Hotel Happenings
NEW TO NEW YORK
The Big Apple makes room for more visitors each year, with new and improved hotels opening all the time. Here is a look at a few that recently hit the scene.
| HOTEL | ROOMS | EAT/DRINK | FEATURES | PRICE/NIGHT |
| 6 COLUMBUS 6 Columbus Circle (www.6columbus.com; 212-204-3000) |
88 | BLUE RIBBON SUSHI BAR & GRILL A bi-level rooftop bar will be opening soon. |
The ’60s modernist-inspired rooms were the brainchild of interior designer Steven Sclaroff. | $405 to $2,500 |
| HOTEL
MELA 120 W 44th St (www.hotelmela.com; 877-452-6352) |
230 | SAJU Billed as “haute Vietnamese cuisine” |
Mela means apple in Italian. The name was chosen as a celebration of The Big Apple and the significant role Italian culture has played in the city’s history. | $359 to $2,000 |
| THE
LONDON NYC 151 W 54th St (www.thelondonnyc.com; 866-690-2029) |
561 | GORDON RAMSAY AT THE LONDON Also, MAZE by Gordon Ramsay at The London and The London Bar |
The hotel is home to three-star Michelin chef Gordon Ramsay’s first restaurant in the United States. It’s also the tallest hotel in Manhattan. | $499 to $4,999 |
| THE POD
HOTEL 230 E 51st St (www.thepodhotel.com; 800-742-5945 |
347 |
LOBBY LOUNGE AND ROOFTOP GARDEN BAR A restaurant is currently under construction; it will open in mid-2008. | This hotel provides young travelers with social opportunities and a futuristic youth hostel-type vibe—along with free Wi-fi and LCD televisions. | $89 to $159 |
| 6 COLUMBUS |  |
| HOTEL MELA | |
| THE LONDON NYC | |
| THE POD HOTEL |