This NYC Resort Simply Bought a Main Makeover — and It is Opening a Rooftop With Beautiful Central Park Views

So far as well-known Manhattan streets go, Central Park South is without doubt one of the metropolis’s most recognizable: assume horse-drawn carriages, road performers, the grand facade of The Plaza Resort, and the Sarabeth’s brunch crowd, all sandwiched between Columbus Circle and the flagship Apple retailer (, the one with the large glass field).

However the most effective place to be on this tourist-trodden stretch will not be at road degree — it's up excessive, the place the sound of honking taxis subsides and the view overwhelms the senses; the place the long-lasting park takes full kind as a rectangle of lush greenery lined with shiny new skyscrapers and traditional old-New York structure so far as the attention can see. Whilst an area, it'll get you each time.

View of Central Park from Park Lane New York — Courtesy of Park Lane New York

Coming March 26 to the rooftop of the 47-story Park Lane New York resort at 36 Central Park South is a brand-new vantage level, Darling, billed as what will probably be “the one rooftop lounge on Billionaires’ Row” — a backyard oasis serving seafood towers and wine. (What else?)

And within the meantime, about 300 of the resort’s 610 revamped rooms and suites include park-facing views. Seven completely different classes provide all the things from studio suites with plush seating areas and one-bedroom suites with freestanding soaking tubs to the Belvedere Suite, a two-bedroom penthouse on the forty fifth flooring.

Park Lane New York white bathtub against black striped wall — Courtesy of Park Lane New York

Park Lane New York guestroom double — Courtesy of Park Lane New York

Design agency Yabu Pushelberg is behind the brand new look, however as a substitute of erasing the resort’s historical past, they labored with its post-war structure and unique fixtures akin to chandeliers and sconces, pairing them with new murals and iconography that represents the dynamic metropolis it calls house.

Exterior of Darling, new eating ideas embrace Harry’s New York Bar, an intimate area with a decidedly New York theme that serves up a imply martini, oysters, Mediterranean-style octopus, steak tartare, and extra; and Rose Lane, an all-day cafe and low bar with Parisian aptitude. Each are already open and welcoming company and non-guests. Scott Sartiano (of 1 OAK fame) is behind all of the culinary areas on the resort.

Harry's Bar at Park Lane — Courtesy of Park Lane New York

For extra info on Park Lane New York and to maintain up with Darling’s opening plans, go to parklanenewyork.com.

Nina Ruggiero is Journey + Leisure’s deputy digital editor. A New Yorker residing in Los Angeles, she’s happiest on a seashore, a cobblestone road, or in a resort bathtub with a view. Discover her on Instagram @ninamarienyc.