PRICE:
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

If it weren't for the street noise outside -- or the high-speed wireless Internet in your room -- upon entering the inn you would think you were transported to the 19th-century New York of The Age of Innocence. This 170-year-old town house offers antique charm more easily found in the Berkshires than in the heart of what used to be Silicon Alley. All rooms are spacious, with period antique furniture and art, nonworking fireplaces, and big bathrooms with pedestal sinks and brass fixtures, while the junior suites feature small but luxurious sitting areas. The rooms are named for famous 19th-century New Yorkers such as Edith Wharton, O. Henry, and Washington Irving. The Madame Olenska (bonus points if you know who she was) junior suite features a king bed and a window nook overlooking Irving Place where you can curl up with a glass of sherry or a cup of tea. Breakfast in bed, tea served in your room, or in-room massages can all be easily arranged by the inn's helpful staff. And if the sweetness of a bygone era begins to wear on you, venture downstairs for a blast of reality at Cibar, a popular martini bar that features a DJ nightly.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's New York City 2008, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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