Enjoy, good location, good food, good service, very good bathroom, great SPA, (rooms are a little on the small side but this is fine)

Well done ^
Wise choice :-:

Looking forward to returning to stay in 2016 :cool:
Along with The Mark ;)

Please share which category you end up with & if any upgrades :)

Good decision

http://www.themarkhotel.com/rooms-and-suites/
new 3/5 BR in inventory, built to sell as coops >
- 2 on 14th floor, 736/859ft2 terraces (3 on 15th floor sold)
- 3 on floors 9 to 11, one on each floor (1 on 12th floor sold)
- 5BR penthouse (9,799ft2 + 2,310ft2 terrace) - $75,000 per night >
http://www.architecturaldigest.com/g...otel-penthouse
until they can sell it, as that kind of residence is never in hotel inventory

the other 3/5BR are extremely unique too, especially in city like NY
whereas studio/1/2BR residences/condos in inventory are common
mark studio & mark premier studio - all 8 leased ? (were good value)
the park studio (1BR suite) on 9th floor was also sold

Does anyone know a NYC hotel with a fireplace in the room? Wood or gas, don't mind.

I can only seem to pull up The Lowell in searches - Deluxe Junior Suite at around $1200 per night.

- lowell seems to be the only wood burning ?

- surrey seems to, probably for less, if nothing lower than that at lowell
seems surrey uses http://www.hearthcabinet.com/safety-approvals >
"ONLY ventless fireplaces approved for use in New York City."

- greenwich seems to, for more

interesting hotels with condos/coops dont seem to have them
(except some 'presidential' hotel units/suites, perhaps vented)

http://articles.latimes.com/1988-11-...gas-fireplaces
regulations have been limiting fireplaces for a long time

Before The Mark closed for renovations , etc , seem to recall that some of the rooms we stayed in had fireplaces .
Though we never used as I / we prefer the " cold " like a few on this board ;)

Haven't stayed since they reopened , perhaps in 2016 ..

New Room at Four Seasons http://www.fourseasons.com/newyork/a...o_fifty_seven/

This is interesting because I saw a mock-up of the new rooms a while back and they had awful orange accents. Obviously someone came to their senses, as this looks rather better.

best concierge
 

Any recommendations based on which high end hotel has the best concierge for someone trying to get restaurant reservations. I'll be in town for two nights and would like to dine at EMP and Le Bernardin on back to back nights. I'm going to try for reservations on my own, but it would be nice to have a very skilled concierge to help in case I'm unsuccessful. Everything else in the hotel is negotiable, though I'm partial to high floors that get me away from the noise. Thanks!

Le Bernadin shoudn´t be a Problem, EMP was hard last time. MO Concierge didn´t really doing a great job with me.

EMP is relatively easy to book for lunch
I agree that the MO concierge is not that good for difficult bookings

Harvard Club
 

This is a bit off-topic. We have the choice of staying there on a forthcoming visit. While the rooms are not "luxury hotel"-level, we've been told that the restaurant, public areas, services and general ambience more than make up for that. Any experiences ?

New York Hotel Recommendation?
 

Hi,

I will be in New York for 2 nights next week and wondering where to book. I have Amex Platinum so have Diamond Status in Hilton and Gold in SPG. I was thinking about Conrad or Waldorf Astoria with Hilton but then I also thought about The Peninulsa..... any recommendations?

Where do you want/need to be? Conrad is downtown.
Also, the Conrad and WA are not really on the same level as the Pen and other hotels.
You should also review this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...w-york-18.html