If you are looking for a place to stay in Manhattan, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better hotel than Le Parker Meridien. It is beautifully designed, comfortable, full of amenities, and a regular choice for visiting celebrities like pop diva Jessica Simpson and rapper/actor Snoop Dogg. Just entering the hotel is an experience. The newly redesigned lobby features a naturally lit, three-story atrium along with artworks by the internationally renowned artist Damien Hirst. The rooms are stunningly modern and comfortable in design, with soothing accents including cherry and cedar wood. Whether you stay in a standard room or the Diplomatic Suite, you’ll feel totally at ease. The smooth finish and upscale atmosphere carry over to the rest of the hotel’s amenities. On the roof is a gorgeous pool with a magnificent view set beneath a glass-domed ceiling. In the basement is the fitness spa with its futuristic exercise room set behind the wood-finished deco lobby. The hotel’s restaurants uphold the same high standards. Norma’s, which offers its delicious breakfast menu all day, was named “Best Breakfast in NY” by The New York Magazine as well as the Zagat Survey. If you have an expense account to die for, go nuts and order Norma’s Zillion Dollar Lobster Fritatta. For a cool $1,000, you’ll get a fritatta featuring a pound and a half of lobster and 10 ounces of sevruga caviar. If you’re looking for dinner, you can grab a bite to eat at the dark and intimate Parisian-style bistro Seppi’s, or if it’s something simpler you desire, there is also the Burger Joint, hidden away from the sophistication of the rest of the hotel.
