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entire feature with photos at http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/hotels/newyork/nyc/dylan/dylan.html New York City – center of universe. It’s a concrete jungle lined with aisles of towering corporate sky scrapers. It’s a hustle and bustle town where idea of jaywalking doesn’t seem to exist. A place where people have horns, and will not hesitate to use them. It’s a grid where streets go east and west, and avenues go north and south. Still though, thousands of tourists flutter about, overwhelmed by breathtaking views, lost in their gigantic maps.In heart of New York City is Times Square; an overrated, over expensive, gravitron of tourists, souvenirs and advertisements that explode into a world of neon when sun goes down. It’s where everyone wants to be, which is why I’ve arranged to stay at one of classiest hotels in area — Dylan.
Formerly Chemists Club built in 1903; building was completely designed and restored by Jeffrey Beers. It projects a very metropolitan feel while maintaining a modern and professional tone. Most of furniture is angular, everything is symmetrical, and lighting gives off an almost surreal Metropolis feel.
The rooms are elegant and urban with a ceiling that is high enough for me to jump on bed without hitting my head. (I’m 6’5 by way.) Soft, white cotton blankets and sheets bless humongous king-sized beds and goose down pillows beckon even most energized traveler to take a power nap.
Quite possibly most expected but satisfying feature of hotel is low hum pumping fresh cool air throughout room. For some reason, air conditioning in hotel rooms always seems to be somewhat of a sedative, a symbol of vacations. And although not every guest of Dylan is a vacationer, classy design and modern architecture will make even most frequent traveler feel quite at home.
A refrigerator fully stocked with beer, wine, candy and snacks temps guests to pay extraordinary price for a conveniently easy fill. If you happen to be made of money and eat all candy and snacks in one setting, you may want to take a visit to marble covered bathroom. Here, you’ll notice that there are beakers in place of water glasses, and a sink that looks reminiscent of a mixing bowl placed neatly atop a marble counter, echoing past inhabitants — Chemists Club.
If you feel adventurous, you may want to head up to top level of hotel for astonishing views of city at night. Or push bottom button on mirrored elevator and work off all junk you just emptied your wallet on in Dylan’s 24-hour gym, compliments of house.
Right around corner from gym is conference room, which I did not enter because I really had nothing to discuss. But if I did, I would have very much appreciated fact that room can be converted between U-shape and banquet-style settings, among others.
The Dylan is a 108 room boutique that has been open since 2001. Its opulent jewel-toned fabrics, frosted titanium mirrors, and crème colored walls are a tranquil escape to honking cabs and blinking lights of Manhattan outside. Quite possibly most impressive feature of Dylan Hotel is Alchemy Suite, which was created in 1932 to replicate a medieval alchemist’s laboratory that has been transformed into a one-of-a kind luxurious guestroom with vaulted ceilings, plush paneled walls and rich velvet drapes.
