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The Setai New York, the East Coast's First Capella-Managed Hotel, Opens

Look out, Fifth Avenue - there's a new luxury hotel in town. The Big Apple is no stranger to luxurious hotel properties, but the East Coast's first Capella-managed hotel property, Setai Fifth Avenue, is making waves in town in a big way. Situated on prime Midtown real estate (Fifth Avenue between 36th and 37th Streets), the hotel is within a few minutes walk of the Macy's flagship store, Times Square, Grand Central Station and Madison Square Garden.

The hotel offers 157 of the city's largest guest rooms, most of which are over 700 square feet, plus 57 suites, including three penthouses. Even if you don't plan to spend much time in your room, opt for the impressive "Avenue" rooms or a Studio Suite, which features a connected living area.

Fifty-four hotel suites each have a separate bedroom and living room. Furnished kitchens in these apartments offer a full-sized refrigerator, stove and appliances by Miele. Setai also offers three striking penthouse suites, each one-of-a-kind. Finished in rosewood and white marble with gold veining and textiles in deeper browns and red accents, the 1,900-square-foot suites feature two bedrooms with the option to connect up to two connecting suites for a total of four bedrooms, three living rooms and four-and-a-half baths.

Gallery: Setai Fifth Avenue

A bedroom in one of The Setai Fifth Avenue Hotel's suites.

A Bathroom in The Setai Fifth Avenue Hotel guest room.

A studio suite at The Setai Fifth Avenue Hotel

Premier Bedroom at The Setai Fifth Avenue Hotel

A kitchen in one of The Setai Fifth Avenue's luxury suites

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Schloss Velden Opens As The First Capella Hotel

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Filed under: Estates, Luxury Travel & Hotels

I first wrote about the plan for the Capella Hotels and Resorts collection back in 2005. Now they have opened the first property: Schloss Velden, a Capella Hotel in the lakeside village of Velden, Austria. Schloss Velden is a landmark in Austria's Carinthian region on the banks of Lake Woerth and was originally constructed in 1603 as a private castle. It was in use as a hotel until 1991 and has now been reopened with 39 guestrooms, a fine dining room, the Schloss Bar, a wine and champagne cellar, and private "living room" for guests with lakefront views. A contemporary addition designed by Jabonegg & Pálffy holds 66 rooms and 45 private residences. It has wraparound glass views of the mountain and lake is also home to Auriga, a 30,000-square foot spa and wellness center. The resort also includes a modern beach club and private marina, with cabanas and a lakeside restaurant. It's an odd mix, the ultra-traditional yellow lakeside Schloss Velden and the ultra modern, white, bright and angular residence complex but for those who have always been torn between modern and traditional, they can have their cake and stay in it too.

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Telluride To Get Another Luxury Hotel

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Just a couple weeks ago, we saw that Telluride would be getting a Rosewood hotel. Now they are getting a second luxury project, the first Capella hotel planned for the U.S. The West Paces Hotel Group LLC is planning Capella properties in Ireland, Austria, Mexico and Singapore in the coming years,. The hotels are meant to be "ultra-luxury" catering to the very highest end of the already increasingly high-end Telluride crowd. The project will consist of 100 hotels and 42 condo units and should be done in 2008.

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