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This hotel occupies 24 floors of an 84-floor building (with condos making up the rest of the space), New York’s second Four Seasons property. There is also a pool, spa, steam room, and 189 total rooms, including 28 suites designed by Yabu Pushelberg, who also handled interiors for the NYC hotel debut from the fitness brand Equinox. This is one of the best hotel spas in the city, both for its lovely facilities and the breadth and diversity of its offerings. The main wellness floor houses a 75-foot heated lap pool, a well-stocked fitness center (with Peloton bikes), a steam room and infrared sauna, and a sundeck; these are open to hotel guests, people who book spa services, and members of Club27, an intimate, membership-only space launched in late-2020 to offer a more personalized approach to fitness and wellness. The two crown jewels are the Tribeca Suite and Empire Suite—the latter, at 2,400 square feet, has space for a dinner party and sweeping views of downtown New York. The Four Seasons Downtown’s ground floor is home to the only New York City outpost of Wolfgang Puck’s Cut, serving fresh fruit and upscale takes on egg sandwiches by day, and steaks by night.