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Mandarin Oriental, New York
Time Warner Center May 2010.JPG
View of Deutsche Bank Center from Central Park West
General information
Address 80 Columbus Circle at 60th Street
New York, New York 10023
Town or city Manhattan, New York City
Country United States
Inaugurated 1 December 2003
Affiliation Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Technical details
Floor count 46 floors (35th to 80th)
North Tower
Design and construction
Architecture firm Brennan Beer Gorman
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Ismael Leyva Architects (interior)
Other designers Hirsch Bedner Associates (interior)
Adam D. Tihany, Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas (spa)
Other information
Number of rooms 202 rooms
46 suites
64 residences
Number of restaurants 2 (Asiate, The Aviary NYC)

Mandarin Oriental, New York is a five-star hotel located in Manhattan's Deutsche Bank Center at Columbus Circle in New York City, managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. A part of the multi-use Time Warner Center development, the hotel opened in December 2003. In addition to its 248 guestrooms and suites, the hotel provides services for 64 residences. The Mandarin Oriental is located more than 280 feet (85 m) above ground in the north tower of the Deutsche Bank Center (formerly Time Warner Center), a 2,800,000-square-foot (260,000 m2) mixed-use development at Columbus Circle. The Mandarin Oriental has received many national and international awards, and operates one of only two Forbes Five-Star spas in Manhattan.

Location

The Mandarin Oriental is located more than 280 feet (85 m) above ground in the north tower of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. The Time Warner Center contains 2,800,000 sq ft (260,000 m2) of mixed-use space and is to date the largest such development in New York City history. In addition to the hotel and private condominiums, the complex includes The Shops at Columbus Circle, numerous upscale restaurants, Time Warner’s headquarters, CNN live broadcast production studios, office and residential space, and a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) performance hall for Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Residences

The Residences at Mandarin Oriental, New York are a collection of 64 condominiums located directly above the hotel on floors 64–80. The individual units range from 1,000 sq ft (93 m2) to full-floor apartments with over 8,000 sq ft (740 m2) of private space. The full-service apartments have complete access to the hotel’s amenities & services – including the concierge, housekeeping, room service and fitness center.

Awards

  • Top 50 Large Hotels in US/Canada (Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, August 2009)
    Mandarin Oriental New York Spa VIP Room
    The VIP Spa Room
  • Top Mainland US Hotels (Celebrated Living Platinum List, Summer 2009)
  • One of the Best Hotels in the World (Travel + Leisure Guide to The World’s Best Hotels, January 2009)
  • One of the World’s Best Places to Stay (Condé Nast Traveler Gold List, January 2009)
  • Asiate selected No. 1 in Décor (Zagat Survey New York City Restaurants, 2008, 2009, 2010)
  • Asiate selected “Forbes 2008 All-Star Eatery” in New York City (Forbes, December 2008)
  • Asiate selected best restaurant for a “Power Breakfast” in New York City (New York Magazine, June 2008)
  • The Spa recognized as a Top Hotel Spa in The Americas & Caribbean (Condé Nast Traveller Spa Awards (UK), February 2008)
  • Mandarin Oriental, New York, awarded the Five Diamond Award (AAA, November 2008)
  • Mandarin Oriental, New York, and The Spa received the Five-Star Award (Forbes Travel Guide, 2010)

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