What to expect: Liveried doormen greet guests arriving at this grand 1930s hotel. Middle Eastern rugs and 18th-century Venetian armoires decorate the marble lobby. International businesspeople and retired Americans quietly relax over drinks in the bar. Amenity highlights: A range of meeting rooms with seating for up to 500 in theater style are decorated with 1930s Art Deco glass panels. There is a small fitness center, with exercise machines and weights, and a spa, where beauty therapists offer mud wraps and a variety of pampering treatments. Insider tip: From the seventh-floor meeting rooms, there is a view of the Art Deco Central Station, dating from the 1930s. This is worth a look, when the rooms aren't in use.