If you'd like to stay in an upscale suite during the Open, know that one of New York's swankiest won't be available. Since 2007, No. 1601 on the Carlyle, 35 E. 76th St., on New York's Upper East Side, has been Mr and Mrs Roger Federer's refuge when they breeze into town, usually so he can pick up more U.S. Open hardware.
The lavish 1,330-square-foot two-bedroom Art Deco suite even has the reigning U.S. Open champion's name on the door, along with a list of his five consecutive U.S. Open wins.
Though the Carlyle regularly hosts Hollywood hotshots, including Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise, and British royalty, such as Prince Charles, Federer is the only celeb to have a suite named after him. So why Roger and not Jack or Charles? " Once you start doing that a lot everyone wants to know why they don't have a suite," says James McBride, tennis fan and MD of the Carlyle. " Roger is special status to us. We have a lot of movie stars, but not really another sports figure on a regular basism and Roger has spent months here. So it starts and ends with Roger."
When the Open is over and the Federer's head to the next tour stop, you, too, can reserve the Roger Federer's suite by calling (888) 767-3966. The cost for a one-night stay: $3,075.- B.G.
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