New York City boutique hotels experiment with hourly rates in February


Skift Take

There may be honorable reasons guests check in via DayUse, which offers discounted daytime rates, but the potential for tarnishing a high-end reputation has already prompted one hotel to cut its contract short.
Standing at the corner of Madison Avenue and 27th Street, the petite brunette in the Michael Kors pantsuit discreetly checks whether she has enough bills to pay for “lunch” in cash. Her paramou