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Staying in the city for the holidays originally seemed like a good idea, but since it’s basically been Christmas since the day after Halloween, you’re in need of change of scenery like Lindsay Lohan needs another AA meeting.

With the recently completed overhaul of the former Righa Royal Hotel, the regal, cosmopolitan ambiance of London has never been closer. Spend the holidays at the Righa’s chic reincarnation, The London NYC, where noted designer David Collins (of Nobu’s new Berkeley Street outpost and Claridge’s Hotel, both in London) has reworked the entire existing space to marry the best attributes of a New York hotel with the sophisticated charm of London. Step off the “lift” and feel the suede-textured walls as you find your way to one of the hotel’s 562 oversize suite guestrooms.

Oak parquet floors, a fashionable Victorian style couch, and leather workspaces of the living room invoke the feel of a classically elegant Knightsbridge flat, but the breathtaking views of Central Park will remind you that you actually crossed the pond. Contemporary bedrooms are enhanced by changing lighting schemes and stylish Waterworks designed glass tile bathrooms. If you’re sharing with someone special, be sure to ask for a room with an extra spacious, dual rain showerhead bathing space. And, if it weren’t for two Gordon Ramsay restaurants downstairs, you might never leave your suite.

Holiday rates start at $399.



The London NYC Hotel
151 West 54th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) | View Google Map
New York, NY 10019
Tel: + 1 (866) 690-2029
www.thelondonnyc.com