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Frequent flyer Travelino fast tracks international intelligence on where to be and what to see.
His test – July 2007

Very good location.
Original but a little pretentious.
The rooms are very – or too – small for the price. Service and front desk: medium. This a boutique hotel but not deluxe, as promised.
Rating: 7 on 10.

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Library Hotel in New York

Henry Kallan's Newest Luxury Boutique Hotel

Where Floors are Themed According to Dewey Decimal System and Guests Select Rooms Based on Topics Such as Philosophy, Erotica, Internet and Zoology. Reading Room, Poetry Garden and Cozy Writer's Den

The Library Hotel, one of NewYork's newest luxury boutique properties, opened on August 7 - 2000 after its full conversion from a turn-of-the-century, 12-story office building. The intimate 60-room hotel located on “Library Way” at Madison Avenue and 41th Street just steps from the majestic New York Public Library and the Pierpont Morgan Library, was designed to feel more like a private club than a hotel.

Be fitting its name, each hotel floor and room is classified by a Dewey Decimal system category of knowledge :

Third floor: Social Sciences, Fourth Floor: Language, Fifth Floor: Math and Science, Sixth Floor: Technology, Seventh Floor :The Arts, Eighth Floor: Literature, Ninth Floor: History, Tenth Floor: General Knowledge, Eleventh Floor: Philosophy and Twelfth Floor: Religion.

Each of the Library's elegantly appointed guest rooms is decorated with framed art and a library of books that relate to the room’s specific Dewey Decimal theme. Guests can request a room based on personal interests. For example, guests with a passion for literature can stay on the eighth floor in the Fiction, Fairy Tales or Erotic Literature room. The Math and Science floor offers such intriguing room themes as Astronomy and Botany. Law, Money, The Internet and Love are also among the 60 eclectic themes available on the Room Menu. The hotel is home to over 6 000 books, each title carefully picked at the Strand Bookstore, which carries the largest collection of used and rare books in NYC.

Rooms, elegantly simple and comfortable, are decorated in rich cream tones with mahogany doors and cabinetry (over one million-dollars of mahogany throughout granite-topped the hotel), polished desks and orchid plants. In room amenities and services include daily turn down service with bottled spring water and Belgian Chocolate; plush bathrobes, and multiple phone lines with voice mail, data ports and complimentary high-speed & wireless Internet access also highlight the room.

The hotel's lobby is wrapped in book-filled mahogany shelves, and the wall behind the reception desk is a floor-to ceiling faux library card catalog.

The booked-lined second floor Reading Room is where, guests enjoy complimentary refreshments - deluxe continental breakfast; cappuccino, coffee , teas, cookies and fruits throughout the day; wine and cheese reception from 5-8pm Monday through Sunday evenings. Patrons are welcome to invite visitors to join them here at no additional charge. The Poetry Garden, a rooftop green house sitting room with a terrace, and the cozy Writer's Den, a mahogany-paneled sitting room featuring overstuffed seating with a working fireplace and its own terrace, are located on the 14th floor. Spectacular events in this unique space can be customized for any occasion. An Executive Inspiration Board Room with oversized windows occupies the Penthouse Floor (15thfloor).

The hotel also provides a Business Center with computer stations and privileges at a nearby New York Sports Club.

The 14 th Floor transforms into Bookmarks Lounge at 4 pm, Monday through Saturday. It features cocktails to carry on the literary theme such the Great Gatsby and the Capote. Bookmarks Lounge is operated by Hospitality Holdings, one of the most high quality hospitality groups in New York.

Henry Kallan, one of New York leading “indie” boutique hoteliers, created the Library Hotel. Henry Kallan also operates Hotel Elysée, home of the renowned Monkey Bar, the jewel-like Casablanca Hotel, the chic-art-deco Hotel Giraffe. The Library Hotel was designed by The Stephen B Jacobs Group, P. C., architects, and Andi Pepper Interior Design. The author of the Library concept is Jordan Kacobs, Stephen and Andi’s son.

The Library rates range from $ 289 - $ 589 with corporate and promotional rates available upon request.

Room configurations include single, full and queen rooms, as well as junior suites.

For reservations, call 212 983 45 00 or 877 793 73 23. You can also email reservations@libraryhotel.com. Adress: 299 Madison Avenue, NY, NY 10017
www.libraryhotel.com