Algonquin Hotel, New York

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Algonquin Hotel Even if you can't afford the $225 to $475 per night room fee, the Algonquin Hotel is still a must for a visit. Few places in New York have had such a stake in the city's history and serve drinks to boot. The lobby maintains the same aura and zeitgeist of the 1920s and 1930s when greats such as Dorothy Parker, Harpo Marx, Tallulah Bankhead, and Alexander Woolcott, among many others, drew around the infamous Round Table for lunch, drinks, and wit that is now emblazoned on the hotel bar's napkins. In fact, it's one of the few remaining places left in the city that is undeniably Old New York (you can't even hear the spillover from Times Square when you walk in). Matilda, the hotel's resident cat, may wander over at some point during the evening (if she's not playing Greta Garbo behind the check-in desk). Grab one of the over-stuffed armchairs for cocktails (the Markovicci—named for one of the hotel's signature singers—is a great alternative to their classic Martini) in the lobby that feels more like a parlor or a sprawling salon. Or, if your wallet is burning a hole in your pocket, make dinner reservations before catching an act in their Oak Room Cabaret. Don't be afraid to take the elevator up to one of the room floors as well to get a taste of life in the hotel (many members of the Round Table, Dorothy Parker included, lived here as well), or at the very least to check out the wallpaper fashioned after New Yorker cartoons. Harold Ross brain-stormed the infamous magazine while lunching at the Vicious Circle. Some of the best things in life are still free, however, and even if a $20 martini is out of your price range, it's still possible to walk into the lobby and spend five minutes soaking in the ghosts of New York's past. [more]

Further Ratings (Average 4.2 of 5):

• Hotels.com: 8.60 of 10
• Tripadvisor: 4.00 of 5

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