State-of-the-art equipment, innovative classes, on-site salons, rooftop lounges and car washes -- if the fitness world had its own Oscars, we would nominate these ultra-luxe locales.
Downstairs, hidden behind velvet curtains, is Winnie's Lobby Bar, the tea salon to the rooftop's hat factory.
Brookside, the complex where Mr. Tchen lives, has a tanning salon and a rooftop pool with a bar and grill run by a local restaurant.
Spacious common areas include a sun-filled breakfast room, an inviting salon and a rooftop terrace that usually opens around May 1.
But on an unseasonably balmy Monday night in December, the Salon de Ning, the rooftop bar at the Peninsula Hotel on Fifth Avenue, had a surprising amount of space, at the bar and on the terrace.
It was there that I found Le Salon Bleu, an open-air rooftop cafe where evening views — from the medina to the beaches on the bay to the hillside houses of the far suburb of Malabata — were unparalleled.
In a town that values good backdrops, this place is the ultimate set for A-listers: 4,000 square feet of highly civilized salons topped by a large rooftop terrace with sweeping vistas over the city and mountains, not to mention a God's-eye view directly down on the Visa-card Valhalla that is Rodeo Drive.
And One for Madame... Salon de Ning, the newly redecorated rooftop bar 23 floors up at the Peninsula Hotel in Midtown, is 1930s Shanghai Deco.
The disco and grill are among several places for entertaining: There is also a grand salon, a piano bar/harem room, and a rooftop terrace with a stucco-tented kitchen and bar area.
Features include a fitness center, a lobby bar (named for the historic tea salon's owner), Parker & Quinn bistro, and a cool rooftop bar.
