With all that the Mandarin Oriental offers, it's possible you may never want to leave. First, there are the views: The hotel, which occupies the 38th to 54th floors of the Time Warner Center, boasts impressive floor-to-ceiling windows that look out onto Columbus Circle, midtown Manhattan, the Hudson River and Central Park. Then there are the shops and restaurants: They include the beautifully buttoned-up Thomas Pink and famed sushi restaurant Masa. Finally, there's the décor: Standard rooms are dressed in black, red, gray or cream colors with Asian cherrywood furniture, while Superior rooms have lavish Spanish marble bathrooms with Italian granite vanities. For the supreme pampering experience, the 2,640-square-foot Presidential suite on the 53rd floor is the home you always wished you had—a living and dining area, gourmet kitchen and study, all outfitted with oriental rugs, upholstered silk walls and other Asian artifacts. Dine at the Mandarin's award-winning Asiate restaurant or order room service and a movie—and put the high-tech entertainment system that's standard in every room to good use.

Mandarin Oriental, New York Amenities:

• 248 rooms. Wireless Internet access. Restaurant, bar. Fitness center. Spa. Pool. Business center. Pets accepted.