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From the editors of Condé Nast Traveler:
While the leather-bound lobby and erotic specialty suites (with group showers and stripper poles, for example) draw most of the notice, the Ivy's voyeuristic vibe is really built around more subtle features. From the overstuffed beds made up with Thai linens, one has the option of gawking at a giant flat-screen TV or your companion voguing in the translucent shower cube. But substance also accompanies the sexy style. Each of the 159 rooms is assigned an amiable and efficient butler who will run a bubble bath or fetch more champagne. The rooftop sundeck (where after-dark movies are screened) is strewn with daybeds, private cabanas, and wicker "pods" for two. At Quarter Kitchen, chef Damon Gordon's offbeat repertoire includes truffled leek empanadas and caviar tacos. The Ivy's nightlife scene remains a hot ticket in the Gaslamp Quarter, with the crowd gathering to watch the city lights (and one another) at the rooftop Eden bar, before descending into the depths of Envy for techno and bottle service rendered by servers in pleather minidresses.
—2008 Hot ListWhen to go: The Gaslamp rocks year-round.
Which room to book: Rooms in the southwest corner (like Nos. 648, 520, and 419) offer bird's-eye views of the Gaslamp's Victorian brick facades and the modern skyline beyond.
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