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New York, NY
Art and the park
Three blocks from Central Park and Museum Mile, this nine-story boutique hotel stands on a quiet street just off Lexington Avenue and a 10-minute stroll from the Guggenheim Museum.
European breakfast
A complimentary European buffet with fresh fruit, croissants, and juice is served each morning in the hotel’s breakfast lounge; complimentary espresso drinks are available 24 hours a day.
Egyptian cotton linens
Fully transformed in 2004, the hotel offers 49 guestrooms with complimentary high-speed Internet access, Aveda bath products, and beds topped with Egyptian cotton linens and down comforters.

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What to expect: This boutique hotel fronted by a polished copper marquee caters to couples and business travelers who appreciate its Upper East Side location and intimate setting. Vintage elevator doors are among the period details from the hotel’s 1930s origins. Just beyond the reception counter is an inviting breakfast lounge, as well as a library/business center with complimentary high-speed Internet access.
Amenity highlights: The hotel serves a complimentary European-style breakfast buffet with fresh fruit, croissants, and pastries daily in the breakfast lounge, where guests can also have espresso drinks 24 hours a day. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel, and wireless cards can be borrowed from the front desk. Guests also enjoy complimentary access to a selection of CDs during their stay.
Insider tip: Seven blocks from the hotel is the Jewish Museum, a French Gothic–style chateau, formerly a private mansion. The collection numbers 28,000 items, including paintings, sculptures, artifacts, and other pieces that reflect the evolution of Jewish identity through art. In addition to offering one of the largest collections of its kind, the museum curates impressive new exhibits throughout the year.

Dinining

A complimentary Europeanstyle breakfast breakfast, with fresh croissants, pastries, juice, fruit, imported teas, and espresso drinks, is served daily. Complimentary espresso is available 24 hours a day.
Nearby restaurants:
Bella Cucina
Eli’s Restaurant
Le Pain Quotidien

Property amenities

This nine-story boutique hotel is on Manhattan’s fashionable Upper East Side between Lexington and Third Avenues, within three blocks of Central Park, Museum Mile, and Madison Avenue shopping. Numerous restaurants, high-end fashion boutiques, galleries, and art museums—including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum—are within a short walk of the hotel.
Wireless and high-speed Internet access are available in the library/business center and guestrooms. Adjacent to the library is a small breakfast lounge offering complimentary breakfast each morning and espresso drinks 24 hours a day.

List of property amenities

Concierge services
Complimentary breakfast
Complimentary newspapers in lobby
Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
Parking nearby
Parking (surcharge)
Business center
Internet access - wireless
Internet access in public areas - high speed

Internet access in public areas - complimentary
Business services
Cell phone/mobile rental
Number of rooms: 49
Safe-deposit box - front desk
24-hour front desk
Porter/bellhop
Express check-out
Multilingual staff

Number of floors: 8
Medical assistance available
Beauty services
Dry cleaning service
Library
Shoe shine
Coffee in lobby
Air-conditioned public areas
Elevator/lift

Airport transportation (surcharge)

Recreation

The hotel provides discounted access to the New York Sports Club, about three blocks away. The Equinox fitness club, two blocks from the hotel, includes a full-service spa.

Central Park, three blocks west of the hotel, encompasses 843 acres of meadows, woods, cliffs, ravines, gardens, paths, and lakes. Popular walking and running routes include Central Park Drive (closed to traffic during scheduled hours), the path around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, and the Ramble, which is also known for bird-watching. The Loeb Boathouse, on a 20-acre lake, offers rowboat and bicycle rentals. The Wollman Memorial Skating Rink has ice-skating in the winter, in-line skating during the warmer months, and splendid views of the park and city year-round

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

Swimming nearby
Tennis nearby
Running track/path nearby

Basketball nearby
Aerobics nearby
Yoga classes/instruction nearby

Horse riding/rental nearby
Fishing nearby
Bird watching nearby

Playground nearby

Room amenities

Internet access - high speed
Internet access - wireless
Premium TV channel(s)
CD player
Hypo-allergenic bedding available
Premium bedding
Air conditioning
Multi-line phone
Voice mail
Internet access - complimentary

Refrigerator on request
Minibar
Wake-up calls
Housekeeping (daily)
Designer toiletries
Massage - available in room
Extra towels/bedding in room
Bathrobes
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer

Child care (in room, surcharge)
Electronic/magnetic keys
Desk
Clock radio
Window opens
Iron/ironing board (on request)
In-room safe
Television
Smoking rooms
Rollaway beds

Rooms

Fully renovated in 2004, this nine-story hotel offers 49 rooms. Beds are dressed with white Egyptian cotton linens; down comforters and pillows. Views are of the street or surrounding buildings. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations, Italian Frette bathrobes, and Aveda bath products. Other amenities include CD players, and complimentary wireless and high-speed Internet access (wireless cards may be borrowed from the front desk). The hotel has a complimentary CD library. Specially commissioned mosaic plaques depicting Central Park scenes hang outside each door, showing room numbers. A $12 service charge per night includes local phone calls.

Policies

A daily service fee of $12 includes local phone calls.
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.