1 HOTEL CENTRAL PARK Glamping, aka upscale camping, is popular in Montana, Colorado and California. A New York City hotel is probably the last place you’d imagine having a one-on-one with nature. 1 Hotel Central Park has brought the great outdoors indoors. Imagine the greenery and woods of Central Park extended to 58th and 6th. The hotel is wrapped with ivy; over 16,000 pots form a lush verdant exterior. 1 Hotel Central Park is an awakening of the senses: enter and breathe in the musk of the forest, the decor a tactile wonder of woods and stone. At check-in guests receive a Field report introducing local discoveries and happenings to celebrate daylife in NYC. The fresh fruit farm stand bins add that greenmarket touch and right off the lobby is Jams, a block-long restaurant under the helm of farm-to-table chef, Jonathan Waxman. You will love Jams’ casual vibe, a light filled, glass paneled, greenhouse style eatery serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. There are hotels that boast about their green initiatives, but make no mistake, 1 Hotel Central Park has brought environmental mindfulness and design to a whole new level with living moss growing
in halls and doorways, and a most restful sleep on hemp blend-filled mattresses and organic bedding. The glass shower is part of the room, like an outdoor shower, with a curtain to draw for those uncomfortable going au natural on W 58th St. There’s even a 5 minute egg timer in the shower, an eco-reminder that water should not be taken for granted. Cardboard recycling boxes are present in each room; there’s even a yoga mat in the closet. On the second floor: fitness central in the Field House, a
cool communal work/hang out space and meeting rooms. Need a lift? Take the Tesla electric car service within a 15 block radius. 1 Hotel Central Park offers reminders of the many ways we can give a second life to products. Water glasses are made from repurposed wine bottles and wall panels are constructed of reclaimed wood. Even the shower cap wrapping offers a handful of suggested alternative uses– Now that’s using a green thinking cap! 1hotel.com *
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