Park Hyatt
What's so special?
This is one of the Big Apple's newest hotels, and designers seem to have listened to, and addressed, the frequent niggles about other New York hotels. The rooms are bigger than most and large windows allow guests to enjoy the hotel's magnificent views of the city, available from the higher of its 25 floors.
How they rate it
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Park Hyatt is situated in the One57 building a "1,005ft-tall ziggurat of dark and light glass", says Douglas Roberts in The Daily Telegraph. "Our favourite space is the sun-drenched three-storey aerie' on the topfloors that houses a heated swimming pool in whichunderwater speakers play an exclusive soundtrack from Carnegie Hall."
The menu
Expect superb farm-fresh fare at the flagship fine-dining restaurant The Back Room at One57.There is a raw bar for fresh seafood and the main menu offers steaks and lamb chops. Don't miss out on the bar, where you can enjoy a cocktail overlooking Carnegie Hall.
The cost
Double rooms cost from $795, room only.For more information, visit Newyork.park.hyatt.com,or call 00 1 646 774 1234.
Viceroy
What's so special?
The Viceroy only opened earlier this year, but it has already been picked out as one of the city's best hotels. Cond Nast Traveller has named it one of five "great" hotels in the city. It combines a fantastic location close to Central Park with cool interiors that are far from your typical hotel's bland style.
How they rate it
This is a "handsome" hotel, says Cond Nast Traveller, set in a 29-floor tower with a "striking black glass exterior and a narrow but sweeping high marble lobby kitted out in wood, leather and brass". The bedrooms are "done up in a clubby style, with thoughtful design to make use of limited space: chaises with sliding drawers; compact shelf-desks that recall library carrels. The big casement windows actually open, and high-floor rooms have lovely views of the park". The bathrooms have "a wonderful old New York-subway quality, with mosaic tiles and brass-fitted sinks".
The menu
On the ground floor is the "elegant" Kingside restaurant. It is "popular but pricey" and the menu has something for everyone, from fresh seafood at the raw bar to burgers.
The cost
Double rooms cost from $297, on a room-only basis. Find out more at www.viceroyhotelsandresorts.com, or call 00 1 855 830 8000.
