Has the arctic chill between Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight finally begun to thaw? Rumors of a reconciliation began bubbling this week after the actor was snapped smiling broadly as he exited New York's Waldorf-Astoria hotel, where his estranged daughter has recently been holed up with Brad Pitt and their four kids, Maddox, 6, Pax, 3, Zahara, 2, and Shiloh, 16 months.

But it turns out Voight wasn't at the hotel to patch things up with his far more famous progeny. Instead, says "Extra," he was there to see his goddaughter.

"No, I haven't been in contact with Angie," he sighs to "Entertainment Tonight."

You'll recall that relations between Jolie and Voight turned frosty in 2002, when he blabbed to "Access Hollywood" about his formerly blood-vial-wearing offspring's so-called "mental problems."

Since then, he has repeatedly talked to the press about Angelina and the grandchildren he's never met, an iffy strategy that has yet to result in a reunion. (Not helping matters: He once referred to Zahara as Shakira.)

"I am hoping my relationship with my father will be more private in the future," the actress conceded in June. "At the end of the day, we both wish the best for each other and we'll try to start communicating in some way."

Angelina and Maddox in New York on Oct. 7 (James Devaney/WireImage.com)

Meanwhile, the New York Post is taking an in-depth look at the palatial Waldorf Towers pad where Brangelina and their ankle-biters have been crashing, which is said to be running them about $100,000 a month (yes, a month).

And believe or not, they got a bargain, relatively speaking: The paper says they were offered the apartment at "slightly below the asking price."

The tabloid-targeted duo, who descended on the city in late August so Brad could film "Burn After Reading" with George Clooney, aren't hurting for space in their remodeled, antiques-filled digs.

The kids have about 6,000 square feet to run around in, which includes five-plus bedrooms and baths and an enormous gourmet kitchen.

There are also the requisite sweeping views of the city, multiple terraces and plenty of amenities for the continent-hopping do-gooders, who have equally rarefied residences in Los Angeles and New Orleans.

In addition to such offerings as a concierge and room and maid service, the Waldorf also boasts a riff-raff-rebuffing security staff.

"If they can take care of the leaders of the free world, these people shouldn't be that much of a problem," a building source sniffs to the Post.

One potential problem spot in the posh building: There's a dress code in the public areas, with guests discouraged from donning "T-shirts, tank tops, faded jeans, cut-offs and casual hats," which could be a problem for the casual wear-preferring and frequently chapeau-topped Pitt.

On the plus side, it's close to Maddox's exclusive school, the Lycée Français de New York, where his daily pick-ups and drop-offs with his parents have become something of a spectator sport.

But the sought-after squeezes aren't letting the Beatles-like reaction they elicit around town keep them from making the most of their time in the Big Apple.

Last week, Brad and Angelina took Maddox and Pax to see the martial arts-y stage production "Jump," and on Sunday they treated Mad and Zahara to a helicopter ride around the city, an outing that prompted Jolie to flash her pin-thin stems in a pair of short-shorts.

Shiloh has also enjoyed some one-on-one time with her parents. On Friday, she joined them at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a more highbrow excursion than her recent trip to FAO Schwarz, where she was photographed in an impossibly cute pose as she frolicked among the stuffed animals.

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