Guess the Luxury Hotel: Glamour Reborn

This luxury hotel, once the palatial headquarters of a bank, has been reborn with the glamour of yesteryear, seen its meticulously restored facades, elegant lobby, and wholly new luxury hotel rooms and suites.

Enter the lobby and your eye is drawn upwards to original stained glass:

Guess the Luxury Hotel: Original Stained Glass

The staircase leading up from the lobby is a replica, but a gorgeously rendered one. It's also highly practical, making it easier to go up or down a floor or two to get to the Spa without waiting for an elevator.

Many rooms and suites have incredibly high ceilings, lending further airiness and natural light to the beautifully appointed residential spaces.

Fresh flowers add so much to a room or suite, so I was pleased to see the vibrant red of anthuriums in the marble bathroom:

Speaking of bathrooms, the marble in many of them is gorgeous. Here's the soaking tub in our bathroom:

And here's the stand alone tub with a view in one of the best suites:

The Spa, the largest in the city, encompasses multiple floors. Even though it's one of the hotel's busiest seasons, we had the pool area to ourselves to swim a few laps. The skylights bathe the pool in light, creating a more resort-like space.

Don't miss the terrace just off the pool deck to take in the views:

If you crave some nourishment with your views, head up to the 7th floor restaurant. We enjoyed delicious guacamole prepared tableside, and shared a decadent burger gilded with foie gras.