The Bryant Park Hotel�s Cellar Bar in New York has won the prestigious Citysearch.com Audience Award for �Best Hotel Bar 2008'.

As part of Citysearch.com�s annual contest to determine the �best of the best�, New Yorkers and visitors alike were asked to select their favourite hotel bar. With contributors praising the Cellar Bar�s superb atmosphere, exemplary service and great music, the city�s hippest hang out proved the runaway winner.

The Cellar Bar is a 3,000-square-foot, ultra-seductive lounge located beneath the glorious Art Deco building that houses The Bryant Park. Here the chicest New Yorkers, the fashion elite and numerous �A� listers come to sip signature cocktails under the dramatic vaulted ceiling and candelabra chandeliers.

Just last month, FEARnet.com hosted a soir�e here, with Samantha Ronson as guest DJ and the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Mena Suvari in attendance. Now, in the run up to Christmas, anyone who is anyone in New York City flocks to this subterranean haunt, with the party starting after work and carrying on until the early hours.

Like the city itself, The Bryant Park Hotel really comes into its own at Christmas time. Located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, a stone�s throw from legendary emporiums Macy�s, Bloomingdale�s, Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue, it is ideally suited for a pre Christmas shopping break.

For those who really can�t tear themselves away from the hotel�s vicinity, Bryant Park itself will again be transforming itself into one of the City�s most popular haunts. Gone are the tents from New York�s bi-annual Fashion Weeks and in their place is a vast ice rink where skaters can glide against a backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. Adding to the excitement are over 120 stalls offering stylish, one-of-a-kind items from around the world.

Towering majestically above this fairytale setting meanwhile is Bryant Park�s famous Christmas tree. Bedecked with over 30,000 white lights and 3,100 designer ornaments, it is a breathtaking sight.

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Notes to Editors:

Bryant Park

The Bryant Park Hotel is housed in the American Radiator building, the stunning black-and-gold 1920�s Gothic landmark which inspired Georgia O�Keefe�s famous 1927 painting, Radiator Building � Night, New York.

Today the hotel houses 129 spacious guest rooms, including 16 suites and 10 park-view terraces with 360-degree panoramic views. The interiors are equally sumptuous, with rooms boasting such luxuries as authentic Tibetan rugs, goose-down duvets, travertine bathrooms kitted out by Czech & Speake and Bose Wave music systems.

Guest amenities include a state-of-the-art fitness centre, 24-hour private dining and an exclusive Pleasure Chest in-room adult menu.

Citysearch.com

Citysearch.com�s �Best of Citysearch� survey gives consumers the opportunity to voice their opinions and vote on their favourite businesses in categories such as Restaurants, Nightlife, Service, Shopping and Hotels. Consumers log onto the Citysearch.com to vote on nominations selected by experienced Citysearch.com editors and writers. Once the voting concludes, CitySearch.com reveals the Top 10 winners in each city as voted by the people who know best - the customer!

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