Where to stay in New York

The trendy designer rooms of The Mark versus world-class service at the Four Seasons.

The Mark

Designer Jacques Grange had "no qualms about pairing humbug-stripe marble lobby flooring with tall wall lighting in orange", notes Redman. A stay doesn't come cheap, but it's worth it note the voluminous cream bedroom drapes, the sumptuous 1930s bathrooms with nickel taps, and bathtubs as deep as sheep dips. The Italian-linen covered beds are so soft you could spend all day in them.

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