰ DohYo Restaurant & Bar  Green Lounge, Club Lounge & Bar, Club Lounge Cabins, Terrace


+ Mission Control, StudiYo


Developer (MiMa): Related Company Devloper / Operator: IFA Hotels / Yotel Architect (MiMa): Arquitectonica Interior Design: Rockwell Group / Softroom Lighting Design: Focus Lighting


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