Hotel Astor

A suave 1936 streamline hotel buffed up and polished for 21st-century consumption. The intimate lobby is softly illuminated and decorated in sandy hues, while the elegant bedrooms boast European king-size beds, imported cotton sheets and fleecy robes in the marble bathrooms. All the rooms are double-insulated against the hustle of Washington Avenue. Dei Frescobaldi, the dreamy new restaurant and wine bar created by leading Tuscan wine producer Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi, looks promising.