The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel

Location. The Carlyle Hotel is located in New York City, N.Y., on the Upper East Side. The hotel is one block from the Whitney Museum of American Art and Central Park. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is five blocks from the hotel. The Guggenheim Museum and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts are within one mile. The United Nations headquarters is two miles away.

Hotel Features. The Carlyle Hotel offers three dining options and one bar. The Carlyle Restaurant serves Greek cuisine with regional American ingredients. Café Carlyle features live jazz performances. The Gallery restaurant serves complete English teas with tea sandwiches, scones and pastries. Bemelmans Bar features Art Deco style with glass tabletops and a black granite bar. This New York City hotel's front desk is open 24 hours a day and offers safe-deposit boxes. The lobby features a fireplace and coffee is available. The hotel includes meeting space and a business center. Translation services are offered. Limousine and Town Car service is available. The hotel includes a fitness center and health club offering massage treatments. Personal trainers are available, and Pilates and yoga classes are offered. The hotel features a sauna and steam room. Guests can relax at the full-service spa or hair salon, both opened in 2008.

Guestrooms. Guestrooms at the Carlyle Hotel feature hardwood floors, antiques and original artworks. Bedding includes down duvets and 440-thread count Egyptian cotton linens designed by Rivolta Carmignani. Bathrooms feature telephones, makeup mirrors, bathrobes and slippers. Guestrooms are equipped with cable television. Complimentary newspapers are delivered to guestrooms on weekdays. In-room safes are provided. Guestrooms include minibars and complimentary bottled water. Room service is available 24 hours a day.

Expert Tip. The Gallery restaurant is modeled after the sultan's dining room at the Topikapi Palace in Turkey.