ROCKAWAY BEACH: PLAYLAND MOTEL
by: BEN PUNDOLE
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WHY: A First Look at Playland Motel.
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WHEN: June 2013.
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WHO: Me, some artists, designers, chefs, music heads and friends.
IMPORTANT BITS
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TYPE: Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn.
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ROOMS: 12
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POOL/GYM: Nope, the ocean is 1 block away.
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RESTAURANT: Yes, wood burning pizza oven with the guys from Williamsburg's Rosarito in charge.
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BAR: Oh yes.
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YEAR OPENED: July 3rd, 2013
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WIFI: Yes.
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VIBE: Young and reckless.
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MUSIC: Beachy, balearic, classic house and disco. Music Director, the legendary Liv Spencer (DFA,Warp, Southern Fried).
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CHILDREN: Leave them.
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LOCATION: One block from The Playland 96th Street Subway Station...That's right...you can get A Train to the door.
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DESIGNED BY: 12 Artists and designers (some damn talented ones). See PLAYLANDMOTEL.COM for more info.
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BEST WAY TO BOOK: playlandmotel.com
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PRICE: Affordable
HIGHS + LOWS
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The Playland Motel is dedicated to giving back to community programs in the Rockaways, so you can party guilt free...and the more you spend, the more will be given back.
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The rooms are individually and brilliantly designed by incredible artists and designers, so you never have to have the same experience twice.
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We love pizza from a wood burning oven, we love Rosarito, so we love pizza from the guys from Rosarito.
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You can get here on the A Train...and get home on the A train. It runs all night, so can you.
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Are shared bathrooms really part of the fun?