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Hotel Giraffe Review – Gramercy Park Gem
Sep 1st
Entering the Hotel Giraffe is like stepping back in time. With its floor-to-ceiling windows pouring in light by day and night, a charming piano man tickling the ivories during cocktail hour, and the sumptuous settings, the ideally situated Gramercy Park gem will have you humming “Take Five”, “At Last”, and “Fly Me to the Moon” long before you’ve reached your well-appointed suite. The distinctive art deco influences instantly amp up the cool cachet quotient with interiors that are understated, refined, and elegant. The property evokes a feeling that great jazz legends may have once stayed there. My suite had a terrace overlooking Manhattan’s tony Park Avenue. Upon arrival, I was welcomed by a lovely fruit basket and refreshing sparkling waters!
The architecture and floor plan enhance this sense of luxury with a quality that is especially rare in New York—spaciousness! There are only seven guest rooms to each floor. The accommodations include 10ft ceilings, antique-rose velveteen upholstered chairs, and ottomans as well as black and white original photographs from the ’20s and ’30s. Chic and contemporary linens, chocolate leather headboards and pearlized platinum wall coverings offering a touch of regency glamour to each guest room. The hotel offers smoke-free accommodations in More >
Hotel Review: City Club Hotel in New York City
Sep 1st
I arrived at City Club Hotel, a small luxury hotel in New York City, in a frenzy. I had just finished attending an exhausting conference, and I rode over that night in a taxi whose driver was flying through Manhattan’s backstreets like a bat out of hell. I never get nauseous on car rides, but the way he careened through the narrow roads at high speeds left me feeling queasy and unnerved.
Once I walked into City Club Hotel, I immediately relaxed. The modern lobby was small and dimly lit, but in a comforting way—it was fragrant, quiet, and peaceful (when I left in the morning, it was bright and airy, so it’s only dim at night). My tension subsided; I almost felt like I had walked into the entrance of a high-end spa. The two concierge women were helpful and friendly.
I was grateful to ascend to my cozy room and decompress. I rode up in a dim elevator with a modern decorative vase/stool, and emerged on a dark and contemporary hallway decorated mostly in black. Once I entered the cozy and well-lit guest room, it was easy to forget that the hectic streets of New York lied below. Modern and More >