“Excuse me, you can’t go any further here,” says the bouncer. Not everyone can walk into the new Aman Hotel at 57th Street and Fifth Avenue and claim to have a reservation or an appointment. When this is cleared up, 24 hours begin in another world – and surprises with silence, in the middle of Manhattan. The first thing you feel is that you feel almost nothing. a man New York it wants to be a “resort” in the city, a relaxing hotel, a “new place of peace”, according to the advertising brochure. Upon entering the historic Crown Building, guests truly leave the omnipresent noise of Manhattan behind. A not inconsiderable portion of the $1.25 billion the hotel group has invested here must have gone into superior soundproofing.
Unlike many other hotels, the Jean-Michel Gathy-designed Aman doesn’t open onto the street with a spacious lobby. If you stay here in November, you’ll pay $3,400 for the cheapest room, plus $512 in taxes and fees. Breakfast costs a hundred dollars extra. For the winter you can still get rates from $2600 without tax. The media has already voted the new hotel the most expensive hotel in the city. For comparison: in November you can spend a night at the Plaza Hotel for 1300 dollars, at the Ritz-Carlton it costs 1800 dollars. For $4,000 and up, the Aman would be reluctant to share a lobby with viewers and laptop freelancers. The lift takes you from the small welcome area to the lobby on the 14th floor – only if accompanied, of course.