High above New York lies the Mandarin Oriental, a byword in Asian style luxury. This beautiful property has a great location at Columbus Circle on 60th Street. No ground floor rooms here as the hotel is situated between the 35th and 54th floors. The lower floors house offices and a shopping gallery.
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Stylish Mandarin style bedrooms with a choice of view to Hudson River or Central Park |
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Stunning views from stunning rooms... |
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...even from this bathroom on the 42nd floor |
With my love of spas, an obvious point of call on my hotel inspection yesterday was the Mandarin Oriental spa...
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Beautiful spa with 25m pool |
Then there is MO lifestyle, and places to meet and dine:
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The popular MO Bar |
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Lobby lounge on the 35th floor |
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Asiate restaurant facing wintry Central Park... |
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...on the 35th floor - here you come for excellent Asian crossover food |
Our lunch at Asiate was great, under the capable eye of chef Toni Robertson. A well balanced Sea Bass with Shellfish Bisque, White Bean Purée and Crispy Chorizo…
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This was delicious! |
And so was this...
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Lychee green tea - lovely! |
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