New York: Hotels

Hyatt 48 Lex, New York City – Hotel Review

Hyatt 48 Lex, New York City – Hotel Review

The Hyatt 48 Lex, a newly-built boutique property, with 116 suites and studios, opened in August 2011 in Midtown East, just a few blocks from Grand Central Terminal.
As I checked in, the front desk agent warmly greeted me and described some of the hotel’s amenities, inviting me to visit the second-floor Lexicon Lounge, where guests are served wine and cheese every evening.
THE ROOM
I took the elevator to my 17th-floor Corner …

W New York

W New York

New York City has hotel rooms for every taste and budget and, when it comes to boutique hotels, the city is the epicenter.  The Starwood Hotels W chain is acknowledged as the brand that once epitomized the boutique hotel and the grand-daddy of that chain is the W New York. My decision to stay there was based purely on nostalgia: it had been my home away from home …