The Mark on East 77th Street opened softly over the summer. It is now nearly in full swing and just last week its Frederic Fekkai Salon opened on the second floor. The historic Upper East Side hotel recently went through a huge overhaul and redesign by French designer Jacques Grange and a few final touches remain. Whitewall took a recent tour through a few suites of the revamped location and thanks to what Grange has done, we think The Mark will become a destination for lovers of design and art. And did we mention that this fall a restaurant by Jean Georges will open in its ground floor?
We started in the lobby, with bold, black and white striped marble floors and a spiral chandelier that resembled an upside-down icecream cone. It's a fresh contemporary haven for the UES. "The location has been a little bit sleepy," said the manager of the hotel who showed me around. "Not much changes in this neighborhood." The suites are calming (fabric covered walls) yet sharp with a beige, chocolate, ivory, and gray color scheme. And as for hotel art, The Mark commissioned photographer Todd Eberle, which resulted in floral kaleidoscope prints above each bed.
The highlight, however, are the bathrooms. All quite large in size (for New York hotel standards) they emanate luxury and elegance. The under-the-sink cabinets are made of glass and silver and the floors mirror the lobby's black and white marble pattern. As an added bonus, all suites are fully equipped by luxury tech outlet, Bang & Olufsen, so you'll never have to worry about the HD quality on your flat screen.
