The Bar/Lounge at The Pierre, A Taj Hotel

"The bar and restaurant are both recommended"

""Spoil yourself" at this "swanky" "New York classic", a "quiet place to slip away" that's "beautiful, inside and out" and boasts a "fabulous" East 60s location overlooking Central Park as well as "exceptional" service; the superb rooms and suites sport Turkish marble bathrooms (some add "amazing" views and soaking tubs), and the outstanding facilities include a full-service spa, dining options serving "exquisite" food and a "low-key", "elegant" bar -- it's all "hideously expensive", but loyal sybarites still say "let me live there, please"

"The 1930s Georgian-style building is a mix of old and new: The first floor accommodates a stylish lounge, Two E Bar, which serves afternoon tea by day, classic cocktails until midnight and light bites with both"

"Public areas showcase the Two E Bar/Lounge and Sirio Ristorante, serving excellent Italian cuisine"

"" The "excellent dining" at Two E Bar/Lounge, whose centerpiece is its bronze bar, includes fresh oysters"

"Two E bar is the spot for a nightcap (try the expertly crafted Sazerac) or decadent dessert (the molten chocolate cake is accompanied by a shot of melted dark chocolate) in a sultry Deco setting"

"As part of the renovation, high tea is now served, along with cocktails at 2E, the new lobby lounge off the hotel’s 61st Street entrance"

"The bar lounge, Two E, just off the main lobby, is a striking neoclassical space with an art-deco copper bar"

"" The "excellent dining" at Two E Bar/Lounge, whose centerpiece is its bronze bar, includes fresh oysters"