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Rent the Runway, the shopping site much beloved by frugal fashionistas, is now closer to you than ever before. During Spring/Summer 2013 New York Fashion Week, Rent the Runway has set up shoppable closets at four different W locations throughout NYC.

Located in the Millinery District’s Colony Arcade, the Refinery Hotel is putting a new spin on boutique-hotel-chic. Check it out after the jump!

Are you looking to have a fun getaway in NYC or even an excuse to relax and have a good time? Soho House New York is releasing a new Mini Bar Collection, perfect for liquor connoisseurs. Click to find out more!

You’ve heard of chocolate on your pillow, but marshmallow’s are much more fun. Now, at the Duane Street Hotel a brushed-steel serving cart brimming with delectable homemade marshmallows stops at individual guestrooms every Thursday through Sunday as part of the Duane Street Hotel’s newly enhanced turndown service.

While new hotels like The Standard, The Trump Soho and The Andaz always attract a young and modern crowd, sometimes it’s good to step outside of the trendy zone and check into some of New York’s gems. To get a feel of the foundation of what New York is made of, I’m staying at some of these iconic boutique properties operated by HK hotels, at various locations around the city to see what they offer, and how hotel customer service existed when gentlemen were polite, and it was always, Ladies First.

For those clean freaks out there, Hyatt Hotels rooms have all the modern amenities, including perfectly fresh air—not matter what possibly polluted city you are staying in.

From John Galliano’s shrouded Russian brides to Grace Coddington’s reinterpretation of Hansel and Gretel, fashion is, and always has been, about fantasy. Moschino is no longer offering fantasy through things you can wear, however. They’re now offering an entire fantasy world you can enter, through their new Milan-based hotel, Maison Moschino.