New York City

Concierge.com's insider take:

When the 562-room London NYC opened in late 2006, the news that the restaurant was to be headed by Hell's Kitchen antihero Gordon Ramsay upstaged the news about the hotel itself. While Ramsay's considerable talent has (so far) failed to inspire Manhattan's jaded foodies, it's no matter—the real highlight is upstairs, anyway. Instead of cramped city-standard spaces, all of the David Collins–designed rooms are suites. The smallest is 300 square feet, and in most, the parlor leads through French doors to a bedroom with a well-fluffed bed, and then on to a marble- and mosaic-tiled Waterworks bath, complete with rain shower and soaking tub. Book a Vista suite to see above the surrounding office towers and onto Central Park. While the echoing chambers are big, they feel a bit impersonal—better for biz execs, perhaps, than starry-eyed lovers—and the parlor's groovy banquette is more pleasant to look at than to sit on (settle into the rocking chair instead). Room service, which includes dishes such as lobster risotto with mascarpone, is courtesy of Mr. Ramsay (or his staff, at least), but it's more fun to head downstairs to Maze, the powder-blue, 1960s-style lounge. All in all, there is a vaguely British feel about the place—from the dapper chaps manning the door to afternoon high tea—but thankfully they all have much better manners than Mr. Ramsay.