The Bar/Lounge at The Standard, High Line

"The real place to be seen, however, is on the 18th floor, where you'll pay $25 for a dram at Top of the Standard (previously known as the Boom Boom Room), a bar with unparalleled Hudson River views that is styled like a curvaceous luxury yacht"

"Several trendy eateries and bars make this one of the hippest hotels in New York City, though cool-seekers might also be drawn to the scene at the Gansevoort"

"At full operation later this year, the hotel will have two restaurants and five bars (don’t miss the sunset views from the one on the 18th floor), and the building straddles the High Line, the freight railway that’s being turned into a much-hyped city park"

"Eating and drinking options include a chop house, a beer garden and an exclusive top-floor bar with a massive Jacuzzi and 180-degree views"

"There's "nothing standard" about this "architecturally stunning", Meatpacking District "hipster" haunt boasting "spectacular" views from the "incredible" rooftop bar, an "excellent" gym and "sleek and sexy" quarters ("don't forget to close your shades" unless you want "people waving from the High Line"); it get's "a little bit noisy with the party people" packing the "cool" on-site biergarten and club, and modest guests complain the "showers don't have doors", but loyalists say the "trendy" spot nevertheless "does not disappoint"

"--Shane Barnes"

"Le Bain is a rooftop bar and club with world-class DJs (arrive early to avoid lines)"

"Accommodations feature windows that can be opened, Italian bedding, rain showers, naturally lit tubs, robes, free Wi-Fi, seating areas, plasma TVs and stocked mini-bars"

"It's a world away from the Standard's own exclusive club – a penthouse cocktail lounge in the skies"

"The loungey lobby has a runway-like entrance between peep-hole screens to a gleaming marble check-in desk"