Most rooms have views of Central Park.
Each room has its own character, with such colors as Chinese red, burnt orange or green. On the walls are Audubon portfolio prints, the architectural renderings of Piranesi, or the English country scenes of Kips. The marble bathrooms are all appointed with whirlpool baths, some with bidets. ITS NAME Reputedly named for the British essayist Thomas Carlyle. In World War II, The Carlyle was home to many well-heeled European immigrants.