The Pierre New York, A Taj Hotel

From that unparalleled location — at the southeast corner of Central Park — to a reputation for quality and discretion that has attracted and coddled guests of wealth and taste from Britain’s Prince Philip to the Rolling Stones, the Pierre has always been one of New York’s top-tier hotels.

The Pierre, a New York classic, continues to impress after a long, glamorous history. ...Gorgeous hand-painted murals from the hotel’s twentieth-century beginnings are still laced throughout the hotel (even in the fitness center), now sharing space with Indian artwork, some of which hails from the Taj flagship in Mumbai.

An elegant, historic hotel across the street from Central Park, the Pierre offers a taste of grand old New York to those staying in any of its 189 small but freshly renovated guest rooms.

The Pierre’s 49 suites have gracious sitting areas — some with fireplaces and antique desks for business — that are both lavish and tranquil, and the on-site spa beckons with treatments based on traditional Indian teachings, herbs and oils.

The Georgian-style building houses contemporary Indian artwork and, on the first floor, pieces from the art collection of the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower in Mumbai.