The Thompson Hotels and Nanette Lepore

The new uniform for staffers at the Thompson Hotels designed by Nanette Lepore is so sexy, it almost makes us wish we worked there, even if weren't the pool ambassadress. The sexy black cocktail dress will be worn by staffers at the Thompson LES in New York City, the Donovan House in D.C. and the Hollywood Roosevelt in L.A. We're trying to figure out how to get one of our own, short of robbing the front desk clerk.

The Nanette Lepore Vivacious dress is available in white on ShopBop.

On Our Radar: The Carlton Hotel NYC

On Wednesday night, we booked a double room at the The Carlton, a Preferred Hotel and Resort in Midtown right off of Madison Square Park.  It's close to Penn Station, which would have been great had our cab driver not taken us on a long tour of the city (there was a mix-up with the address).  The lobby was impressive, as we had expected.  We were running late and unfortunately the hotel restaurant, Country, wasn't serving lunch.

Our first guest room was stylish and contemporary, though small for the four us.  Our luck changed when the air conditioner conked out.  After a call to the front desk and a visit from the service technician, we were shuttled up to the Empire Suite which had a much bigger bedroom, a huge sitting area with a long dining table and best of all: a view of the Empire State Building. 

We recommend the Carlton for its location, the attentiveness of the staff, the comfortable rooms, and the good sized bathrooms.

Read more about why we chose the Carlton Hotel. 

We were given a special press rate for our stay at the Carlton Hotel.