700 Fifth Ave.
800/262-9467 or 212/956-2888
www.peninsula.com

23-story Beaux-Arts building near Rockefeller Center, convenient to midtown businesses and Fifth Avenue shops.
 

ROOMS 239 with a tailored look and high-tech amenities (wireless high-speed Internet; bedside control panels).
SERVICE Staff-to-guest ratio of 0.6 to 1.
FOOD Fives, for Atlantic Rim cuisine and a wine bar; the glitzy Pen-Top Bar (our favorite summer drinks place), for fabulous city views.
FACILITIES 35,000-square-foot rooftop spa, indoor pool, gym (daily yoga).
COST Doubles from $585.