Baccarat Hotel New York is the first hotel and global flagship for the more than two-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Baccarat crystal brand. Directly across the street from the Museum of Modern Art and steps away from Fifth Avenue’s legendary shopping, the Forbes Five Star hotel occupies the first 12 floors of the split level tower that rises 550 feet above West 53rd Street.

Paris-based interior design firm Gilles & Boissier led the creation of the hotel’s interiors, which combine Baccarat’s French classic aesthetics with a fanciful modern sensibility. Classic pieces were also curated from the brands’ archival and contemporary collections for the public spaces and rooms. Additional features include: the beautiful parquet wood flooring; woven rugs; hand-pleated silk wall coverings and stainless ribbed ceilings; mica-coated ceilings and mirror and marble wall treatments. Seventeen custom chandeliers hang throughout the property – many suspended by rough cord rope – while one stand-out chandelier is made exclusively out of wood and hangs in the second-floor bar.

Each of the hotel’s 114 guest rooms and suites feels like a private pied-à-terre. Room categories start with the generous Classic King and ascend to the Baccarat Suite, the hotel’s “pièce de résistance.” All rooms feature floor-to-ceiling windows, sitting areas, and custom jacquard linens by Mascioni. Hidden from the sleeping area by hand-painted French doors, white marble bathrooms boast glass-enclosed showers with oversized shower heads and exclusive amenities created for the hotel by Parisian perfumer Francis Kurkdjian.

A tablet equipped with state-of-the-art technology will control all aspects of the room, including temperature, lighting, and room service. A custom-designed Baccarat red enamel mini bar houses Baccarat crystal stemware for elevated in-room wine and cocktail experiences. On the telephone handset, a button marked “Champagne” allows guests to order a bottle of their favorite vintage to their rooms accompanied by signature Baccarat fluted glasses. Guests of the luxury suites will have the added feature of complimentary La Mer skincare products and nightly salon services. Guests can also enjoy complimentary use of the house car for transport within 15 blocks of the hotel.

On the hotel’s second floor, guests will enjoy Chef Kreuther’s French-inspired culinary concept during the day and evening. Hailing from the French region of Alsace, Chef Kreuther’s cooking throughout his illustrious career has been deeply rooted in his Alsatian heritage and classic French culinary technique. The hotel’s menus, which change seasonally, are created in partnership with Chef Kreuther and the hotel’s Executive Chef Ashfer Biju.

In the Grand Salon, light breakfast fare, all day dining selections, afternoon tea, weekend Brunch, and cocktails are offered. The hotel’s bar, inspired by the stables of Versailles, serves hand-crafted cocktails, aperitifs, fine wines and a light bites menu.

Guests can also enjoy gathering on the adjacent seasonal Le Jardin terrace overlooking MoMA. Throughout the hotel, guests will sip drinks from a kaleidoscope of more than 15,000 pieces of mixed-and-matched Baccarat crystal stemware.

Baccarat has partnered with the ultra-prestigious skincare brand La Mer to create the intimate Spa de La Mer, its first spa in the United States. Designed to recall a luxurious European seaside retreat, the four treatment rooms beckon guests and locals who crave revitalizing treatments and soothing respites.

Adjacent to the spa, luxurious day beds in alcoves surround the black-and-white marble-tiled pool, which suggests a sunken ballroom. The walls surrounding the pool feature the artwork of painter Francois Houtin who is known for his detailed prints of utopian gardens. The forest scene is a tribute to the woods near Baccarat’s French-countryside factory.

Available to both hotel guests and residents, the 24-hour gym features cutting-edge equipment and a staff of professional personal trainers.

Baccarat has created exquisite products for the world’s most discriminating figures. The opening of the hotel marks the brand’s evolution into a perfectly crafted lifestyle and hospitality brand.

Located at 20 West 53rd Street, guests may call 1-844-294-1764 or visit BaccaratHotels.com to book their stay at the Baccarat Hotel New York.