Atmospheric rooms with plasma TVs and feather beds a rooftop lounge with panoramic city views and the Theatre District a block away make for a mythical stay at the non-smoking Dream Midtown. True to its name the 13-floor hotel features surreal design elements such as a copper statue of Catherine the Great and Neptune and a glowing spherical aquarium. A rooftop lounge named for Ava Gardner features "retro meets French Riviera" decor and stellar views of Times Square. The likes of Madonna have been spotted here. The 220 guestrooms are designed to engage all the senses with allergen-free feather beds faintly lit in neon blue and dressed in 300-thread-count Egyptian cotton linens plus whisper-soft bathrobes Wi-fi (incurs a fee) plasma-screen HDTVs and iPod jacks. The hotel also has a fitness center concierge services Italian dining and chic lobby lounge with Louis XVI-style settees. Parking is available for a fee. The hotel is at 55th Street and Broadway in Midtown. LaGuardia Airport is eight miles away and JFK and Newark are both 16 miles. The subway is one block away. The Ed Sullivan Theater home to David Letterman as well as several Broadway theaters are a short walk from the hotel. The New York show-biz glamour you grew up seeing in the movies is alive and well at Radio City Music Hall six blocks away. This whimsical hotel is a real place to Dream with plush beds unique design flourishes and a choice location near Broadway.