Stunning, original design

A restaurant and bar by Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Great rooms with unique bathrooms

Just a block from Central Park and the Whitney Museum of American Art

Rooms luxuriously outfitted with custom Dux by Duxiana mattresses and Sferra linens, marble bathrooms, and Pratesi bathrobes

Notable French restaurant (Cafe Boulud) that also does 24-hour room service; hotel guests receive priority seating

Iconic

Renovations completed in summer of 2009

Across Fifth Avenue from Central Park

Apartment-style rooms bigger than similar iconic hotels

Small, intimate property has only 187 guest rooms

Iconic Bemelman's Bar, with original murals

Welcome treats for kids and pets

Well-equipped gym on site

Iconic dinner-cabaret Feinstein’s on site

All rooms are huge suites with full kitchens

Located in the safe, quiet Upper East Side, within 5 blocks of 3 subway lines

Fun "dream pillows" and "experience kits," including many freebies

Full kitchen -- even a dishwasher -- in all rooms

Small, 24-hour fitness room

Free Wi-Fi

Rooftop restaurant and bar

Great beds; sleek decor

Rooftop bar with great views and a short lunch and dinner kosher menu

Free Wi-Fi in the lobby and rooms

Free breakfast with pastries from downtown patisserie

Free afternoon wine and cheese from gourmet cheese monger