Luxury Travel Advisor - February 2008 - (Page 56) THE PULSE NYC: Downtown,Uptown Travelers like ourselves who love the hip, carefree style of downtown Manhattan but enjoy the center-of-it-all atmosphere of uptown can now enjoy the best of both worlds when hanging out in NYC. Thompson Hotels, parent company of SoHo’s chic 60 Thompson, recently opened 6 Columbus (www.thompsonhotels.com), at 6 Columbus Circle and West 58th Street, bringing its signature cool style to the Upper West Side. The 88-room hotel features a 1960s mod design scheme infused with 21st-century sensibility—furnishings bear teak and chrome design elements, and works from renowned fashion shutterbug Guy Bourdin are displayed throughout the property. Looking for the best rooms to book? A pair of 1,000plus-square-foot penthouses, each featuring double-height ceilings, a fireplace and kitchen, top off the townhouse-style hotel. Our favorite examples of 6 Columbus’s fresh, funky style? The hotel sports a pony-print elevator, and its staffers are decked out in uniforms of crisp denim by celeb-supported design house rag&bone. If you’re sending a VIP, be sure he packs his appetite, as the hotel features an outpost of Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar and Grill, the first in the city north of Houston Street. (Plans are underway to create a roof lounge, open exclusively to hotel guests.) If it’s something else—entertainment, cuisine, high-end clothing—your client craves, the Theater District and the shops and restaurants of the Time Warner Center and the Upper West Side are steps away. 6 Columbus staff say the hotel’s reservations agents (877431-0400) can assist with any booking requests. Tip: Reservations typically can be secured with a couple of weeks’ advance notice, but book farther in advance for a stay during Fashion Week or other major New York City events. 6 COLUBUS brings downtown mod uptown (bedroom shown). Embrace the true nature of Caribbean Charm ARUBA RESORT & CASINO 56 LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR | February 2008 http://www.thompsonhotels.com http://www.thompsonhotels.com http://www.radisson.com/aruba http://www.larimarspaaruba.com http://www.radisson.com/aruba http://www.larimarspaaruba.com
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