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This ciTy may never sleep, buT iT

does have some world-class

places To spend The nighT.

From midTown To baTTery

park, charming new bouTique

properTies To sTaTely hisToric

mainsTays, some oF nyc’s mosT

happening spoTs are Turning

up in iTs vasT collecTion oF

sTellar hoTels. here, we cover

some oF The besT ways To grab

a drink, dine wiTh The sTars,

ogle The skyline and maybe

even caTch some shuTeye.

By J ac k i e c a r a d o n i o & J a s o n o l i v e r N i xo N • p h oto s by J e s s i c a a N to l a

NYC Hotel CoNfideNtial

The Central Park Tower Suite at The Carlyle hotel, with its eye-popping vistas across Central Park.

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The Algonquin Hotel: The famed Round Table—a society of young writers during the 1920s that included Dorothy Parker and Alexander Wollcott—gives this landmark hotel’s Round Table Room restaurant its name and literary cachet. Today, quotes from Round Table members adorn the door of each guest room. algonquinhotel.com

The Pierre: Old New York is alive and well at this opulent 1930s hotel featuring white-glove elevator operators and elaborate ballrooms. Once owned by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, The Pierre welcomed everyone from Katharine Hepburn to Elizabeth Taylor, who owned a private residence here. tajhotels.com

The Chatwal: Formerly the clubhouse of the historic Lambs Club, this 1930s Beaux Arts building once served as a gathering point for such theater greats as John Barrymore, Charlie Chaplin and Fred Astaire. thechatwalny.com

The Quin: The old Buckingham Hotel and one-time hideaway for Georgia O’Keeffe, Marc Chagall and other artists opened last year as a contemporary luxury hotel. Nods to its eminent past now include a drawing room showing artwork by contem-porary street artists Blek Le Rat and suites dedicated to O’Keeffe and Polish pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski. thequinhotel.com

High Line Hotel: This former seminary sits on the site of an 18th-century apple orchard, a stone’s throw from the city’s High Line elevated park. The historic Hoffman Hall, a Gothic structure with soaring ceilings and stained glass windows, now houses the hotel’s event space. thehighlinehotel.com

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Norma’s: Magazine editors and financial players fill up the bustling, airy restaurant in the Le Parker Meridien on West 56th Street. Have your EA book your regular table and order the huevos rancheros or the crunchy French toast. parkermeridien.com

Maialino: Uber restaurateur Danny Meyer’s Italian eatery just off the lobby of the Gramercy Park Hotel attracts a bustling crowd. Think fashion/entertainment/music bigwigs who start their day off with cacio e pepe eggs and ricotta pancakes. Dress down or up, the rustic dining room with its blue-and-white- checked table cloths and wine-stocked shelves is homey and inviting. maialinonyc.com

Asiate: Publishing and entertainment ex-ecs come to this 35th-floor restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental as much to talk shop over Wagyu beef and branzino as to ogle the aerial views of Central Park. mandarinoriental.com

Jean-Georges: The three-Michelin–starred cuisine at Jean-Georges Vongerich-ten’s eponymous restaurant in the Trump International Tower and Hotel serves the ultimate multicourse prix fixe with amazing bites of foie gras brûlée, egg caviar and madai

sashimi. jean-georgesrestaurant.comThe Garden: This forestlike restaurant

overlooking the lobby of the Four Seasons is the perfect spot for sealing deals over lemon ricotta hotcakes. fourseasons.com/newyork

The Breslin: The Ace Hotel’s next genera-tion of power lunches is for tattooed graphic designers and trend-setting PR execs, blend-ing chef April Bloomfield’s meaty gastropub cuisine with potent cocktails. thebreslin.com

Koi Restaurant: Sushi power lunches at this Bryant Park Hotel hot spot are a favorite among California transplants and entertain-ment VIPs both for the exceptional small plates (try the edamame dumplings) and hap-pening, clubby atmosphere. koirestaurant.com

The Regency Bar & Grill: Reserve a table at the ne plus ultra Gotham power breakfast in the just-overhauled Lowes Regency Hotel on Park Avenue. Maitre d’ Leigh Wynn watches over the clubby room and ensures that the tycoons are properly positioned—politically, that is. Fruit, oatmeal and egg whites are the preferred dishes of regulars, but there are eggs Benedict on the menu, too.  regencybarandgrill.com

the thiNgs they’d say iF these walls could talk.

there’s a power breakFast—or luNch—For everyoNe.

HoTels foR A BudGeT

Cheap DatesForget dingy hostels: These hotels are cheap and cheer-fully stylish.

YoTel NeW YoRK: The slick

futurism of this Midtown West

hotel includes streamlined

modular guest rooms, a trendy

sushi joint and a terrace with

terrific skyline views. yotel.com

NYlo: The upper West side’s

newest—and quite nearly

only—hotel borrows a page

from the Ace Hotel’s playbook

with a speakeasy-style lounge

furnished with velvet sofas and

a trendy coffee shop and bar.

nylo-nyc.com

Hilton New York fashion

district: The fashion district’s

wallet-friendly hotel is suitably

fashionable, with pinstripe car-

peting, art made from thread

spools and exhibits of works

from acclaimed photographers

and artists throughout the

hotel. hilton.com

The Moderne: True to its name,

this mod boutique near Colum-

bus Circle is a pop culture explo-

sion, with modern art prints,

metallic furniture and vibrant

colors and

patterns on

the walls

and floors.

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The brainchild behind NYC’s

über-trendy The Bowery and

The Marlton hotels, sean

MacPherson has his finger on

the pulse. When it comes to a night on the

town, however, the hotelier and nightlife im-

presario is all about tradition. “The classic

King Cole Bar at the st. Regis hotel is a time-

less New York City venue,” he says. “And The

Carlyle’s Bemelmans Bar is, to me, the most

quintessential bar in New York.”

D i N e bY D e S i g N

Adam Tihany spends plenty of time in award-

winning restaurants. The designer—whose

third monograph was published by Rizzoli

in March—counts The Pierre’s sirio and the

Time Warner Center’s Per se among his many achievements. for

a favorite meal on the town, Tihany grabs a table at The NoMad.

“It is a five-minute walk from my office, so it’s convenient,” Tihany

says. “It’s high on design, low on attitude and has good food and

attentive service.” for after-dinner cocktails, Tihany heads up-

town to The Mark hotel’s Jacques Grange–designed Mark Bar for

“good drinks, great people-watching and fabulous fashion.”

b u i lD i N g aN e mPi r e

“New York is the most amazing place in the world,” says

architect david Rockwell, founder of the acclaimed

Rockwell Group. Rockwell, whose projects include

the Aloft Hotels and the Andaz Wall street, opts for

diversity when it comes to his favorites. “The Ace Hotel is a great

social destination. And the locally made furniture, art and design

features found throughout the Wythe Hotel bring a level of authentic-

ity that connects guests to their Williamsburg surroundings.” At the

other end of the spectrum, Rockwell recommends a trip uptown: “The

historic st. Regis is one of a kind. Its fabulous Maxfield Parrish murals

in the King Cole Bar cannot be missed.”

C h eF ’ S Tab l e S

When swedish-born chef Marcus samuelsson opened

Harlem’s Red Rooster in 2010, he invigorated the

burgeoning neighborhood and sparked a fresh new style

of American cuisine. outside the kitchen, samuels-

son—who also runs restaurants in sweden, California and, as of next

year, Bermuda—has a few NYC favorites of his own: “The Biergarten

at The standard is great for summer,” he says. “They have Ping-Pong

tables, which is fun and lighthearted, and I love how it’s modeled after a

traditional German beer garden.” He also gives props to The elm at King

& Grove in Williamsburg, Brooklyn: “Paul liebrandt’s dishes are visually

stunning as well as delicious.”

hotels that are charmiNg aNd chic iN their owN eclectic ways.

The Viceroy: Soaring high above West 57th Street on Midtown’s new “Hotel Row,” the Viceroy brings a slice of midcentury-modern design uptown. The hotel’s public spaces—designed by whiz team Roman and Williams—mix contemporary art with dramatic stone-wrapped walls and clubby seating. Upstairs, Iroko wood paneling, leather, brass details and black, muntined windows set the scene in the intimate guest rooms. Expect crisp, intuitive service from the Viceroy’s natty staff that channels the slick pied-à-terre of which you’ve always dreamed. viceroyhotelsandresorts.com

The Mark: Perfectly situated on Madison Avenue in the heart of the Upper East Side, The Mark offers a chic, residential feel (albeit with star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten in charge of the kitchen). The dramatic public spaces feature black-and-white stone, graphic floors and contempo-rary styling courtesy of superstar designer Jacques Grange. The Mark’s Parisian-styled rooms offer a cooling color palette offset with boldly colored works of contemporary art and stacks of coffee-table books—not to men-tion a selection of Laduree macarons

that appear at your bedside the first night of your stay. Check out one of the hotel’s signature black-and-white bikes and explore nearby Central Park with a picnic courtesy of JGV, complete with blanket and cutlery. themarkhotel.com

The NoMad: The NoMad is the lat-est hotel to spring up in the now-hap-pening triangle perched at the edge of the Garment District. Think accessible luxury: Paris-based interior designer Jacques Garcia tackled the overhaul of the historic belle epoque-styled edi-fice. Bohemian elegance takes center stage thanks to eclectic groupings of art, antique fireplace mantels, vintage Persian rugs and cozy seating groups. Partake of a cocktail in the airy Atri-um, the stunning bilevel Library or at the 24-foot-long mahogany Bar before dining in The Parlour. There’s also a gorgeous, landscaped Rooftop garden on the 12th floor, with terrific vistas of the city. thenomadhotel.com

Gramercy Park Hotel: What do Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Damien Hirst have in common? This glamorous Gramercy hotel filled with a rotating gallery of original art-work and mounds of velvet, leather and silk. Interiors by the eccentric artist

Julian Schnabel are bohemian and theatrical, including Moroccan tile floors and a 10-foot hand-carved stone fireplace in the lobby and English drink-ing cabinets with crystal goblets in the guest rooms. Everything here is exclu-sive: access to the velvet-roped Rose Bar, the private rooftop terrace and, best of all, a key to the neighborhood’s Gramercy Park. gramercyparkhotel.com

The Marlton Hotel: Long before hotelier Sean MacPherson turned this early-1900s Greenwich Village hotel into an upscale “mini-Ritz,” it served as a beatnik’s hideout. Jack Kerouac, Neil Cassady and the radical feminist

Boutique Gems

Relax in front of the fireplace at The Marlton, the latest

hotel from Sean MacPherson in the heart of the Village.

Checking inwe asked a few of New York City’s notable personalities—all of whom have at least one foot in the hospital-ity industry—for their favorites hotel spots around the city.

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branching outThese outer-borough crash pads are worth the commute.

located on the edge of Williamsburg’s

McCarren Park, King & Grove is the latest

of Brooklyn’s patently hipster hangouts,

offering The elm, a Michelin-starred res-

taurant; a city-view rooftop bar and a cool

midcentury-modern design. The backyard

pool lined with retro sun loungers and graf-

fitied walls is our favorite place for a drink.

kingandgrove.com

The former factory turned Wythe Hotel

in Williamsburg claims an industrial style

with original cast-iron columns, salvaged

timber ceilings and cement floors. don’t

miss Reynard’s farm-to-table fare or the

sprawling Manhattan vistas from Ides, the

rooftop bar. wythehotel.com

Queens is catching up to Brooklyn

in coolness thanks in part to long Island

City’s Z NYC Hotel, where there’s monthly

yoga, a rooftop terrace that hosts weekly

summer concerts and a rotating art collec-

tion displaying works by prominent and

up-and-coming local artists. zhotelny.com

In long Island City, the Ravel Hotel

proves that there can never be too many

rooftop terraces, especially when they

feature panoramic Manhattan vistas, a

fire pit and a sprawling bar. Views from the

sleek, high-ceilinged rooms aren’t bad,

either. ravelhotel.com

In Brooklyn’s charming Boerum Hill en-

clave, Nu Hotel is full of hipster-approved

quirks, from the hallways plastered with

quotes from famous Brooklynites such as

spike lee and Henry Miller to the custom-

designed hammocks swinging from the

ceiling in the suites. nuhotelbrooklyn.com

Gordon Ramsay at the London: Great Britain’s superstar chef fits right in at The London, where the sophisti-cated cuisine matches the upper-crust clientele. If the five-course tasting menu at Ramsay’s namesake restau-rant proves daunting, head next door to his MAZE outpost for lobster potpie or Nantucket Bay scallop risotto. thelondonnyc.com

The Mercer Kitchen: At this sleek subterranean restaurant attached to André Balazs’ Mercer hotel, Jean-Georges Vongerichten matches Soho’s sexy style with pared-down plates and a trendy urban style. The French-meets-American comfort fare is

especially tasty during the wee hours, when the late-night menu features the Mercer Burger topped with crunchy onions and Russian dressing. themercerkitchen.com

Má Pêche: Located in the basement of Midtown’s Chambers Hotel, this communal restaurant from Momofuku founder David Chang is a meaty haven of deep-fried short ribs and roasted rack of lamb, with the added benefit of a raw bar featuring endless amounts of clams, shrimp and oysters. Finish up the night with something sweet from the adjoining Momofuku Milk Bar. momofuku.com

Café Boulud: Daniel Boulud’s NYC

empire is vast and ever expanding, but this Upper East Side eatery at The Sur-rey is a Michelin-starred favorite for its understated French fare and fresh seasonal dishes. cafeboulud.com

Locanda Verde: Robert De Niro’s Greenwich Hotel has even more star power thanks to this Andrew Carmel-lini restaurant perennially packed with A-list celebrities. But it’s not all tabloid hype here: The classic Ital-ian cuisine is a legitimate draw with complex yet clean small plates such as lamb meatball sliders with caprino and cucumber and the pancetta-wrapped pork with walnuts and pear mustard. locandaverdenyc.com

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Hotel sPasThe Plaza Hotel’s winecentric Caudalie Vinothérapie spa couldn’t be more removed from the bustle of the city than if it were located among the vines of a Bordeaux winery. Soak in a barrel bath infused with red-vine and crushed-grape extracts before a dry body Merlot scrub. Post-treatment, relax with—what else?— a glass of vino. theplazany.com

The ingredients are no less refined at The Surrey’s posh Cornelia spa, where Champagne, French sea salts and artisanal honey make for soothing (and we suspect rather tasty) body treatments. thesurrey.com

The Ritz-Carlton New York Central Park’s la Prairie spa may offer the most over-the-top experience you can have on a massage table, with treatments that incorporate elements of pearls, diamonds, gold and, of course, caviar. ritzcarlton.com

For something different, skip the usual (and, yes, pricey) treatments at The spa at Trump soho in favor of the 45-minute bathing ritual, which takes place in the hotel’s Turkish hammam filled with marble and sparkling mosaics. trumpsoho.com

While Chinatown has no shortage of basement back-rub joints, the Asian-inspired spa at Mandarin oriental is the real deal, with treatments such as the Oriental Harmony, which was developed by traditional Chinese medicine specialists. mandarinoriental.com

Nyc’s got you all stressed out? get thee to oNe oF these hotel spas.

Burger Joint: The

elegant le Parker Meri-

dien’s hole-and-corner

dive is a delicious little

secret hidden behind a

sea of long velvet curtains. follow your

nose through the sparkling marble lob-

by, pull back the drapes and nestle into

a vinyl booth for one of the city’s best

cheeseburgers. parkermeridien.com

Rose Bar: As if the

Gramercy Park Hotel’s

swanky Rose Bar

couldn’t get any more

exclusive, the velvet-

swathed nightclub has introduced

invite-only sessions showcasing perfor-

mances by the likes of Rufus Wain-

wright and liza Minelli for fewer than

100 guests. gramercyparkhotel.com

New and fabulous: The

Park Hyatt New York on

West 57th street will

open this summer in

starchitect Christian de

Portzamparc’s striking

one57 skyscraper. Think interiors de-

signed by Yabu Pushelberg, a dramatic

multilevel spa and cuisine from chef

sam Hazen. park.hyatt.com

Bliss out in the Zen-inspired treatment rooms at the Mandarin Oriental New York.

Café BouludThe Mercer Kitchen Locanda Verde

A loft at the Wythe Hotel

inside Scoopwhat’s new, hot and hidden away on the New York City hotel scene.

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Refinery Rooftop: Heart-stopping views of the Empire State Building dominate the scene at this 3,500-square-foot terrace at the new Refinery Hotel. A retractable roof seals the deal. refineryhotelnewyork.com

la Piscine: Once you’ve arrived at the top of West Chelsea’s Hôtel Americano, mezcal cocktails and live music rival the Manhattan skyline scenery. hotel-americano.com

le Bain: The Standard’s guests have priority access at this hip rooftop nightclub, where the waiting list is as long as your leg. standardhotels.com

upstairs: This lounge above Mid-

town’s Kimberly Hotel parties on all year with heated wood floors and a retract-able glass ceiling. kimberlyhotel.com

Gerber Group’s The Roof: Man-hattan’s latest rooftop bar, just open at the new Viceroy New York, promises a sophisticated scene with plenty of scenery. viceroyhotelsandresorts.com

living Room Bar & Terrace: While not technically on the roof, this fifth-floor hangout at the W New York Downtown has amazing views of the new 1 World Trade Center. wnewyorkdowntown.com

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hold oN to your driNk! the views at these rooFtop bars

are iNtoxicatiNg.

The Carlyle: No other hotel captures the throwback—and yet deliciously current—glamour of NYC more than this fabled Upper East Side hotel. Enter from Madison Avenue and step into a dramatic, black-and-white lobby originally crafted by the legendary designer Dorothy Draper. Settle in for a spicy pineapple margarita and nightly jazz at the clubby Bemel-mans Bar with its walls painted by Madeline creator Ludwig Bemelmans. There’s the stunning Café Carlyle, too, where Eartha Kitt once held court. rosewoodhotels.com

The St. Regis New York: Walking into the gilded lobby of this Beaux Arts landmark building is like stepping back in time. But the historic hotel recently completed a $90 million renovation that plants its service and style firmly in the 21st century. Butlers have traded their old-school tailcoats for Armani-inspired suits, and the 238 rooms now feature a mix of classic and contemporary furniture. After a day of shopping, go for a cocktail at the hotel’s King Cole Bar and Salon, where the bloody mary was invented 80 years ago. stregisnewyork.com

The Plaza Hotel: Manhattan’s most famous hotel has hosted some of the biggest names in history, from the Beatles to Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant, who were on-site during

the shooting of North by Northwest. The hotel offers 24-hour butler service, the global flavors of the Todd English Food Hall and a Betsey Johnson-designed Eloise Suite. theplazany.com

The New York Palace: Constructed around the former 19th-century home and courtyard of railroad financier Henry Villard, this gleaming tower is indeed palatial, with 909 rooms and four 5,000-square-foot triplex suites. The carefully restored Villard estate now houses a restaurant by Michel Richard and a salon-style bar. newyorkpalace.com

Waldorf Astoria: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor kept a suite here, and every U.S. president since Herbert Hoover has stayed here. The Waldorf was even a favorite of Marilyn Monroe. The sprawling art deco masterpiece on Park Avenue

includes the massive main hotel as well as the more inti-mate, exclusive Towers of the Waldorf Astoria. Expect a grand, theatrical lobby and sophisticated, traditionally styled rooms. waldorfastoria.com

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A view of the glass-skinned 1 World Trade Center from the Living Room Bar & Terrace at the W New York Downtown.

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Valerie Solanas (best known for her assassination attempt on Andy Warhol) all called it home at one time. Today, The Marlton evokes a charming Parisian vibe, with original wood floors, 1920s-inspired light fixtures and plenty of whimsy to spare. marltonhotel.com

The Greenwich Hotel: This trendy Tribeca retreat has the kind of slightly rustic yet sophisticated style that only Robert De Niro could achieve. The actor/entrepreneur and Ira Druckier opened this luxury boutique hotel in 2009 with 88 rooms, a Japanese shibui spa and one of Manhattan’s most star-studded restaurants, Locanda Verde. Hang out next to the fireplace in the guests-only drawing room or head underground for a dip in the subterranean swimming pool. thegreenwichhotel.com

The Surrey: Infusing a bit of down-town cool into the sometimes-stuffy Upper East Side, this swanky hotel near The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

The Guggenheim and Gagosian Gallery is an art lover’s haven inside and out. A Chuck Close tapestry of Kate Moss and artworks by the likes of William Kentridge and Richard Serra hang in the marble lobby of the 17th-century Beaux Arts–style building, while Duxi-

ana mattresses and U.K. brand Mitchell and Peach amenities add appropriately ritzy touches to the 190 rooms. The hotel’s Daniel Boulud cuisine is a must, whether hobnobbing at Café Boulud or ordering in-room after a day of museum hopping. thesurrey.com

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