CASA CIPRIANI.

The first of several membership clubs/boutique hotels planned by Italian hospitality's best-known ambassadors, Casa Cipriani - located on South Street in Lower Manhattan - has had glitzy New Yorkers jockeying for access ever since it opened last year. The pitch was a gamble (there's a dress code, and prices are astronomical), but after two years of sweatpants and remote offices, it turns out that a lot of luxury feels just right. NEW YORK, NEW YORK Welcome to la dolce vita, a place where Loro Piana cashmere lines the walls of your presidential suite, where custom scents fill the air, where fireplaces roar and Bellinis are handed out by waiters in white jackets. [Extracted from the article]