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The IM Pei Art Deco-designed hotel is one of New York’s greatest landmark architectural achievements. Soaring columns and 52 floors of high class luxury hotel with a 5,000-square-foot spa await guests who require pampering or just to de-stress from hectic business meetings. There is a fully equipped business centre and an astonishing 10,000 square feet of cutting edsge meeting space available to those brave enough to expense account it. Fifty Seven Fifty Seven restaurant in the lobby serves up contemporary, refined American cuisine.
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The granddaddy of all designer-hotels was opened in 1984 by Studio 54 owners Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell. Rooms are decorated in a loosely Asian theme and are somewhat spare compared to their competition. The unadorned entryway reflects its clientele: celebs not wanting to be noticed, A-list designers and other all-about-business types. The penthouse, complete with two terraces, is said to be one of the nicest in NYC. Morgans Bar and Asia de Cuba restaurant are still considered top notch eating and drinking joints.
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Designed in honour of the industrial heritage that has long since fled SoHo, this hotel is all light, metal and space. Due to zoning restrictions, the lobby couldn’t be built on the ground floor, and instead was placed one flight up next to the lounge and the restaurant often inhabited by rock stars, euros and others of the professionally fabulous set. Many nights, the lobby doubles as a party zone, and all the entertainment you’ll ever need can be had inside the hotel. Features several business spaces, including a 1,000-square- foot terrace, where events can be staged.
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Like the neighbourhood it inhabits, the Mercer Hotel is a converted loft building, and its rooms, while not exactly artist lofts, are quite spacious for a hotel. Owner André Balazs designed the hotel with the ultra-modern set in mind: so concrete, glass, white, white and more white. In the basement, Mercer Kitchen chef Jean-Georges installed another restaurant that set the NYC culinary world a-twittering. Settled just around the corner from Broadway in the heart of SoHo, this red brick building has one of the best locations in NYC.
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Of the two Grand hotels in the neighbourhood, the SoHo Grand is just up the block, the Tribeca is considered hipper than its sibling. Many a late night party has been thrown in the lobby, as visiting DJs and bands stay in the hotel for free if they play there, and sometimes a velvet rope is placed in front of the hotel entrance to distinguish between guests and revellers. Rooms are plush, modern and equipped with all the latest tech gear to assist business travellers.
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