Those visiting New York on a regular basis, looking for a good value luxury hotel, already know this address...
Featured in the best travel books, promoted by mouth to hear, it has the ambience of a country inn in Manhattan best business and shopping area, plus a classy French note. A cultured hotel for cultured travellers, with an inviting library-lounge and Internet access for ALL guests (serving complimentary breakfast, evening snacks, cheese and wine...), a fireplace and a well tuned grand piano in the best suites, not to forget the highly distinguished staff who looks sometime more high-society than the casual elegant clients, the Elysée is worth the mention amongst the most prestigious- and much more expensive- hotels which we have experienced in NYC.
The good surprise came from the size of the rooms, which are larger and brighter than you could expect from a boutique hotel in Manhattan. And it is amazingly quiet although it has a street view. You will surely like the period furniture in the rooms and suites, and the lovely, well appointed bathrooms with Gichrist & Soames amenities. Each room is equipped with great bed and linens, LCD or plasma TV, iHome MP3 dock, alarm clock radio, voice-mail, two-line phone, and safe. There is high speed wireless Internet access in the rooms and in the public areas.
Interesting thing is that the Elysée has been lovingly decorated by his owner, Henry Kallan, who manages further hotels in New York and around the world (all of them feature a special concept: just like The Library, in Manhattan, or the Aria which will open in Budapest, Hungary, within a few months): there a special family atmosphere which you will hardly found anywhere else in the either ultra sophisticated, either very standardized hotels in NYC. After a long walk or business meetings, guests can enjoy the soothing, warm ambiance of the Elysée. This fine hotel is a member of The Library Hotel Collection.
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