Overdue Library Book: Gramercy Park Hotel

Before leaving for her tutorial on Ibiza closing parties, Overdue Library Book goes on an expedition to the new Gramercy Park Hotel to research the state of libations at exhaustingly trendy hotels. Clearly she has yet to return her book to the Library Bar at Schrager's older hotel, The Hudson:

"Hot night spots long ago migrated downtown. Now, one need not evern bother venturing to midtown for the Museum of Modern Art. Instead, the Jade and Rose Bars at the Gramercy Park Hotel host Basquiats, Twomblys and Warhols to rival any museum collection. Interview and Art in America Publisher Peter Brandt and artist Julian Schnabel have teamed up with hotelier Ian Schrager for this enterprise, and have loaned works from their private collections. The Jade and Rose Bars are cheekily named for their wall colors, one would have thought the aesthetes could have been more creative? The vanilla martini is not to be missed, however, the more spacious Rose Bar closes to the public nightly at 9 pm for private functions. Patrons are then crowded into the Jade Bar, which is too narrow for mingling. The banquettes on the side offer sufficient space to finish your martini and to view the breathtaking lobby of the hotel. The elusive restaurant, to be run by Mr. Yau of Wagamama/Hakkasan success in London, opens shortly on the ground floor, while the private members' club with roofdeck opens in November, just in time for the snow."

+Jade and Rose Bars, Gramercy Park Hotel, 2 Lexington Ave, New York +1 212 475-4320.