The Mandarin Oriental, New York is an ideal choice for travelers who want to enjoy a city escape—one that couples the best of bustling Manhattan with the luxury of a cocoon-like pied-ȧ-terre elevated high above the ground.
This five-star property occupies the 35th to 54th floors of two reflective towers that comprise the Deutsche Bank Center (previously called the Time Warner Center) at One Columbus Circle.
The hotel is located atop one of the most desirable and expensive real estate parcels in Manhattan.
Columbus Circle is where Central Park West, Broadway and Central Park South all come together at the iconic circle named after the marble statue at its center. (The remarkable rotary was part of Frederick Law Olmsted’s design for Central Park.)
Despite the daunting traffic, hotel access is easy. At a convenient street-level entrance on 60th Street, a bellman takes your bags and a valet can park your car.
Guests enter one of the high-speed elevators that whisks them up to the hotel’s Sky Lobby, so-called because it is uniquely located on the 35th floor rather than on the ground. The elegant space is anchored by a magnificent Dale Chihuly glass sculpture, one of the artist’s first glass gardens.
Without even leaving the building, guests have private elevator access to the boutiques, kiosks and restaurants at the Shops at Columbus Circle mall—including a well-stocked Whole Foods Market on the first floor.
Nearby Broadway and Columbus Avenue offer an array of other shopping, dining and entertainment venues. Central Park South is lined with exclusive residential skyscrapers, art galleries and restaurants.
With Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts only a short walk away, the hotel is a favorite destination for opera, dance, and music fans; Broadway theaters and Carnegie Hall are also close by. After performances, hotel guests can mosey back to their home away from home.
When guests want to stray further away from the hotel, the 59th Street-Columbus Circle New York City subway under the building offers train service to most parts of the city.
The Mandarin Oriental is across the street from one of the major gates leading to Central Park, the city’s soul-soothing, 843-acre urban oasis whose beauty changes with the seasons.
Most hotel guest rooms and public spaces offer spectacular, unobstructed views of the park from overhead, set against the New York skyline. Other rooms offer expansive views New Jersey and the scenic Hudson River to the west. Each vantage point is Instagram-worthy.
The hotel dining room, the MO lounge, sits above the park with incredible views through the 16-foot floor-to-ceiling windows.
An all-day contemporary American menu includes some dishes with an Asian flair true to the heritage
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