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Frank Bruni Eats Up the London NYC Hotel

Where: 151 West 54th Street [map], New York, ny, United States

The NYT restaurant critic Frank Bruni did a guest stint yesterday in the paper's weekly "Check-in, Check-out" as a hotel reviewer checking in on the London NYC Hotel. But then again, it does make sense since the hotel has its infamous Gordon Ramsay restaurant.

Bruni first liked the amount of space the rooms in this all-suite hotel provide, starting at about $400 a night.

The octagonal living room had a kidney-shaped sectional sofa on which at least four people could comfortably sit, a round coffee table that could be elevated to function as a dining table, an enormous desk with a proper desk chair, and enough floor space left over for a Pilates session, had I been so inclined.

Maybe he could invite Bill Marriott in and they could do pilates together. Other noteworthy room amenities include a flat-screen television in the living room and in the bathroom, and a long shower with heads at opposite ends so two people can shower at once.

Of course, Bruni tested out the room service, ordering a sunchoke risotto and a peekytoe crab salad which he said was just as good as it was in the restaurant, although pricey.

In the end, Bruni was pretty soft on London NYC only complaining about the pitiful fitness center (they are supposedly building a "real" one set to open this summer) and a few lapses in what was otherwise pretty good service.

[Photo: Marko Georgiev for The New York Times]

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