oh jaded one. it takes more then a hidden speakeasy to turn you on these days. so get a load of g spa and lounge, the latest arouser to touch down in the MPD.

mani by day. martini by night? watch out for cuticles in your champagne. (kidding, or are we?) face it, you've always dreamed of getting sloughed in a room where scant hours earlier, people were getting sloshed. even if you'd rather not, the 4,300 square foot spa is actually worth a looksee: hiro haraguchi heads hair, all water is fiji (to drink and dip your toes in), spa meals by ono, and products by md skincare.

when the sun goes down, treatment rooms become VIP booths. water turns to vodka. plunge pools become stiletto obstacles. this hybrid's the brainchild of nightlifers scott sartiano and richie akiva (of butter fame), restaurateur jeffrey chodorow, and hotel gansevoort owner michael achenbaum. they're banking that a velvet rope, a secret back staircase, and robe-clad waitresses will be enough to get the blood flowing.

or at least the cocktails.

g spa and lounge
at the hotel gansevoort
18 ninth avenue
at 13th street
212.660.6733


www.hotelgansevoort.com