Michelin’s US hotel guide debuts with 11 worthy of top award — and 4 are in NYC
NY Post
Hoteliers had better sleep with one eye open.
The restless restaurant gurus at Michelin have decided to cast their famously critical eyes on the world’s most luxurious hotels, establishing a key rating system for the first time — and just 124 snooze shops around the world managed to snag a slot on the tiremaker’s debut list for the US, released Wednesday.
Out of that already elite group, 11 pampering palaces — sticking to the mix of American destinations where Michelin publishes a restaurant guide — were considered worthy of the coveted “3 Keys” award, with four of the properties found right here in the Big Apple.
Aman, Casa Cipriani, Crosby Street Hotel and the Whitby Hotel were named the best in New York.
The 83-suite Aman brings the elite retreat brand — better known for remote resorts around the world — into the heart of Midtown, where guests are invited to leave the city behind and disappear into the spacious hotel spa, relax on the garden terrace or canoodle in a speakeasy-style, underground club.
And while a 1906 ferry terminal at the foot of the FDR Drive might not seem like the most exclusive spot, the 47-room and suite Casa Cipriani has wowed some of the pickiest celebrity travelers since its debut with stunning river views and an onsite supper club.
It was a flashback to NYC in the 1990s.
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