"A 1930 Upper East Side legend known for its enduring nightlife and cultural cachet: the long-running Café Carlyle has hosted performers since 1955, while the Bemelmans Bar features large-scale murals by Ludwig Bemelmans and nightly live jazz (plus a seasonal Madeline tea). Guests enjoy art-deco–tinged rooms—many with Central Park views—Alexandra Champalimaud–designed interiors, and an urban spa offering indulgent Sisley-Paris treatments." - Mary Holland
"A luxury Manhattan hotel offering kid-minded amenities such as plush velour robes and slippers, catering to families seeking upscale, attentive lodging in the city." - Sarah Bruning Sarah Bruning Sarah Bruning is the special projects and surveys editor at Travel + Leisure, where she has been on staff since 2018. She assigns stories across the magazine, primarily for the Experiences section and feature well. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A luxurious hotel where Megan Hilty stays and performs, known for its welcoming staff and glamorous atmosphere." - Edward Barsamian
"Since it opened in 1930, The Carlyle has become something more than the sum of its extremely alluring parts, a living legend that embodies, if not the spirit of New York City, at least one of her spirits: her brightest, most sparkling, most elegant self; witty, worldly and nostalgic. An entire movie has been made about this property—Always at The Carlyle—in which present-day tribal elders such as George Clooney, Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson, and Naomi Campbell discuss their fondness for the joint. Broadly speaking, the rooms get better the higher the floor. Plus, you get to spend more time in the elevators—not an activity to enjoy in everyday life, but this is not everyday life. The ones at The Carlyle are the stuff of legend, as much admired as the astounding Dorothy Draper lobby or Bemelmans Bar. Imagine if you had been there when Princess Diana, Michael Jackson, and Steve Jobs all piled in (true story). You would have been in awe. Not of them, of course, but of the real superstar—the unflappable, icy-calm, white-gloved Carlyle elevator operator." - CNT Editors
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