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"Since its August 2016 opening, the fashion set have flocked here: it hosted Valentino’s Pre-Fall 2017 show and Billy Reid’s Fall 2017 menswear collection, and even before the hotel debuted, the Maison Martin Margiela x H&M launch party took place on the premises. Comfortable rooms feature velvet and leather furnishings, and the rooftop’s wisteria-adorned terrace has become one of downtown’s most sought-after reservations. Before you leave, I always stop for a photo of the nine-story Victorian atrium—declared a New York landmark in 2024." - Nicole Kliest, Christina Liao