Flatotel Hotels are a chain of apartment

Apartment

An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...

-style luxury hotels. The flagship Flatotel is located on West 52nd Street

52nd Street (Manhattan)

52nd Street is a long one-way street traveling west to east across Midtown Manhattan.-Jazz center:The blocks of 52nd Street between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue were renowned in the mid-20th century for the abundance of jazz clubs and lively street life...

 in Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...

, and opened in 1985. The Flatotel brand has expanded to other urban and vacation hot-spots, such as Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, and Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol

The Costa del Sol is a region in the south of Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, comprising the coastal towns and communities along the Mediterranean coastline of the Málaga province. The Costa del Sol is situated between two lesser known costas: Costa de la Luz and Costa Tropical...

. The girls on the first cycle

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 1

America's Next Top Model was a reality show hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks that aimed to find someone who could be the next top fashion model. The cycle's catch-phrase was: "One Girl has what it takes."This was the only season to feature a cast of only 10 contestants...

 of the reality TV series America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry....

were housed at the Manhattan Flatotel, as were the girls on the spinoff Modelville

Modelville

Modelville is a spin-off reality series from America's Next Top Model which is aired within the Tyra Banks Show. It features 5 former contestants of America's Next Top Model who compete for a $50,000 spokesperson contract with Carol's Daughter....

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Flatotel is currently involved with the Pajama Program, a not-for-profit which donates sleepwear and books to foster children awaiting permanent homes. People who book with the Pajama Program package during the holiday season will have part of their hotel bill donated to the Pajama Program as well as other child welfare and anti-domestic violence programs in New York City.