Ideally located for guests at Madison Avenue and East 61st Street, the Helmsley Carlton House Hotel enjoys a privileged spot next to Barney's, one of the world's best department stores. What's more, the famously named hotel stands close to many of New York's finest shops, which delight patrons with clothing, jewelry, linens, silverware, crystal, enamel and gemstone pendants, and everything Givenchy, Chanel, Valentino, Hermès, Armani and Ungaro. Only a block east, the 843 acre Central Park's meadows, woodlands, ravines, gardens, paths and lakes offer guests popular walking and running routes, rowboat and bicycle rentals, gondola rides, skating and other recreational opportunities. The Helmsley also is close to Museum Mile, where history buffs can revel among exhibits, paintings and artifacts. For dining, the hungry can stroll to some of Manhattan's best restaurants with such quaint names as Daniel, Café Boulud, Café Nosidam, Le Pain Quotidien, Aureole and Serafina, among others. Originally built to house apartments, the Manhattan hotel retains that residential feel, with traditional services like hand delivered messages, Oriental rugs, wingback chairs, gilt framed landscapes, crystal chandeliers, and white gloved elevator attendants in shoulder ornamented jackets. And get a load of this: Cindy Crawford's personal trainer, Radu, or one of his staff, will give guests personal training in the fitness facility for a fee. The Helmsley also offers full service concierges, beauty salon, child care and valet parking. Extra spacious suites at this Manhattan hotel are appointed with French country, American Colonial and Chinoiserie décor, featuring full window treatments, dark wood furnishings, nightly turndown, in room dining, separate sitting areas, antique reproductions, chandeliers, fully stocked kitchens and other amenities. With certainty, guests to the Big Apple can experience sophisticated European refinement, superb location and residential ambience by picking Manhattan's Helmsley Charlton House Hotel as their base.  
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