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Lucerne
HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 212-875-1000;
www.thelucernehotel.com
; 201 W 79th St cnr Amsterdam Ave; d $200-425, ste
$400-625; ; B, C to 81st St)
This unusual 1903 structure breaks away from
beaux arts in favor of the baroque, with an ornately carved terracotta-colored facade. In-
side is a stately 197-room hotel with nine types of guest rooms evoking a contemporary
Victorian look. Think: flowered bedspreads, scrolled headboards and plush pillows with
fringe.
On the Ave
BOUTIQUE HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 212-362-1100;
www.ontheave.com
; 2178 Broadway at 77th St; r from $225; ; 1 to 77th
St)
A more welcoming feel and larger rooms make On the Ave a cut above the average
sleek boutique hotel. And it's a good deal considering the high-concept design, stainless
steel and marble baths, featherbeds, flat-screen TVs and original artwork.
Upper East Side
Bubba & Bean Lodges
B&B$$$
( 917-345-7914;
www.bblodges.com
;
1598 Lexington Ave btwn 101st & 102nd Sts; r from $180;
; 6 to 103rd St)
Hardwood floors, crisp white walls and pretty navy bedspreads make
the rooms at this nifty B&B feel spacious, modern and youthful. The rooms are really
more like full apartments (some fit up to six people). Good winter rates.
Bentley
BOUTIQUE HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 888-664-6835;
www.nychotels.com
;
500 E 62nd St, at York Ave; r from $200; ;
N/Q/R to Lexington Ave/59th St)
Featuring great East River views, the Bentley overlooks
FDR Dr, as far east as you can go. Formerly an office building, the hotel has shed its util-
itarian past in the form of chic boutique-hotel styling, a swanky lobby and sleek rooms.
Carlyle
LUXURY HOTEL$$$
$$$
MAP
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(
212-744-1600;
www.thecarlyle.com
; 35 E 76th St btwn Madison & Park Aves; r from $450;
6 to 77th St)
This legendary New York classic, the epitome of old-fashioned luxury
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