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Stay. A brand new hotel at 157 47th Street near Times Square.

Okay the chandeliers drew me right in. But what else is new. I was walking on 47th on the way to my Y. Stay? What is this? And so I wandered in to check out the really beautiful lobby decor. I am a sucker for excellent hotel lobby decor. Just off the lobby, there is a place for drinks (around $14 for a specialty cocktail), called the Aspen Social Club. The atmosphere at rush hour looked pretty mellow and pleasant. Despite the close proximity to Times Square, it could be fun.

Stay, formerly the Quality Hotel Times Square, just opened in October under the new ownership of the super-posh and ultra-modern Vikram Chatwal Hotels (Dream, The Time, Night, Chopra Center and Spa, and Chatwal, coming later this year). The location, should you wish to investigate in person, is 157 47th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues). I am definitely going to try Aspen Social Club for a cocktail. I'll let you know how it is.