Given the value of the property — or perhaps the questionable provenance of some guests — one must pass through a metal detector at the entrance to the vast lobby.
The massive space is decorated not only with crystal chandeliers but also has crystal rails on a winding double staircase beneath a stained-glass ceiling.
Multiple seating areas evoke a sultan’s palace with velvet couches plumped with silk pillows atop handwoven carpets and surrounded by original paintings displaying Turkish themes that range from harem girls to whirling Dervishes.
