Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but crystals are the way to catch a traveler’s eye.
At the Baccarat Hotel in NYC, a jewel of a property from the 256-year-old namesake French brand, everything glitters: A prismatic glass façade gives way to a dazzling light installation, dangling crystal chandeliers, iridescent vases filled with roses, and pleasantly surprising scarlet flourishes. You might be thinking, could this be a taste of Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors in the heart of Midtown Manhattan?
Mais oui.
Here, more is more — and it’s enchanting enough to get you in the holiday spirit, even in a year where the magic seems to be missing.