French designer Jacques Grange left his artful mark on the Mark, with bold geometric shapes and rich, playful forms that greet visitors in the lobby (the zebra-striped marble floor, which carries on to the room bathrooms, is pure eye candy). Upstairs, lavishly renovated rooms and multi-bedroom suites are equally stylish with custom-made furnishings and luxury local linen.
Marble bathrooms feature double sinks, a separate shower and soaking tub – suites even have a flat-screen TV embedded in the mirror (and the $75,000 per night penthouse suite is North America's largest hotel room). There are plenty of other bells and whistles: complimentary shoe shine; a Frederic Fekkai salon and in-room massage services; as well as free pedicab rides and bikes. But the icing on the cake could be the seasonal outdoor hot-dog cart by French-American chef Jean-Georges (who also runs the in-house restaurant).
