There’s nowhere quite like New York during the holiday season. At The Mark Hotel you’ll receive US hospitality with Parisian polish—crowned by a landmark penthouse that offers sparkling city views.
When New York lights up for the holidays, The Mark Hotel is the Upper East Side address that captures the city’s festive magic. On East 77th Street at Madison Avenue, at The Mark you are moments from Central Park’s wintry paths, Fifth Avenue’s shopping opportunities and museum afternoons that turn into sparkling evenings.
Riviera dwellers will feel at home thanks to the French influences running through the hotel’s DNA. Designer Jacques Grange sets the stage with his interiors, from the monochrome floors to the pieces sourced by Parisian antiquaire Pierre Passebon, resulting in a high French style that’s perfectly balanced with modern American comfort.
Step into The Mark Bar and you are greeted with an avant-garde counter by French artist Guy de Rougemont. Dine at The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges and you can taste the French-born chef’s market-led cooking from breakfast to dinner.
Caviar Kaspia at The Mark is ideal for a celebration, evoking the Paris institution which was founded in 1927. Think blue tablecloths, wood panelling and cosy emerald mohair banquettes—plus the signature twice-baked potato with caviar. Even the hotel’s ever-present scent, Frédéric Malle’s Jurassic Flower, adds a subtle French note to the whole experience.
For an elevated festive escape, The Mark Penthouse is the room to book. Occupying the top two floors, this suite has five bedrooms, four fireplaces, six bathrooms and a private 232 m2 rooftop terrace looking towards Central Park. At more than 930 m2, it is the largest hotel penthouse in the US.
Book the Penthouse Package this December and you and your family can enjoy a private winter wonderland—personalised stockings hung on the fireplace, a tree ready to be decorated with ornaments from Bergdorf Goodman and even skating under the stars on the terrace’s private rooftop rink.
On the first Monday each May, The Mark becomes the hotel of choice for celebrities, designers and stylists heading to the Met Gala at the nearby Metropolitan Museum of Art. For people watching, this is the place to be.
Between outings, the hotel offers its own rituals: private sails on its 21 m Herreshoff sailboat, picnics in the park catered by Jean-Georges and its own hot-dog cart when only a street classic will do—this being The Mark it’s organic chicken or grass-fed beef.
For December in New York, it is hard to imagine a more suitable base than this: French-infused style, serious comfort and the city’s festivities on your doorstep.
