The Marriott Marquis Hotel towers over Times Square but in its shadow are many boutique hotels where the celebrities tryst. For a clandestine evening after the theatre, try the Night Hotel, all done in gothic black including the staff. The swimming pool is all very hush-hush, hidden behind the check- in candy counter of the aptly named QT Hotel - a dip before dozing? Amuse yourself at the Muse Hotel. Meet your sheik at the Kasbah Bar at the Casablanca Hotel - “We’ll always have New York?” Matilda the historic hotel cat still holds court among the ghosts of the historic round table of the Algonquin Hotel - Pick up a copy of the Portable Dorothy Parker and start dishing the dirt. I spied Bon Jovi checking into the London while around the corner was a very hip party on the rooftop bar of the Dream Hotel.

Both the Hard Rock and MTV have outdoor event spaces overlooking the frenzy of the crossroads of the world. The restaurant Chop Suey, hovers over the Olive Garden and underneath the mega neon Coca Cola Sign. Toy's R Us has a fun glass atrium party room overlooking the Ferris wheel and the Shubert Organization’s office has a terrace aerie looking down on Spamalot, at the Shubert Theatre of course. The ride on the elevator of Madame Tussauds’ has a breathtaking vista of 42nd Street. The new Times Square Walgreens’ will have a second balcony window and the Marriott Marquis may have its “View” revolving bar but the Briggs office has the best site of all for catching the Thanksgiving Day Parade and the New Year’s Eve Ball drop. If you’re in town come on up!