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F or a time, I lived in a women-only hotel—the Brandon, on West 85th Street, which closed in 2017. Women-only hotels are rare today, but cities once abounded with this kind of institution, meant for young women who came to a big city and needed somewhere “respectable” to stay.
The Brandon was originally built for the Three Arts Club in 1927. Its opening was reported in the newspapers and supported by the great and good of the city. The library (long gone by the time I lived there) was donated by Frederick Vanderbilt.
Single-sex institutions were on the rise at this time, nearly a century ago, when women were establishing their own social clubs and institutions to rival the men-only club rooms that had long been part of city life. Women starting to make their way in commerce and the arts wanted respectable venues in which to mix and relax. The Cosmopolitan Club, on the Upper East Side, also dates from this era. I have stayed there, too, and with its luxurious rooms and charming courtyard, it offers a glimpse of what women-only hotels once were.
In the first half of the twentieth century, these hotels served a social purpose. The idea that there was a safe place, where their daughters would be chaperoned and curfewed, must have reassured many parents of girls moving to the city. The hotels also filled an economic niche. Before the law mandated equal pay, lower salaries put women at a disadvantage in the rental market. Rooms at low cost were a genuine need.
By the time I came to stay at the Brandon, some of its Vanderbilt-era glamor had worn off, though remnants lingered in the building’s beautiful auditorium and some ornate mailboxes. The theater had become the main lounge, the stage still used occasionally to screen movies. I was shown to a small room—a bed, a desk, a closet—overlooking an air shaft.
Before coming, I had received a voluminous list of rules for residents, including no casual dress and no feet on the furniture. On arrival, however, I saw the lounge full of young women in track pants, their bare feet up on the sofas. The gracious ladylike behavior implied by the rules list had obviously slipped over a generation or two.
My fellow residents were a range of women, including foreign students, interns, and divorcées. Some of the younger residents frequently hopped between the various women’s hotels—the Webster, the Brandon, and the Evangeline—depending on availability. There were also older women, who, rumor had it, had been staying there since the 1960s and were still paying $150 a month for rent.
I met one lady, retired from her job as a UN translator but who came back every summer to work on a particular project. There were cliques: the older ladies all sat together in the dining room, and sometimes they got into disputes with the younger women. Shouting matches could break out in the hallway. Tempers frayed more easily with the lack of air-conditioning; electric fans were forbidden, as too many small appliances would short out the old wiring. One optimistic resident had a window air-conditioning unit delivered—the staff laughed and sent it back. We all sweated in our small rooms.
And yet, the Brandon had everything that I needed, and it’s a shame that the model can’t legally be reproduced today. Renting a room with a bathroom down the hall has been ruled out by planning law and by culture. New York can’t build new SROs; only those opened before 1969 are still permitted to operate. Most people, when they hear of SROs, think of the boardinghouses catering to older men, in seedier neighborhoods—the kinds largely swept away by gentrification.
A handful of women-only hotels still operate in New York City. Most are affiliated with religious institutions, established to provide a haven for young women of a certain faith. Yet young people still arrive in cities every day—and more will come back, when the pandemic finally abates. They could benefit from having a safe and affordable place to stay. One hears much talk about “affordable housing” in cities; women-only hotels ought to be part of that conversation.
Katrina Gulliver is writing a history of urban life. Follow her on Twitter (@katrinagulliver).
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Francesca Street, CNN • Updated 5th March 2018
(CNN) — Did you watch hit movie "Wonder Woman" and daydream about escaping to her home, the female-only island of Themyscira?
That dream could soon become a reality: entrepreneur Kristina Roth has created SuperShe Island , a private retreat off the coast of Finland where no men are allowed.
Roth says her aim is for women to vacation at a destination away from society's pressures and embrace an all-female energy.
"We're the average of the five people we surround ourselves with," Roth tells CNN Travel . "And my philosophy is if you surround yourself with amazing women -- and if you can bring together amazing women globally -- then you're going to be the average of that group."
The island sleeps 10 people in four luxurious cabins, offering wellness activities and opportunities for bonding.
Kristina Roth, pictured, has established a female-only resort in Finland.
Roth is the founder of SuperShe , a lifestyle blog and networking group that encourages women to connect with, befriend and encourage other women.
A former consultancy business CEO, she took inspiration from her own life for the resort:
"I really lived in, worked, lived, breathed in a men-dominated world," explains Roth, the former CEO of a consultancy business.
"When I really started to travel more the last couple of years [...] I just met a lot of amazing women around the world."
The island is located on the Finnish Archipelago.
Roth bought the island -- somewhat ironically -- after her boyfriend introduced her to the beauty of Finland's landscape.
"I fell in love with this area of the Finnish archipelago and I fell in love with a Finnish man, so there's definitely a love story there," she says. "He introduced me to the archipelago and after I'd bought the island [...] we started renovating it."
Guests wanting to stay in these cabins will need to be vetted by Roth.
Before anyone gets too excited, it's worth knowing that it's not possible to automatically book a place on a SuperShe retreat.
Roth picks the visitors herself. Those interested should be prepared for a vetting process via the organization's website.
So what does Roth look for in a visitor?
"The number one, number one thing that's important for me is that you have an amazing personality -- like upbeat, cool personality -- because you're on [an] island," Roth says. "That's what's going to make it fun and exciting for everyone."
Not everyone is on board with Roth's plans, with some women branding the idea elitist on social media -- a claim Roth rejects.
"The retreat being a female-only space doesn't make it inherently feminist," critic Ruth Pearson, 24, tells CNN Travel. "It is a space created by a rich, white woman for other women like her."
Pearson is concerned by the vetting process and the price tag, which remains TBC, but is likely to be pricey.
"These factors will disproportionately affect people of color, people with disabilities, trans women and those who are gender non-conforming, meaning this island is only for one very narrow type of woman," says Pearson.
Roth will open the resort in summer 2018.
Roth disagrees. She says SuperShe welcomes all women, including women from the LGBT community.
According to Roth, the main requirement is the island is "a zone without sexual tension, meaning you just come and you just want to chill."
She adds: "It's very inclusive too, if you identify yourself as a woman then that's great," she says. "So we're not exclusive."
Roth plans to invite VIP members of the SuperShe community to visit the island in June to test out the facilities. Come July, SuperShe island will be officially open for business.
Roth is excited to showcase the beauty of the Finnish Archipelago to the world.
The Finnish archipelago is known for its evergreen trees and their healing properties, rocky coast, warm sea water in the summer and beautiful sunrises.
Roth hopes the new retreat will spotlight Finland's beauty.
"I love the Caribbean and I love Hawaii, but I was personally very surprised by how at home I felt here and how beautiful it was," she says.
"I think even if I had my mind set on Caribbean blue waters for the first retreats, I really am very happy that I changed the paradigm and I started with this island first."
This area of Finland is known for its greenery and coast.
Roth also owns property in Turks and Caicos. If this first resort is a success she'll plan to renovate that island too.
"Seeing how much positive feedback I received through the island, and it's not even open yet, I'm very excited to take this global," she says. "I know that I'm on the right track, that I really am craving something that's needed and wanted.
"It's very interesting to see the whole spectrum of women who are signing up and really reassuring me that this place is needed," she adds.
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