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- December 07, 2009
If you’re jetting to Manhattan late this fall and longing for a posh new hotel, sidle toward The Surrey. Redesigned by Houston architect Lauren Rottet’s acclaimed Rottet Studio, this Upper East Side Beaux Arts building with landmark status has been redressed top to bottom with a $60 million Chanel–inspired wardrobe. (Naturally, Rottet credits Coco as her muse.) Play like the late, great Chanel holed up at the Ritz, and check into one of 190 guest salons, including 30 one-bedroom suites — you may be inspired to take up residence, too. Daniel Boulud’s eponymous Café Boulud is downstairs (talk about a fashionable canteen) and other indulgent features include the key-accessed rooftop garden with sweeping views of Central Park (where you can order a picnic of drinks and light meals chez Boulud) and a spa with treatments customized for each guest. Introductory rates $499 to $699. 20 E. 76th St., 800.978.7739; thesurreyhotel.com. Laurann Claridge