The Bar/Lounge at The Mark Hotel

"The lobby is decked out in Biedermeier furniture and sleek Italian lighting, and there’s a pervasive sense of refinement in the plush guest rooms, restaurant and invitingly dark bar"

"This hotel sparkles from top to bottom, from the striped marble floors and modernist furnishings in the lobby to the cow-print upholstery in the chic bar just off the entrance"

"The hotel's stunning interiors by France's premier designer are colorful and bold rather than gilded and stuffy, and there's a restaurant and bar from one of New York's most famous chefs"

"If you have to wait, order a signature cucumber cocktail in the Mark Bar, popular with the after-work crowd for its dark, deal-making atmosphere and grand Guy de Rougemont furnishings"

"The Art Deco bathrooms are beautiful, so leave time to enjoy the soaking tubs (and then swaddle yourself in a towel warmed by the towel bar)"

"Mark Bar freshly sexed up"

"Yet there’s plenty to explore in the hotel itself, including dining on contemporary American cuisine at The Mark Restaurant, helmed by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, booking a hair appointment at the esteemed Frédéric Fekkai salon, or indulging in a bit of bubbly at the ’60s-inspired Mark Bar, outfitted with cow print couches and twinkling lights"

"Jean-Georges Vongerichten “hits a high mark” at this “chic” Upper Eastsider, where “well-heeled” types “expect nothing less” than “deft” New American cuisine at prices that “push the envelope”; “civility reigns” in the “fancy” dining room, but “check out the action” in the “hopping bar"

"The 100 guest rooms and 40 suites combine elegance with hi-tech gadgetry, while Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s French-American Mark Restaurant & Bar is a happening spot"

"This spare design is continued in the lounge area, where designer furnishings are set in clean and uncluttered fashion"