Hyatt gets haute on the Financial District.

Stuffy Euro aristocrats plus rootless American nouveau riche equals 23 grand pianos, a highball, and a mammoth room fee.

Spendy Brit import lands on quaint Crosby Street.

The Eventi of the season: Kimpton's lux Chelsea-fringe hotel sprawling across a full block.

It's the Four Seasons, 'nuff said? Accepts all manner of currency.

The Gansevoort injects a little Meatpacking into Park Avenue.

Ian Schrager's Bobo bonanza, with tapestries, velvet, and Renaissance color schemes.

Tribeca's mayor goes into the hotel business. Travis Bickle types book elsewhere please.

DoBro boutique lodging, The Marrow for in-house fine dining.

Meatpacking glass palace with a pool on the roof. New Hollywood chic.

Ink it in for your next Javits or midtown foray.

Big old white tower long a stalwart of the Central Park South skyline, now refreshed and pet-friendly

Buddah's luxury lair at the top of Time Warner.

Slick uptown spot with plush suites and downtown sensibility. Paint's still drying on latest renovation.

Beauty and the Beast-themed hotel with lux blue and white “Sleeping Chambers.”

Theater District elegance. Schmooze with the players.

It's not exactly blowing up, but the Sultan's Palace is in a heavy harem-recruiting phase.

Contemporary gay compound/playground.

Vulgar displays of power, Cristal popping, and a