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While many of these hotels offer far
more than just height, inevitably
most of their guests find themselves
returning for the view.
Moscow’s
RadissonRoyal Hotel
(formerly
theHotelUkraine) stood for twodecades as
theworld’s tallest hotel. While the neoclas-
sical façade speaks to Communist Russia’s
infatuation with muscular buildings,
the recently restored interior is a subtle
mingling of old-world elegance and sleek
utility. The czars would have approved of
the lobby, with its marble floor and fres-
coed ceiling, though it’s hard to say what
they’d have made of the Wi-Fi-equipped
library. Standing at 650 feet, the Radisson
Royal affords panoramic views of the
Moskva River, but themost arresting sight
of all might be the one from the outside,
showing Stalin’s fantastical, forbidding
interpretation of the skyscraper.
There’s li le that’s low-key about the
Ritz-CarltonHong Kong
, the tallest hotel
in the world, which occupies floors 102
to 118 of a sparkling new skyscraper on
Victoria Harbor. The top floor is home to
the restaurant-bar Ozone, which is what
you’ll be inhaling when you step onto
its al fresco terrace. Yet while the hotel
offers stunning views of Hong Kong, you’ll
struggle to avert your eyes fromthe décor:
Everywhere you look, there’s a swirling
chandelier, a mirrored column, a glowing
la ice, an impossibly stylized chair. The
hotel describes itself as “taking luxury
to new heights”; it’s also taking luxury to
new extremes.
InNewYork, if you had to pick the city’s
loftiest hotel suite, you could do worse
than the TyWarner Penthouse at the
Four
Seasons New York
. Not only is the suite
at the top of the city’s highest hotel, on
the 52nd floor, but it also comes with one
of the world’s steepest daily room rates
($35,000, plus tax). Non-billionaires look-
ing to feast their eyes on the viewcanhead
to the hotel’s signature restaurant, L’Atelier
de Joël Robuchon, whichprovides some of
the best celebrity-spo ing in town.
Speaking of celebrities, Donald Trump
has awell-publicized aversion to the small
scale, so it’s no surprise that he should
lend his name to the
Trump Interna-
tional Hotel & Tower Chicago
, the steel
and glass edifice that looms 92 stories
over the Loop. But comparisons to The
Donald only go so far. The muted, elegant
interior suggests old-money Midwestern
understatement rather than conspicuous
wealth; the staff is friendly and atten-
tive without being overbearing; and a
premium is always placed on comfort
over style. Even taking into account the
hotel’s lavish amenities, the only truly
grandiose thing about it is what lies
beyond its windows: the big-shouldered
Chicago skyline, jostling along the shores
of Lake Michigan, a spectacle that will
never seem subdued.
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