Luxury Travel Advisor - June 2008 - (Page 25)

GUEST ROOMS AT Robert De Niro's Greenwich Hotel are outfitted with furnishings collected from throughout Europe (Corner Suite shown). that will burn 24/7 and a clubby feel that’s created by the residential-grade furnishings collected from all over Europe. Note: The Drawing Room and its accompanying French-style courtyard are available to hotel customers and their invited guests only; so clients seeking a secure, private, sophisticated setting will be sure to find it here. They can also expect a high level of service; we hear each employee was trained by a professional butler and, indeed, we found the welcome at the hotel to be especially warm and gracious; not at all what one might expect from a property that has an A-list buzz built into it from the get-go because of its celebrity ownership. Real-life guests upon arrival are greeted by name as they enter the lobby; a fancy feat that’s accomplished because the bellmen radio the front desk as they’re assisting with luggage out front. Another welcome amenity is the Amaretto Champagne cocktail that takes the edge off the effects of a long flight to New York. Director of Sales Katy Horne (khorne@ thegreenwichhotel.com) says that The Greenwich has no intention of nickel-and-diming its guests; not only is the Wi-Fi gratis, but so are the chic soft drinks and hip snacks in its mini-bars. Even better, the plan is to surprise guests who may be relaxing in the Drawing Room with a tempting aperitif from a roaming champagne cart or with a pot of ginger tea if they’ve shown a past preference for the beverage. In fact, the goal at The Greenwich is for management to learn the preferences of its repeat guests and to act upon fulfilling them accordingly. Upstairs, your clients will find the residential feel extends to the guest rooms. Note: The hotel’s top accommodation, the Presidential Suite, won’t be ready for six months, and its two Duplex Suites won’t debut until the fall, although we sense they’ll be worth the wait. While each will have an individual design, both will have 30-foot skylights, chefs' kitchens, two master bathrooms, twoand-a-half baths, stone fireplaces and offices with separate entrances. Both will be expandable to accommodate up to five bedrooms. Now, that’s what we call living. However, the rooms that are currently www.luxuryta.com June 2008 | LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR 25 http://www.luxuryta.com

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