Inside the Glitzy Hotels Where Celebrities Pregame the Met Gala

The next year, The Carlyle, as famous for its iron-clad discretion as for housing the best place to drink a martini in New York City (Bemelmans), rolled out a red carpet of its own. “The Carlyle has long been the constant behind fashion’s most extravagant night,” said the hotel’s managing director, Marlene Poynder, in a typically tight-lipped email, referring to its pedigree as the home away from home for…