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Another contender for the 'most luxurious’ hotel title in NYC, The Carlyle has the added caché of film autuér Woody Allen playing clarinet in Café Carlyle weekly and former President Clinton liked to put his feet up here. The hotel’s Art Deco and Empire styled tower looks over Central Park, and rooms come with excellent views. Rooms are not too overdone, and there is a feeling of understated European class prevalent throughout. The Tower Suites are up to 1,800 square-feet, four times the size of an average NYC apartment, and come complete with grand pianos.
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That the bar serves caviar potato chips pretty much says it all. The Mark offers a world-renowned wine list, developed by Sommelier Richard Dean, and a popular afternoon tea service, presided over by the resident Tea Master. All the amenities apply here: excellent fitness centre, 24-hour business services centre and steam showers. Rooms are European décor all the way, with some even dabbling in Monaco flavours.
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Just across the street from The Plaza, The Pierre is the other NYC super-luxury hotel, where VIPs, CEOs, royalty and glamour- pusses bed down for the night. Rooms are accented in European styling as French as the [name], but not quite as over the top as Louis XVI. The Café Pierre has served up delectable dishes since opening and is still a highly regarded by many top culinary institutions such as Mobil and Zagats Guide.
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The Plaza is the grand dame of all NYC hotels and an Edwardian triumph smacking of old-world values. Rooms range form the just elegant to the opulently overwhelming. Now close to its 100th year, the hotel still draws in the elite and features conference rooms, party rooms and the always popular Oak Bar, noted for its exceptional martinis. A newly completed spa takes the luxury up to an even higher level and its location, on Central Park, is the envy of all other hotels.
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This 1904 Beaux Arts landmark building is definitely high-end travel. Louis XVI would feel right at home in all the creams and tapestry. Rooms feature marble baths and silk wall coverings, and with five of the likes of Coca Cola, IBM and Citibank around the corner, don’t be surprised to rub elbows with some CEOs in the elevator or down at the King Cole Bar. As you’d expect, there are meeting facilities within the hotel, and business needs will be satisfied at the front desk. f
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