Boutique Hotel on North opens on North Street in Pittsfield
- A room at the Hotel on North in Pittsfield.
Pittsfield — In time for the summer premiere of the arts and performance season in the Berkshires, Hotel on North will opened its doors June 1, offering visitors and culture-seekers a new boutique hotel experience in centrally located Pittsfield, and will host an official opening on Thursday, June 4.
To mark its opening, the design-centric hotel is offering a Debut on North package priced from $199 per night which includes overnight accommodations, a welcome treat, a special continental breakfast for two with pastries, juice and coffee delivered in-room, and all taxes and meal gratuities. The Debut on North package is available June 1 through June 18, 2015.
Within walking distance of Hotel on North in the heart of Pittsfield’s downtown arts district are dozens of restaurants, shops, and galleries as well as the restored Colonial Theatre and Berkshire Museum. Hotel on North is next door to the acclaimed Barrington Stage Company and within 30 minutes of many world-renowned performing arts venues including Tanglewood, Jacob’s Pillow, Berkshire Theatre Group, MASS MoCA, and Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Located in a pair of buildings that date from the 1880s that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Hotel on North celebrates the building’s heritage with original and refurbished tin ceilings, exposed brick walls and wood columns. Its 45 rooms share an eclectic and creative mix of furnishings and décor from the workshops of local artists and artisans. From the 650-square foot Library Suite lined with 125 bookshelves along two walls to the building’s original birdcage elevator that has been converted into an intimate seating area in the lounge, Hotel on North offers a rich blend of local roots and contemporary style with touches of a distinctive Victorian sensibility.
With comfort and convenience paramount, Hotel on North provides a wide range of amenities and services including complimentary fiber-optic high speed Wi-Fi, mini bars curated with local Berkshire products such as Big Elm Beers and Berkshire Mountain Distillers Bottled Gin & Tonics, valet parking, extended stay rooms with kitchenettes and washers/dryers, a fitness room, business center, in-room dining, and more.
Guests can also enjoy dining at Eat on North, the hotel’s globally inspired, locally sourced restaurant and bar. The menu was designed by James Beard featured Executive Chef Brian Alberg and features fresh ingredients from regional farms and producers. Sample dishes include rotisserie duck with Korean bbq, kimchi and bib lettuce, cubanos with iberico ham, roast pork shoulder, Berleberg cheese, pickles and Dijon mustard, and cast-iron mac & cheese.
For more information and reservations, visit www.hotelonnorth.com or call 413-358-4741. Hotel on North is located at 297 North Street, Pittsfield.
Hotel North is a Main Street Hospitality Group property. The hotel management company founded originally at The Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, with a long tradition of excellence in preservation, innovation, sustainability and operations. As owners and operators of some of the most distinctive hotels in the Berkshires, the company’s mission is to deliver unparalleled experiences for guests, employees and owners through an authentic approach to hospitality, service, and management. Main Street’s management hotel portfolio also includes The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge; The Porches Inn at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA; The Williams Inn in Williamstown, Mass. For more information, please visit www.mainstreethospitalitygroup.com or call 413-298-1611.
— H.B.
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McQueen does The Garage at the Colonial Theatre
Pittsfield — One-man show extraordinaire McQueen will perform at The Garage at 111 South Street on Saturday, June 6 at 8 p.m. he comedian, producer, and Pittsfield native — née McQueen Adams — was hailed by Thom Yorke of Radiohead as “just brilliant!” Dave Chappelle raves “This show is mad funny! Dude’s doing something crazy original, it’s going to be huge man!”
McQueen performed a two-week sold out run in London, and now, for the first time ever, he is touring his unique world of live music, comedy and projections through the United States.
While touring with Radiohead, McQueen impressed the band with an impersonation so fresh that an idea was born. A fusion of music, comedy and video, which parodies pop stars, movies and a variety of celebrities, McQueen creates an incredibly unique new universe with every show. Co-created with Julian Gross from LIARS, McQueen presents a mixture of music, projections and sketches with subjects as varied as the sounds of Daft Punk to the magic of the wizard Gandalf, with some Jason Statham, Vladimir Putin, Matthew McConaughey and Coldplay along the way.
The Huffington Post said that McQueen’s performance is “An original show that showcases immense talent and wow factor!”McQueen is “like watching Jimmy Fallon and Reggie Watt’s love child bringing down the house!” according to Buzzfeed. CNN said, “nothing I have ever seen compares to the originality and hilarity that went down last night!”
For tickets and more info, consult the Berkshire Edge calendar.
— D.S.
