While you're there, treat yourself to a shiatsumassage or dine at the charmingly old-school Hunt Club or the Fireside Room, which retain the feel of an exclusive members' club.
Will residents make use of cooking classes, shiatsumassage and "life coaching"--or will they wind up taking them for granted, like a roof deck no one uses but everyone likes for resale value?
The two-floor, 22, 000-square-foot space may be situated in the heart of stuffy and conservative Fifth Avenue, but the spa is daring to go where few, if any, have gone before: A Watsu pool (for underwater shiatsumassage) and a penthouse roof garden for outdoor massages in good weather are two of Cornelia's unique offerings.