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If Hotels Were Celebrities, The Carlton Would Be Jane Seymour

Where: 88 Madison Avenue [map], New York, ny, United States, 10016

The last time we stepped inside Country, the restaurant attached to The Carlton, the swank hotel near Madison Square Park in Manhattan, we saw Jane Seymour dining at a table nearby. It made sense she would choose to patron the establishment. Both Jane and The Carlton have been around for ages but manage to remain sleek, classy, and, yes, oddly sexy.

Just like Jane returned from post Dr. Quinn obscurity to shimmer across the stage in Dancing With The Stars, the hotel has reopened its lobby after a facelift and the addition of some extra sparkle, we hear from the The Times.

It greets you with a grand internal balcony at the top of a broad, curving limestone staircase: an ideal vantage point for the sumptuous three-story lobby, decorated in golden tones that shimmer like precious metals.

Maybe now that Jane's off the show, she can provide nightly entertainment showing her Cha Cha moves while guests wait in line for check-in.

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· Check In, Check Out Carlton [NY Times]