Park Hyatt New York, the flagship property of the Hyatt Hotels luxury brand, opened in August. The Midtown Manhattan property occupies the first 25 floors of the 90-story One57 skyscraper and has 210 rooms, nearly half of them suites. Food and beverage options include the 70-seat Living Room lounge and the 96-seat Back Room at One57. The bar, overlooking Carnegie Hall, seats 37. The hotel's 8,000 square feet of meeting space includes three residential-style breakout rooms, a boardroom with an attached terrace, and a centerpiece ballroom called the Onyx Room. The ballroom is wrapped in illuminated white onyx and seats 200 for dinner or holds 450 for receptions. The property also includes a 25th-floor spa with six treatment rooms and its own terrace, as well as an indoor pool.
Food & Wine magazine expanded its innovative restaurant concept Chefs Club by Food & Wine to New York in November. The venue, located in NoLIta's Puck Building, hosts a rotating lineup of visiting chefs from around the world. Designed by architect David Rockwell, the space has a long bar and an open kitchen with ample counter space to serve tasting dishes. Two eye-catching design details include a massive hunk of pink Himalayan rock salt suspended over the counter and a wall of portraits of famous chefs. The restaurant has a 120-seat main dining room and a Chef's Studio, a private dining room with its own kitchen. The entire venue holds about 225 for receptions.
Bar 54 opened in New York in February with a superlative distinction: Located on the 54th floor of the newly constructed Hyatt Times Square, it's the highest rooftop bar in the city. Span Architecture designed the space, which has views of the Chrysler Building, One World Trade Center, and both the East and Hudson Rivers. Julie Reiner of Mixtress Consulting created the beverage program. The 122-seat lounge has both indoor and outdoor space available for events and has outdoor fireplaces at both ends of the terrace.
