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When it comes to boutique hotels, New York has a stunning variety to choose from.  Our hotels are extremely distinctive, following in the boutique tradition of emphasizing uniqueness.  We offer a splendid alternative to the chain hotel, with an array of choices that will suit every style and sensibility.  All of our hotels meet the highest standards of the industry, offering lodging that is contemporary and still traditional, where the best of the old and the best of the new come together.  There is always an impeccable sense of design here that would impress even the most seasoned New Yorker.  Comfort and luxury are our specialties, and we hold firm to the local standards of service, which are perhaps the highest in the world.

You’ll love the sense of rejuvenation you’ll feel after one night here, and you’ll find yourself ready to go off and have your own New York adventure.  New York is what it’s cracked up to be, having been a magnet for the best minds in the world for generations.  It attracts people from all walks of life, and all cultures, languages, and sensibilities.  It’s the kind of place that’s not like any other kind of place in the world, and fosters innovative and courageous talents like The Strokes.  Headed by charismatic, and slightly insane, lead singer Julian Casablancas, the Strokes began here in 1999, as part of the garage band revival.  Casablancas and the band’s guitarist, Albert Hammond, Jr., met at a boarding school in Switzerland, where they were sent for bad behavior as young teens.

They met again in New York City, when Hammond was attending Tisch, and shared an apartment.  They joined forces with Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, and Fabrizio Moretti, to form one of the most successful bands in rock history.  The climb, in retrospect, seems very quick and easy.  The Strokes rose very quickly to the top of the charts, after the band had already made a huge impression on London audiences.  For their hometown friends in New York City, catching on took a few months longer, but just as sure.  The Strokes sound is undeniably contagious, with skillful and stylishly sloppy playing accompanying vocals that are positively retro.  In the post-ironic musical present, the Strokes are a wonderfully self-conscious yet passionate band of romantic muses, singing the same songs of love and loss that we always already grew up on.