, are the first style–sober and uncluttered, letting the large views of New York’s skyline do most of the work. The bathrooms, carpeted in terrazzo on floors and walls, bring the flair here.José Andrés, the superstar chef whose geopolitical work has made him as famous as his ever-growing roster of restaurants, is the man behind the culinary offerings at the hotel. He did the Club Lounge and the soon to be opened Bazaar, which will be a Spanish-meets-Japan experience.
On the hotel’s first floor, he has also opened the second outpost of Zaytinya, an Eastern Mediterranean restaurant in a beautiful space evocative of that region designed by Rockwell Group. But at the top one finds Nubeluz, a jewel box in the sky designed to the max by Martin Brudnitski. Heavily sought-after these days for 270-degree sunset views, the bar is bathed in emerald green with a central bar of illuminated onyx and booths with backsplashes of peacock feathers.
all you get is a view of a city? F that.....