Area
Details
Location: Midtown
12 kms to the
airport (la
guardia)
20 kms to the
airport (jfk)
2 minute walk
to the nearest
metro station
(1,9,b,d,a trains
/ 1 block)
2 km to the
nearest station
(penn station)
2 minute walk
to the nearest
bus stop |
Location
The hotel is
located near
Columbus Circle
and is walking
distance to
Lincoln Center,
Central Park
and the Theatre
District. |
Rooms
The small rooms
(150 sq. ft.)
are exquisitely
outfitted to
recall a luxury
liner stateroom
or first class
wagon lit. With
makore paneling
and flooring,
plus crisp white
draperies, linens,
and upholstery
fabric on custom
furniture.
Bedrooms
Total Number
of Rooms: 772
Single rooms
Double rooms
Suites
Non-smoking
rooms
Room
Facilities
Connection for
laptop
Air conditioning
Television
Satellite television
In-house movie
Radio
Direct dial
phone
Mini bar
Hairdryer
Trouser press
Automatic wake-up
call |
Hotel Facilities
Medium sized
lobby
Earliest check-in
at 15:00
6 lifts
Porterage 24
hour
Room Service
from 6:00 to
12:30
24 floors
Coach parking
Car parking
(Payable to
hotel, if applicable)
Gymnasium
Disabled facilities |
Restaurant
The hotel's
restaurant features
an open kitchen
with both counter
seating and
a stained glass
frieze, reminiscent
of a university
dining hall.
The floor, tables
and benches
are made of
dark wood. The
hotel's brightly-lit
main bar has
an illuminated
glass floor
vaguely reminiscent
of the disco
days. The ceiling
is a computer-manipulated
Franceso Clemente
image. |
Exterior
A silver-and-glass
marquee leads
the way into
a 41-story vintage
1920's building
completely modernized
in 1981. |
Lobby
The surreal
design of the
medium lobby
has a unique
mix of avant-garde.
It's filled
with brick masonry,
dark wood, a
45 ft carved
oak desk with
a huge hologram
lit classical
chandelier and
a tangle of
vines fronting
a 30-ft high
vine-fronted
glass roof.
Nearby, French
doors lead to
a wonderful
terrace beckoning
with plantings,
oversized furniture,
and tongue-in-cheek
sculpture and
a bar (in season).
The hotel's
decor is captivating
with it's color
infused escalator. |
General
With its range
of public places,
its outdoor
components,
and its attraction
to New Yorkers,
the hotel harks
back to the
historical concept
of the grand
hotel in the
center of a
European town.
It's a center
of social activity
pulsating with
city life. |
