TEN TO TWENTY MINUTE WALK, $200 AND ABOVE

ADDRESS:

44 W. 44th Street

PHONE:

212-869-4400 / 800-635-9013

CROSS STREET:

5th and 6th Avenues

FAX:

212-575-0012

DIRECTIONS:

Walk to 5^th Avenue, then 9 blocks down, (15 min to the Graduate Center). Or walk to 42^nd (Grand Central) and take the 6 subway one stop down to 33^rd. Then turn left on 34^th and walk two blocks to 5^th Avenue (5 minute walk from subway exit).

PRICES:

Standard double $275; Double with two full-size beds $325; Suite $325.

DESCRIPTION:

Same management as Paramount (Ian Schrager) and still in the Philippe Starck reality. Rooms here are slightly larger than the Paramount over-all and have similar amenities, but the selection and availability is more limited. Lobby lounge, the Vodka Bar, some rooms have slate fireplaces and deep tubs. AE, D, DC, MC, V

ADDRESS:

49 W. 44^th Street

PHONE:

212-840-3080/800-332-7220

CROSS STREET:

5^th and 6^th Avenues

FAX:

212-398-1754

DIRECTIONS:

Walk to 5^th Avenue, then 9 blocks down, (15 min to the Graduate Center). Or walk to 42^nd (Grand Central) and take the 6 subway one stop down to 33^rd. Then turn left on 34^th and walk two blocks to 5^th Avenue (5 minute walk from subway exit).

PRICES:

Two doubles $325; King $425; Suite $625; Two-bedroom suite $1020.

DESCRIPTION:

Elegant, charming hotel—right in the midst of the boutique hotels in this area. The Midtown Bar and Triomphe Restaurant are in-house. Continental breakfast and an evening “dessert and coffee” hour are included. Complimentary New York Times daily. Fitness center, data ports in all rooms. Rooms are green and off-white. 114 rooms. AE, MC, V, DC