Photo Credit: Mark Lentz. Viewpoint: 5th Avenue looking east on 67th St..; 01/01/02 4:04 PM.

Notes (Roving Rube): Rooms at the Carlyle Hotel (on Madison between 66th and 67th St.) start at $495 and have been individually decorated and appointed with the finest fabrics, rugs, antique boudoir chairs, Frette linens, and deluxe bathrobes. The walls are adorned with original Audubon prints, architectural renderings by Piranesi, and English country scenes by Kips. Some accommodations feature private terraces, grand pianos, and spectacular views of the city's skyline. (Source: hotel's website).

Forty stories; faced with yellow brick and limestone.