New York Hotels

New York hotel include a pre-arrival call by a guest relations manager to smooth the check-in process, special treats for children and pets, and a Technology Butler available around the clock to solve computer problems. Almost all of the hotel's concierges are members of the prestigious Les Clefs d'Or, open only to the best in their profession. Le Atelier, the hotel’s awarding-winning restaurant, showcases French cuisine. The Star Lounge offers a living-room–style setting for afternoon tea, a bistro menu, and cocktails created by one of Manhattan’s favorite bartenders. A fitness center is open around the clock. Pets under 60 pounds are permitted for a surcharge.

This New York City hotel offers 261 spacious guestrooms and suites with traditional furnishings, brocade draperies, and richly patterned carpets. Beds are dressed with custom 300-thread-count Italian Frette linens, featherbeds, and down duvets (pillow menus are available). Other amenities include 27-inch Sony Wega flat-screen TVs, DVD players, multiline cordless phones, and high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Roomy marble bathrooms feature oversized tubs, separate showers, makeup/shaving mirrors, robes, slippers, and Frédéric Fekkai products. Bath menu offerings (surcharge) include the Chanvre Bath, with lily-of-the-valley and rose fragrances, hemp oil, a glass of Chardonnay, and a bowl of grapes; and the candlelit Milk Bath, featuring bee soap, milk-based lotion, a glass of Bailey’s Irish Cream, and white-chocolate truffles. Smoking is not permitted inside hotel rooms.

The Mandarin Oriental is part of the Time Warner Center, which also contains luxury condominiums, entertainment venues, offices, and the Shops at Columbus Circle with 50 upscale retailers. Throughout the hotel, contemporary design and technology blend with an Asian aesthetic. Antique Mandarin silk robes are displayed on walls, ginkgo-leaf motifs accent the light-filled public spaces, and bamboo floors and bubbling waters create serenity in the spa. Modern artworks by Dale Chihuly and Valerio Adami highlight the lobbies and lounge. Wondrous views of the city abound. Also on site are a staffed business center, fitness center, two stylish lounges, hotel-wide wireless Internet access (surcharge), and conference space. Valet parking with in/out privileges. The hotel permits dogs without a fee or deposit; a damage waiver must be signed, however.

Located in the north high-rise of the Time Warner Center, this New York luxury hotel offers guestrooms on floors 38–54. All have floor-to-ceiling windows with expansive views of Central Park, the Hudson River, the Manhattan skyline, or other city sights. Binoculars are provided. Rooms have stylish, 1940s-inspired cherry-wood furniture and Asian-inspired palettes of Chinese red and silver, or jet-black and pale gold. Bedding includes custom Italian Fili D’oro brand Egyptian-cotton linens. The home-theater experience includes a 36-inch, flat-panel, high-definition TV with approximately 100 channels; surround sound stereo; and CD and DVD players with complimentary CD/DVD library. Rooms offer wireless, high-speed, and TV-based Internet access (surcharges), and three multiline phones. In-room safes and stocked minibars are standard amenities.