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11/16/11
Holiday In
The Hot List: 2011 Holiday Parties
It’s not a competition. Officially. But people expect big things out of your holiday party (last year’s reindeer petting zoo set the bar pretty high). So we went ahead and found five private rooms for the five parties we know you’re thinking about. First come, first served...
THE WET BAR
The Rooftop at Hôtel Americano
You Require: Nothing fancy, just a hot tub.
You’ll Receive: Well, technically, it’s more of a private hot lap pool, but before you throw your hands up in disgust, consider that it’s on a roof and it’s attached to a glass-enclosed alpine grill. Handy if the lifeguard elves you hired get hungry. Or start pruning.
You’ll Receive: Well, technically, it’s more of a private hot lap pool, but before you throw your hands up in disgust, consider that it’s on a roof and it’s attached to a glass-enclosed alpine grill. Handy if the lifeguard elves you hired get hungry. Or start pruning.
- 411:
- Holds 150, Hôtel Americano, 518 W 27th St, 212-216-0000
THE DEN OF INIQUITY
The Double Seven
You Require: Something really swanky.
You’ll Receive: Mick Jagger’s leftovers... in lavish Meatpacking-nightclub form. Both the Stones front man and Madonna have previously hosted parties here. The bar is made of crocodile-embossed leather. The walls are ultrasuede. And the passed canapés all have Keith Richards’s seal of approval.
You’ll Receive: Mick Jagger’s leftovers... in lavish Meatpacking-nightclub form. Both the Stones front man and Madonna have previously hosted parties here. The bar is made of crocodile-embossed leather. The walls are ultrasuede. And the passed canapés all have Keith Richards’s seal of approval.
- 411:
- Seats 120, holds 175, The Double Seven, 63 Gansevoort St, 646-490-8925
THE FIRE HOUSE
The Edmont Room at the Caulfield
You Require: That “home for the holidays” feeling.
You’ll Receive: Your very own wood-burning fireplace. And your very own tequila-and-ginger-beer cocktail to sip by said fireplace. Also, live music and queso fundido. Because a crackling fire only accounts for 61% of a successful shindig.
You’ll Receive: Your very own wood-burning fireplace. And your very own tequila-and-ginger-beer cocktail to sip by said fireplace. Also, live music and queso fundido. Because a crackling fire only accounts for 61% of a successful shindig.
- 411:
- Holds 30, The Caulfield, 119 E 27th St, 212-686-5500
THE SAFE HOUSE
The Basement at Crown
You Require: A maximum-security dinner party.
You’ll Receive: A lovely private table for 20, set up in the city’s most well-appointed panic room. It’s all hidden behind a soundproof fake bookcase in the basement of a UES town house. Perfect in case your party reaches DEFCON 2.
You’ll Receive: A lovely private table for 20, set up in the city’s most well-appointed panic room. It’s all hidden behind a soundproof fake bookcase in the basement of a UES town house. Perfect in case your party reaches DEFCON 2.
- 411:
- Holds 20, Crown, 24 E 81st St, 646-559-4880
THE ROYAL BASEMENT
The Lower Level at Kingswood
You Require: The kind of subterranean cocktail den that encourages questionable
behavior.
You’ll Receive: A low-lit basement of dark wood, distressed mirrors and copious amounts of small-batch bourbon. Hole up at one of the strategically nooked banquettes and let the action come to you. And by action we mean baked brie croquettes.
You’ll Receive: A low-lit basement of dark wood, distressed mirrors and copious amounts of small-batch bourbon. Hole up at one of the strategically nooked banquettes and let the action come to you. And by action we mean baked brie croquettes.
- 411:
- Seats 35, holds 75, Kingswood, 121 W 10th St, 212-645-0018
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