BACCARAT
Hotel
The Baccarat Hotel New York is the first hotel and global flagship for the more than 150-year-old Baccarat crystal brand. It is owned by China-based insurer Sunshine Insurance Group and managed by SH Hotels & Resorts. The Forbes Five Star hotel comprises the first 12 floors of the split level structure that rises 550 feet above West 53rd Street, directly across the street from the Museum of Modern Art and moments away from Fifth Avenue’s famed shopping. The lowest levels of the hotel are hidden by a 125-foot wide corrugated crystal-like curtain that shines both inside and out. The Baccarat Hotel New York is the first hotel and global flagship for the more than 150-year-old Baccarat crystal brand. It is owned by Chinabased insurer Sunshine Insurance Group and managed by SH Hotels & Resorts. The Forbes Five Star hotel comprises the first 12 floors of the split level structure that rises 550 feet above West 53rd Street, directly across the street from the Museum of Modern Art and moments away from Fifth Avenue’s famed shopping. The lowest levels of the hotel are hidden by a 125-foot wide corrugated crystal-like curtain that shines both inside and out. The hotel’s furnishings were designed by Gilles & Boissier, a Paris-based interior design firm that combines Baccarat’s French classic aesthetics with a fantastical modern sensibility. The 50-story skyscraper was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, with residential design by Tony Ingrao, a New York-based designer and member of the Architectural Digest 100. The tower’s sixty private units will have access to all of the hotel’s facilities and will have their own entrance. For the public areas and rooms, classic pieces from the companies’ archives and current collections were gathered. Beautiful parquet wood flooring, woven carpets, hand-pleated silk wall coverings, steel ribbed ceilings, mica-coated ceilings, and mirror and marble wall treatments are among the other highlights. Seventeen handcrafted chandeliers hang around the property, several of which are strung by rough cord rope, while one standout chandelier sits in the second-floor bar and is built entirely of wood. Stéphanie and Frédéric Chambre, two French curators, curated the hotel’s art collection, which spans more than 250 years and includes pieces from major movements. Throughout the hotel, commissioned unique paintings and one-of-a-kind furnishings by famous French painters Francois Houten and Armand Jonckers can be found. Each of the 114 guest rooms and suites at the hotel seems like a little haven. The large Classic King room category is followed by the Baccarat Suite, the hotel’s “pièce de résistance.” All of the rooms include floorto-ceiling windows, sitting spaces, and Mascioni bespoke jacquard bedding. White marble bathrooms have glass-enclosed showers with
