Manhattan Five Star Hotels

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  The Mark

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  InterContinental New York Barclay

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  Ritz-Carlton New York Central Park

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  W New York - Union Square

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  The Surrey

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  InterContinental New York Times Square

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  Crosby Street Hotel

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  The James New York

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  The Chatwal Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel

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  The Pierre, A Taj Hotel

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While a city the size and prestige of the Big Apple has a plethora of superb 4- and 5-star hotels, deciding on the one that offers the best value for your money can be troublesome. While the hotels that surround the city's major airports, JFK International and La Guardia, invariably provide excellent comfort and reliable service, you might be better off taking the short drive from Queens over the Queensboro Bridge to the center of the city where Manhattan five star hotels truly come into their own. In this way, rather than waking to the questionable aesthetic of the concrete jungle surrounding the city's airport terminals, you can enjoy all the city has to offer mere footsteps from your hotel lobby. While a hotel located close to your mode of transportation can be extremely convenient, there are few pleasures that can match a leisurely stroll around Midtown New York City knowing that the full range of the city's legendary attractions are within easy distance of your lodgings.

While the guests who typically comprise the clientele of Manhattan hotels are by definition willing to pay for the best, the flip-side of this is that they invariably demand the very highest levels of service and the widest range of facilities. While budget travelers checking into a roadside motel may be less likely to complain if the ice machine in the hotel corridor isn't working, customers who have paid top-dollar for a prestigious hotel in the heart of New York City have a right to expect the best. Indeed, a drive for perfection is a characteristic shared by many in this part of the USA, with New Yorkers of all social groups and incomes never shy of speaking their mind! As a consequence, few world cities have as impressive an army of hoteliers and staff as NYC, with legions of immaculately-presented and helpful employees who will facilitate everything from valet parking to room service with a smooth and professional manner.

Bespoke luxury hotels known as boutique is a modern New York phenomenon, one which began in 'the city that never sleeps' and spread rapidly all over the world. Boutique hotels differ from more conventional places to stay in certain key areas: firstly, they tend to be somewhat smaller than the five star hotels you may be used to, and their more intimate scale creates a unique, personalized environment in which to rest for the night. Secondly, a strong emphasis is usually placed on design, whether it be the furniture and fittings deployed in its guestrooms or a renovated hotel exterior that updates and re-invents a historic local landmark as a 5 star hotel fit for the 21st century.

For people who haven't experienced staying at Manhattan five star hotels before, it would be natural to wonder just what all the fuss is about. While a detailed response would invariably involve the comparison of all kinds of lodgings from the thriftiest motels and B&B's to the most expensive penthouse suites, to put it simply: a top-tier hotel room in New York City is among the very best you'll find anywhere. Whether you reserve a penthouse suite overlooking Central Park or an elegant guestroom within an older building in the Upper East Side, you'll be hard pressed to find any other city that provides the same mix of elegance, quality and value for money.

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