give you the feeling they used
to be apartments.
Critically, while the focus is
on the art, they do business
travel phenomenally well. The
wifi is fast and reliable, there
are plugs and USB ports ev-
erywhere, a mini-fridge with
decently priced snacks and
drinks, and key to my hotel hap-
piness, an in-room Nespresso
machine. The consistency of
the hotel is admirable: fresh
ice appears every night, the
Nespresso is always refilled,
and the pods and sweeteners
replaced. There's coffee and
to-go cups by the front desk,
valet is quick and reliable, and
breakfast, lunch, dinner and
drinks are delicious, innova-
tive and wide-ranging.
That consistency is a goal,
says Carter, who moved from
