Credit: Courtesy of (the super-chic) Jen Ford

is a serious player in the fashion game, having for about seven years now. Twice a year, Ford packs her bags and spends a month traversing the globe to check out the next season’s latest looks. So there’s no doubt that . Before she jumps across the pond to London Fashion Week, though, she stays local to her home base, NYC, checking out about a dozen shows daily for a week. (She’s most looking forward to the ) Check out Ford’s favorite hotels after the jump, then tell us:

What are your absolute ?

Uptown, I duck into the. Downtown, the is my home away from home.

The Lobby at the Crosby Street Hotel; New York City, NY

Got a cherished hotel you love swigging a couple of drinks at?

— it’s so pretty, you Plus, they serve the yummiest mini burgers when you have time between shows for just….a mini burger. [Ed. note: Having survived NYFW before, you do really only have time for a bite.] And the . It’s stunning.

View from the Lobby Lounge at the Mandarin Oriental; New York City, NY

Best hotel

That is, if you can snag a table — because it’s well worth it. It’s fantastically cozy.

The Breslin Bar and Dining Room at the Ace Hotel; New York City, NY

What about your favorite hotel for must-have touch-ups (or the works)?

I randomly went to the and have been addicted to that service at that spa ever since. If you have a knot, those therapists will find it.