For theater buffs, the small and unique Moderne Hotel is the perfect location: just around the corner from the bright lights of Broadway in Midtown Manhattan. More than 24 Broadway theaters stand within 10 blocks of the hotel. The brick-and-brownstone Moderne is also just three blocks from Carnegie Hall and a short trot to Central Park, Rockefeller Center and Fifth Avenue shopping.

This 34-room boutique hotel occupies a slender art deco building, replete with curvy, celery- green chairs and walls with Mod-inspired patterns. In the lobby, velvet curtains flanking the entryway lend a theatrical look to the hotel.

Guests can find countless eateries to suit every budget and taste within easy walking distance of the hotel. However, the Moderne features a coffee room with a complimentary cappuccino machine and a computer with high-speed Internet access. The Moderne also features concierge services, computer rentals, business services and dry cleaning. Recreational enthusiasts will love Central Park four blocks from the hotel, where they can luxuriate in 843 acres of meadows, woods, cliffs, ravines, paths, and lakes. The park is perfect for jogging, walking, boating, canoeing, skiing, hiking, riding bicycles, and taking in the splendid Manhattan views.

Back at the Moderne, guestrooms feature large, full-length oak- framed mirrors, teal velvet and velour throw pillows - and Andy Warhol's famous painting of Marilyn Monroe. Guests also will enjoy video games, Internet access, safes and windows that open. Green or marble beige bathrooms come complete with Gilchrist & Soames toiletries from London.

Travelers seeking a more intimate, small hotel experience in an otherwise large-scale neighborhood, will find the Moderne Hotel at the top of the list.