Coaster, the Velvet Room.
The Bank Hotel in Newtown recently underwent a total refit, and as part of that they opened up a new floor on the top of the hotel as a cocktail lounge. The Velvet Room. Surprisingly, not a huge amount of velvet in evidence. Curtains and a couple of the sofas I think. Maybe "velvet" is more of a state of mind, you know?
Warm glow (left) and backlit stone bar detail (right).
Anyhoo, the refit is very nice. I loved the backlit stone bar, as you can tell from these photos, and I fell in love with the 'oil slick' coloured tiles in the men's room.
Adventures in drunken men's room photography - again.
Maybe my only complaint is that the lounge is a little light on seating. Spacious and very nicely appointed, but really best for a very small group of people sitting together. We had to go on a couple of raids to gather enough seating.
Bar detail (left) and drink #15... but who's counting? (right)
I had a lovely night, met a couple of really nice new photogeeks, had a few beverages, and was home in time to watch The Amazing Race. Score.
5 comments:
You know, I think that these are actually some of your best shots ever... well, maybe not the drunken bathroom shot... but all the others are freakin amazing!
Awww, thanks! I took a few in the bathroom, ones where I'm actually in focus, but I wanted to post a pic of the tiles. I thought they were pretty cool.
pretty tiles! now go and shoot the ones in the Ladies as well. y'know, for comparison ;)
Speedy, same, same apparently. I showed them to one of the women in attendance and asked. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed. :)
heh. awwwww ;-)
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