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Shaping the future of Hospitality in the spirit of the past, the City Club Hotel combines the scale and tradition of a private club with the first-rate services and amenities of a modern luxury hotel. Located near the Theater District on vibrant West 44th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas, it offers the neighborhood and city nothing less than an urban cultural oasis for the refined traveler.Hotelier Jeff Klein has remained ardently committed to preserving the relaxed privacy of the buildings former incarnation as a gentlemen?s club and private sanctuary for the city?s power brokers. Dating from 1904, and nestled on the New York City?s Club Row. The seven-story, 65-room hotel?s discrete, elegant facade is in harmony with prestigious neighbors like the New York Yacht, Harvard and Penn Clubs. The intimate duplex lobby that incorporates a mezzanine guest lounge furthers the hotel?s twin themes of discretion and luxury.?We created the City Club Hotel for the discerning traveler who expects high-end service and products yet has an appreciation for a timeless, elegant aesthetic and a modern sensibility,? says Klein. ?We wanted to envision our clientele and build around their needs rather then constructing a building and simply finding people to fill it.?The hotel?s interior designer, Jeffrey Bilhuber, regards the City Club as an important step in the evolution of his ?New American Classicism,? a seductive mix of classic materials and simple forms utilized in a refreshing and inspired manner. The blend of familiar and innovative appeals to modernists and traditionalists alike, creating a continuity of style while nurturing a modern tradition.Bilhuber?s emphasis on comfort and luxury is evident in every facet of the hotel, whose handsome guest rooms feature wall coverings simulating hand drawn plaster, Honduran mahogany, Frette bed linens, and down feather beds.
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