Originals

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 79 Crosby Street, New York, US Website: www.firmdale.com/new-york/crosby-street-hotel Phone: 212 226 6400 On one of the last peaceful and cobbled streets of Soho sits a New York hotel with a British twist. “I love the mix of English traditional with contemporary edge,” says Kelly Florio Kasouf. Despite the relative quietude of this particular stretch […]

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 28 East 63rd Street, New York, US Website: www.lowellhotel.com Phone: 212 838 1400 Weary travellers are welcomed at this boutique hotel with a drink of their choice. BVLGARI toiletries await in the marble bathrooms, and a complimentary New York Times will arrive at your doorstep come morning. For those looking to lounge or chat, a daily

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 119 West 56th Street, New York, US Website: www.parkermeridien.com Phone: 212 708 7414 New Yorkers don’t have much need to stay overnight at Le Parker Meridien, the brilliant slogan of which is “Uptown. Not Uptight,” but they find reasons to visit nonetheless. For one, there’s Gravity, a sprawling multi-tiered wellness center complete with fitness

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 35 East 76th Street, New York, US Website: www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/carlyle Phone: 212 744 1600 The Carlyle Hotel is just about as classic as it gets. The graceful and quintessentially Manhattan-style rooms were once Mick Jagger’s home away from home, not to mention JFK’s favorite hideaway during the final decade of his life. For families, the

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 44 West 63rd Street, New York, US Website: empirehotelnyc.com Phone: 212.265.7400 This big boutique hotel becomes the “spot” of all those who pass through it, whether they’re staying in one of the 422 stylish and comfy rooms or just grabbing a drink at the lounge bar. The service is warm and friendly, which is

According to CDC’s Vital Health And Statistics (2010), 2.1 million children between the ages of five and 11 have Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly referred to as ADHD. Boys with ADHD tend to have more disruptive behaviors and be more hyperactive. Girls, on the other hand, are more inattentive and internalize their distress. As a result, boys may be more

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 125 East 50 Street, New York, US Website: www.thebenjamin.com Phone: 212 715 2500 Working at his father’s laundry business, Benjamin Denihan used to care for the clothes of the Vanderbilts and Marilyn Monroe. He maintained a similarly upscale clientele when he became a boutique hotel owner, and The Benjamin, housed in an Emery Roth

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 18 Ninth Avenue, New York, US Website: www.hotelgansevoort.com Phone: 212 206 6700 Credited as the first “hotspot” to transform the previously gritty Meatpacking District into its current state of chicness, the Gansevoort is all about kicking things up a notch. After a night of club-hopping (the city’s best clubs are a stone’s throw away),

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 377 Greenwich Street, New York, US Website: www.thegreenwichhotel.com Phone: 212 941 8900 New York Times food critic Frank Bruni was rather harsh on Ago, the last restaurant at Robert DeNiro’s Greenwich Hotel, but then it reopened as the much-loved and ever-busy Locanda Verde. After your lamb meatball sliders, you might want to stay the

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 2 Lexington Avenue, New York, US Website: www.gramercyparkhotel.com Phone: Gramercy Park Hotel was built in 1925 on the site of Edith Wharton’s birthplace, and its opulent interiors live up to the standards of the foundation it was built on. The hotel’s fantastical and meticulous interiors boasts a lobby that practically doubles as an exhibition