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You can try to call it many things, perhaps you might be inclined to call it a melting pot of art, culture, people, food and just about every aspect which defines the best of contemporary civilization, but there is little doubt that this east coast city is magical, certainly ahead of the curve and often a little round the bend. In their diversity and uncompromising splendor, New York Luxury Hotels embody the rich tapestry of accommodation options.
New York Luxury Hotels are often located in buildings which have been created, inside and out, by the globe's most exciting and prominent figures of architecture and design. Those looking for the rarefied pleasure of taking a room in a multi-award winning boutique establishment which exists in a late 19th century Beaux Arts building will find lodgings to put other global destinations to shame. But more than simply offering the many maintained period buildings which have been transformed into New York Luxury Hotels of the highest standard, each comes with its own cachet and aesthetic.
No matter where you stay you'll be enjoying magnificent lodgings which, however idiosyncratic or incomparable they are, are all endowed will a feeling specific to the city. As a city of charm, sophistication, cool and culture, there are few better ways to experience it than to take up lodgings in one of its boutique establishments.
Those with an eye for the cutting-edge design and a taste for its history might take up accommodations at one of the boutique establishments. A few New York Luxury Hotels are indeed 'proto' boutique establishments, since, in the true spirit of the Big Apple's love affair with art and style, it is considered the birthplace of boutique lodgings. If you head to Manhattan, perhaps to the much loved and coveted places on Madison Avenue you'll find a combination of lodgings which range from exclusive and classic to those which speak specifically to the avant-garde and display a flair for interpreting the form and function of spaces. You'll find more than one Philippe Starck designed space in the city, certainly there is one which is considered the benchmark of accommodation innovation and remains one of the most celebrated establishments in the world.
Of course, there are some very attractive alternatives to boutique establishments. New York Luxury Hotels run the full gamut from towering, gleaming edifices of glass, which are distinctly of the 21st century or maybe even the next, to rather elegant residential-style establishments which hint at the bygone days of gin and tonics and reclusive celebrities.
The muted elegant residential style accommodations and the towering icons of modern inventiveness, just like the boutique establishments, are generally all fitted with every conceivable necessity and luxury and boast the latest technologies. You'll find the staples of modern life, high-speed internet access and flat screen televisions, but, more so than in many of globe's metropolises, you're likely to find these amenities set in a milieu of playful nuances and sensory indulgences; conveying the spirit of pleasure and passion of the world's most stylish and cosmopolitan city.
In amongst the wondrous collection of New York Luxury Hotels, you will also find themed establishments; so, if you're after a very specific style and hope to engage spaces which speak to your deepest self, you couldn't do better than take a little longer to look for you Big Apple lodgings.
There is, by way of example, a truly luxurious themed establishment which has been created specifically for book lovers by those who celebrate the printed word. This establishment, aptly named The Library, is suffused with every aspect of the ink and books which have a special place in a city which has spawned so many great writers and has always been at the centre of thought and literature. Beyond a superficial theme, suites and rooms have been created to cater to various literary tastes, so you might just find a beautiful edition of your all time favorite novel waiting for you in a room which seems to have come out of the mind of a bibliophile.
While there are so many qualities to recommend the seemingly endless array of striking and splendid New York Luxury Hotels, there is one quality they all share, and that is a love of great food. As a metropolis which is also a major destination for gourmets and food lovers from the far corners of the earth, many of its most desirable eateries are located on the premises of the very establishments which play temporary home for the discerning visitor.
From Michelin-starred chefs which have become global celebrities, to specialist menus of organic are vegetarian delights, your New York Luxury Hotel is not only likely to be the best of its kind anywhere, but it's also likely to offer you food which has won more awards than most.
