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For a city that claims to never sleep, there are hundreds – over 500 according to Booking.com – of places to rest your head for the night. Some are much more than just places to sleep; a special few are even integral to the city’s identity, with historic addresses such as the Plaza and the Waldorf Astoria playing starring roles in New York’s cityscape, plus some of the most beloved TV shows and films. The grand dames may last the test of time, but much of New York’s hotel scene is in a state of constant flux. New addresses pop up regularly and old ones are revamped to keep up with the changing trends. The scope of the best hotels in New York grows wider too, branching out well beyond the usual Time Square addresses, venturing downtown and even over the bridges. hotel dining room chairs
Locals will tell you to skip staying near Time Square, the soulless midtown monstrosity is a classic tourist trap with much hype but little to offer. If it’s your first time in New York or a whistle-stop trip, a hotel in midtown could be your best option for ease of getting around. But if you’re looking for a glimpse of real New York and its many personalities, some of the best hotels in New York are found outside of Midtown, like The Fifth Avenue Hotel in Nomad or Warren Street Hotel in Tribeca. Some of the city’s hottest addresses have even started to pop up outside of Manhattan, with Ace Hotel and 1 Hotel now with locations in Brooklyn and even Boro Hotel in Long Island City.
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How we choose the best hotels in New York
Every hotel on this list has been selected independently by our editors and written by a Condé Nast Traveller journalist who knows the destination and has stayed at that property. When choosing hotels, our editors consider both luxury properties and boutique and lesser-known boltholes that offer an authentic and insider experience of a destination. We’re always looking for beautiful design, a great location and warm service – as well as serious sustainability credentials. We update this list regularly as new hotels open and existing ones evolve.
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When the Ritz-Carlton flung open the doors of its new Manhattan flagship at West 28th Street and Broadway two years ago, the classic brand was making a bit of a daring declaration as to its direction. Moody and modish, the property is a far cry from the (splendidly) prim and proper Central Park location some 30 blocks north. There’s glass everywhere, for one thing, with the 50-story sleek slice of skyscraper designed in part to make the most of that killer location’s downtown views and light. The sun-soaked interiors are dramatic and textured – concierge desks in the grayscale lobby are made of almost zebra-print granite. A leafy, book-lined bar just off it leads to the excellent Spanish-Japanese fusion restaurant The Bazaar from José Andrés upstairs with its plush upholstery, coffee-and-plum palette, and scenery-chewing jamón Ibéerico centrepiece (Andrés’s group also designed the complimentary menu in the very worth-it club level). Rooftop bar Nubeluz is a jewel-toned wonderland of wallpaper; highlights include the pleated emerald fabric of the elevator vestibule and the feathered Schumacher number that hugs each booth. Wrapped from floor to ceiling in blond wood, my suite on the 36th floor, with its deep, deep sofa of chocolatey crushed velvet, offers grand views of Manhattan; I could even see all the way down to the World Trade Center. All of this style would matter little, however, were the service anything less than superlative. It absolutely is. Despite bookings being full to the brim most nights, there’s no indication that the staff have eyes for anybody but you from check-in to checkout. From £702. Charlie Hobbs
Address: 25 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001, United States
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As a longtime Upper West Sider, I’ve strolled through Central Park dozens of times; that didn’t make the sweeping views from the Premier Central Park View Suite any less awe-inspiring. The accommodations were just as spectacular, with a massive U-shaped couch, a fluffy king-size bed, and heavy blackout shades that close at the touch of a button. Because of its top-tier service, sumptuous amenities, and fantastic central location, the Mandarin Oriental is both an excellent special-occasion staycation for New Yorkers and a prime landing spot for out-of-towners seeking easy access to Broadway, Central and Bryant Parks, and Fifth Avenue. Guests have easy access to two Michelin-starred restaurants, Per Se and Masa, a flex even by New York standards. From £630. Madison Flager
Address: 80 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10023, United States
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The latest to join the chorus line of hotels recasting the appeal of New York’s NoMad district, this private mansion turned jewel box stay high-kicks things up a notch. The original 19th-century building was part of the estate of the socialite Charlotte Goodridge, and has been refurbished by designer Martin Brudnizki into a sensorial treat to match its gilded past. For all the seeming ubiquity of Brudnizki-created spaces of late, this one feels like it couldn’t have been by anyone else. The vaulted lobby is dressed up in ornate panels; corridors are bedecked with vivid wallpaper featuring oversized flora and fauna; rooms are filled with painted screens and pagoda-style lamps that are an ode to the travels of hotel owner Alex Ohebshalom; and a go-for-broke assemblage of art, from old-world oils to modern photography, adorns every corner. It’s the bold palette Brudnizki is known for, a dreamlike pastiche that would have been chaos in the hands of anyone less practised. Just as adept is the hospitality that extends from the ready-to-please butler service on each floor to extra touches, such as the candle that’s slipped into your room after you’ve complimented the scent in the lobby, or the Martini cart that appears at the door for an eleventh-hour craving. It’s a place to return to: for cocktails named after your favourite destinations at the Portrait Bar, oysters à la pomme and lobster cannelloni at Café Carmellini – but most of all for the chance to wake up in a giant cabinet of curiosities. Arati Menon
Address: 1 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001, United States
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To step into the Warren Street Hotel is to immerse yourself in the whimsical and wacky world of Kit Kemp. As the interior designer’s third New York City property with the Firmdale hospitality group (and 11th overall), each space is packed with her trademark eccentricity and magpie-like knack for sourcing eclectic artworks and inspiration from around the world – from the British craft and ceramics on display in the light-filled “Orangery” downstairs to the abstract sculptures greeting guests in the buttercup yellow lobby. Even the carpets are done up in a limited edition batik pattern, courtesy of Kit Kemp for Wilton Carpets. Meanwhile, no two rooms are the same – all have been designed by Kemp to exude their own personality, whether it be through the patterned headboards above king-size beds, one-of-a-kind artworks spanning all sorts of creative movements and styles, custom-made wallpaper and egg-shaped lighting, or even an occasional mishmash of antique furniture. Downstairs at the restaurant, where Tribeca locals jostle with guests for a prime-time table, dishes like a rich foie gras terrine and spaghetti alle vongole are served beneath custom-made wallpaper so beautiful it almost rivals the murals at the Carlyle’s legendary Bemelmans bar uptown. Kemp is a master when it comes to transforming a space into a riot of colour and wit, and this latest endeavour may just be her most playful yet. Lale Arikoglu
Address: 86 Warren St, New York, NY 10007, United States
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This New York hotel is a Cipriani property, so it’s luxury to the max, but in that effortlessly chic Italian sort of way. Picture it: presidential suites featuring cashmere-covered walls by Loro Piana Interiors – that’s the sort of luxurious detail you’ll find in every nook and cranny of the guest rooms at Casa Cipriani. The sheets on the bed are from the 150-year-old luxury linen house Rivolta Carmignani based in Macherio, just outside of Milan. Prior to check-in guests can choose between Italian cotton or Italian linen. It’s hard not to fall completely under the spell of the hotel from the minute you step into your room or suite. Maybe it’s the Art Deco light fixtures or artwork on the wall. Maybe it’s the jazz playing softly in the background, or the way the setting sun hit the lacquer furniture and the shiny brass knobs. But perhaps the most remarkable thing about the guest rooms at Casa Cipriani are the private terraces. The spacious private terraces. Be sure to request a river-facing room because there’s really nothing like this view anywhere in town. Next to the hotel, you’ve got the Staten Island Ferry pulling in and out of Whitehall Terminal; that’s Governor’s Island straight ahead and beyond that, Brooklyn. To your right, you’ve got the Statue of Liberty. But there’s also so much going on inside Casa Cipriani that no one would blame you if you spent your entire stay on the premises: the Club restaurant, the Jazz Café, the Pickering Room, the Promenade Bar, and the Living Room. On top of all that, the hotel service is attentive but not at all intrusive. They truly make you feel like you’re the most important person in the room, and who doesn’t want to feel like that for a few nights? Lauren DeCarlo
Address: 10 South St, New York, NY 10004, United States
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For one of my first visits to New York as a teenager, a family friend offered to host me for the weekend. I didn’t know him that well, but I heard the words “Manhattan apartment” and conjured visions of leather armchairs and silk rugs, parlour palms and walnut desks, and artwork sourced from far-flung travels. My grand expectations didn’t meet reality – but they do here at The Greenwich Hotel. This exquisitely designed property in Tribeca opened its doors in 2008 but feels like it’s been part of the city’s fabric for much longer. Perhaps it’s the hotel’s lived-in aesthetic textures: Not one of its 87 rooms, suites, and penthouses looks like another, all furnished by your chicest, most well-travelled uncle. In the guest rooms, there are Savoir beds, hand-made and cloud-like; in the bathrooms, Carrara marble and Moroccan tile; in the lobby, terra-cotta floors modelled after those in a 14th-century Italian palazzo; in the spa (featuring, in my humble opinion, the best indoor pool in Manhattan), timber that once held up a 250-year-old farmhouse in Japan – all of it undeniably luxe yet somehow unpretentious. Or maybe it’s The Greenwich’s rep: One of the owners is the actor Robert De Niro, who grew up nearby; paintings by his father, the abstract expressionist Robert De Niro Sr., add colourful drama to the hotel’s walls (childhood photos of both Bobbys, found in some guest rooms, are delightful Easter eggs). Or it might be the service: polished and friendly, familiar in a welcome way. With its thoughtful design and hospitality ethos, The Greenwich Hotel can’t help but echo the old Italian-American saying: When you’re here, you’re family. Matt Ortile
Address: 377 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013, United States
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Ask any in-the-know New Yorker for their favourite neighbourhood, and chances are the Lower East Side will be it. The place teems with urban cool. Tattoo parlours on every corner. Low-key restaurants where the plates rival those in SoHo, but the crowd is a blend of skaters, designers, and musicians. When Nine Orchard opened this past July on a historic corner in the neighbourhood, it brought with it a degree of sophistication seldom celebrated here. There are the historical bones, for one, located inside an old, grand bank, with an airy lobby bar humming under old vaulted ceilings that rival those up at Grand Central. A superstar food pairing in the way of Ignacio Mattos, one of the city’s hottest chefs, means classic dishes like steak au poivre and frites are exceptional at the attached Corner Bar (the tables are lovely with their minimal settings but the pick of seats is one of the 40 stools at the wraparound bar). With a full belly, you’ll happily plunk down into one of the property’s 116 guest rooms with simple wood bed tables and hand-carved chairs that feel like a groovy space to tune into the custom radio stations created for the hotel by DJ Stretch Armstrong, a New York-based DJ and producer who focuses on New York inspired music on all four of the in-hotel stations. Whatever station you choose, this landmark hotel offers locals and visitors alike a sense of being grounded in a place and pays homage to the neighbourhood and its city as one of the very best in the world. Lara Kramer
Address: Nine Orchard, 9 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002, United States
This privately owned property on ritzy East 63rd Street, with Hermès for a neighbour and Barneys diagonally across the way, has always been exceptionally chic. But even the loveliest hotels have to age, and what the Lowell needed, as even its most diehard devotees had started to whisper, was a facelift. Well, she got it. After a three year renovation, the once-sombre black entrance lobby was gone by its 2017 opening, replaced by a gorgeous neoclassical foyer, bright and welcoming, sympathetic of scale. Behind it, there’s the Club Room, the most cosseting drawing room of any hotel in New York. And even the dear old Pembroke Room has had a makeover; it’s still pretty as a peach but somehow fresher and airier. Majorelle is a beautiful, Moroccan-inspired French restaurant – secure a spot for the afternoon tea served here. There are vast arrangements of lilies and hydrangeas, sweet-smelling, blousy pink roses on the tables, a working fireplace for the winter and a retractable roof for summer. And all this before you’ve even tasted the magnificent couscous, perhaps, or the tangy tagine of snapper with preserved lemons. The bedrooms are the last word in elegance, with polished mahogany floors, Persian rugs and good, hand-made furniture (plus great technology, of course). Once again, everything at The Lowell is exactly as it should be. Laura Itzkowitz
Address: Lowell Hotel, 28 E 63rd Street, New York, NY 10065, United States
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In the 35 years since Aman was founded, and its first property opened its doors in Phuket, the brand has come to represent a certain kind of experience for a certain kind of traveller: discreet, expansive, and intimate, with a full-bodied approach to wellness and an almost chameleon-like ability to adapt to the surrounding landscape. So it goes with Aman New York, the latest jewel in its crown – the brand’s very first urban outpost in the United States, and only its second urban property in the world after Aman Tokyo. And what a crown it is: taking up residence in the iconic Crown Building, a Beaux-Arts landmark carefully renovated with Belgian designer Jean-Michel Gathy of Denniston Architects, the space dazzles with a 7,000-square-foot outdoor terrace, a spa and wellness centre spread over three floors, and serene, high-ceilinged guest suites (each with their own fireplace). Read more of our Aman New York review. Betsy Blumenthal.
Address: The Crown Building, 730 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019, United States
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The former stomping ground of Andy Warhol, Dylan Thomas, Sid Vicious and the rest, the Chelsea has a fair claim to being New York City’s most rock ’n’ roll hotel. It stopped taking reservations in 2011 but finally reopened last year, with long-overdue upgrades to its 1884 bones, and the famous old spirit just about intact. The 155 guest rooms and suites are now bright and airy, with animal-print chairs bringing zing to original fireplaces, stained- glass windows and the wrought-iron balconies where Patti Smith and so many others peered out over West 23rd Street. Artworks by Sandro Chia and Alain Jacquet hang in the stairwells, a cleaned-up echo of a messy bohemian past. The tightly packed tables and banquettes of the 92-year-old El Quijote restaurant are busy again, still with raffish-red decor and homely Galician and Basque food. The decadent Lobby Bar has added a solarium to go with the chandeliers and grand piano, and a cocktail menu loaded with hotel classics. Some permanent residents still live in Hotel Chelsea’s few remaining apartments – like the old place itself, they probably have a story or two. Megan Spurrell
Address: The Hotel Chelsea, 222 West Twenty-Third Street, New York, N. Y. 10011
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The Ace team chose to skip Manhattan for its NYC outpost, instead heading to South Brooklyn, parking itself in a no-man’s-land between the borough’s downtown area and leafy Boerum Hill neighbourhood. Is it New York’s shiniest or cleanest area? No – but it’s smack in the bustle of Brooklyn, with access to some of the city’s most connected subway lines and buses. And that’s exactly in line with the Ace spirit. The room design leans into the industrial building’s architecture, with exposed concrete and warehouse windows. For guests on the north side, those windows offer a Rear Window-style view into the neighbouring high rise – and I can only imagine vice-versa, so consider asking for a west-facing room if the view, or privacy, is a priority. At just about 300 square-feet, the queen and king rooms are well appointed for New York, with desks, petite sofas, Smeg mini-fridges, and spacious bathrooms with Rudy’s Barbershop amenities. Larger rooms and suites feature similar interiors, but with turntables and records curated by Rough Trade. Meredith Carey
Address: Ace Hotel Brooklyn, 252 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11217, United States
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Pendry Manhattan West aims to bring a West Coast vibe to Midtown Manhattan, with 30 sprawling suites (all with floor-to-ceiling windows) and 164 guest rooms, modern furnishings, abundant greenery, and warm recessed lighting in both the rooms and common areas. The resulting crowd is mostly cool creatives looking for a place to hole up, whom you’ll spot posted up on laptops in the lounges during the day, and beelining to the ground-floor Bar Pendry for an innovative cocktail with friends in the evenings. Arrive with plenty of busy days planned out in the Manhattan West development, knowing you’ll have a calm space to recharge at night—complete with soft slippers and bedside macarons via turndown. Shannon McMahon
Address: 438 W 33rd St, New York, NY 10001, United States
Five years after the landmark Ned opened in London, it has come to roost in NoMad, in the building occupied for nearly a decade by the neighbourhood’s namesake hotel. While The Ned NoMad isn’t quite as opulent as its sibling across the pond, it has the same dual role as a members’ club and stylish city bolthole (the brand is part of the Membership Collective Group, which also owns the Soho House venues). This is a glamorous modern take on Art Deco in a Beaux Arts building, with rich upholstery, marble floors and warm woods. Traces of the old hotel remain in the design details at the bar and restaurant Little Ned, which serves American classics to diners in 1920s-style booth seating. The property’s 167 rooms retain their wood panelling, damask dividers and, happily, freestanding claw-foot bathtubs. The rooftop restaurant and bar are currently available only to Ned’s Club members, but the company is betting that guests will join up. In fact, it’s counting on it: a second New York Ned is set to open in the Financial District in 2024 – and at a scale to rival the London location. Arati Menon
Address: The Ned NoMad, 1170 Broadway, New York, NY 10001, United States
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I’m not a fan of the term staycation, but I certainly enjoy the concept. And a delight of living in New York is that hotels here easily double as portholes of escape from my day-to-day existence in Brooklyn. Checking into The Mark, elegantly occupying a block between Fifth and Madison avenues close to Central Park, is like unlocking the door to my secret pied-à-terre on the Upper East Side. Here, tidy bundles of clipped white roses spruce up my dressing table, and the bathtub is a reliable 10 centimetres deeper than any I’d likely have at home. Those familiar with the work of French interiors master Jacques Grange will recognise his trademark restraint here. What The Mark lacks in ostentation it makes up for in subtle, glowing sophistication, from the tiled floor in the very discreet lobby to the sparse hallways that dimly light the way to each pale-blue door, with just the right splashes of commissioned art displayed throughout. Then there are those classic New York touch points, but fancied up a notch: the hot-dog stand with a menu designed by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and picnic baskets for Central Park delivered via pedicab and set up under oak trees with loungers and blankets. The Mark’s calling card is how successfully it transports guests into an elegant version of that very distinct style of life in New York, one that people travel from all over the world to get a taste of. And, for a lucky few, it’s just a subway ride away. Erin Florio
Address: The Mark 25 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075, United States
Taking prime position on the corner of Wythe (naturally) and N 11 St, this boutique hotel opened in an old industrial building in 2008. Leaning into the history of the address – previously manufacturing barrels and then textiles – interior design firm Workstead created a warm yet distinctly industrial chic design that now defines the Williamsburg style. Exposed brick, factory windows, wooden beams and cast-iron columns are the name of the game here, while rooms come with high ceilings and crisp sheets. I stayed in the Brooklyn King, which had me constantly oohing and ahhing at the sweeping views of Manhattan, especially as sunrise hit the Midtown skyscrapers. The views can also be admired through the hatch-style windows in the bathroom, complete with rainfall shower and Davine’s products. The ultimate vista can be found up at the sixth-floor rooftop Bar Blondeau, where locals sip on natural wines. Le Crocodile – their feature restaurant – has been coined as Brooklyn's answer to Balthazar, serving up French fare in the form of creamy mushroom pâté with black truffle, and juicy roast chicken with herb jus and frites. Amber Port
Address: 80 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249, United States
Known for its iconic neon escalators, the much-buzzed-about new hotel from the legendary Ian Schrager (of Studio 54 fame) has landed on the Lower East Side. With the aim of bringing the brand to a wider audience and keeping rates down, the hotel offers streamlined express check-in via a mobile app (there are kiosks in the lobby to help) and minimalist micro-rooms that are certainly small but do have huge windows and great views. There's no room service either, but guests can electronically order food from the restaurant and pick it up from the lobby. However, what the hotel lacks in size and service it makes up for with the gorgeous restaurant garden, Popular and Cantina, which has a menu by Peruvian chef Diego Munoz. There's also a sceney rooftop nightclub with a fantastic vantage point over Lower Manhattan and a harder-to-find cocktail den Bar Chrystie. The design is flawless and the people-watching is just as good.
Address: PUBLIC Hotel, 215 Chrystie Street, New York, NY 10002, United States
The New York debut of this trendsetting hotel/hostel hybrid is a boon for the upscale but sometimes sleepy area around Gramercy Park. Located in the old George Washington hotel, the property pays tribute to the historic architecture with details like mahogany panelling and a portrait of the country’s first president in the George Washington Bar. But, designed by hit-making firm Roman and Williams, interiors have been updated with forest-green tiles, mid-century furniture, exotic textiles, and plenty of plants. Bedrooms include shared bunk rooms (perfect for families or groups of friends) to an enormous penthouse suite with views to match. Restaurateur Gabriel Stulman (of New York joints Bar Sardine, and Fedora) is behind the bar, Studio, an all-day café serving Middle Eastern snacks of spring-pea hummus and lamb kebabs with tahini yoghurt, as well as the more upscale Simon & the Whale, which dishes up killer pastas and salads like the mouth-watering chicory tonnato. Soon to come: a rooftop outpost of the award-winning Broken Shaker bar, which originated at the group's Miami outpost.
Address: Freehand New York, 23 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010, United States
Even the most unaffected New Yorkers can’t help but feel a tinge of nostalgia when passing through the gilded revolving doors of the St Regis to be promptly greeted by a gentleman with white gloves and a smile. The sense of the city’s golden era lingers in that lobby, where shining chandeliers warm the pale walls to create a necessary calming counter to the crush of cabs and suits in Midtown Manhattan. It’s precisely the atmosphere John Jacob Astor IV sought to capture when he opened this 18-storey, Beaux-Arts landmark at the turn of last century. Today, there’s more Michael Kors than mink in the King Cole Bar, though the order hasn’t changed: ignore the lengthy cocktail list and go for a note-perfect dry Martini or a Bloody Mary, the house speciality, and fall into conversation with the bankers in from Boston sitting at the bar. For those who do stay on for a Martini or three more, it’s nice to know that your suite is just an elevator ride away. It may be done up in lipstick-ruby wallpaper or blue velvet curtains and striped white walls, with classic pieces such as silk-stitched loveseats and oil paintings to resemble that glamorous pied à terre everyone fantasises about. A New York institution that channels the city’s glamorous past like no other, steps from the Fifth Avenue buzz. Erin Florio
Address: The St Regis New York, Two E 55th Street, New York, NY 10022, United States
When a hotel opens in New York it’s not uncommon for locals to barely notice. This is, after all, a city crawling with them – big, small, modern, classic. In this town, it really takes an exceptional property, in an exceptional neighbourhood, to capture the collective consciousness. Which is exactly what happened in 2016, when The Beekman opened. First off, consider its location in the Financial District. Pre-9/11, this area catered to bankers and stockbrokers who scurried back uptown or to Westchester as soon as the market’s closing bell chimed. It was a no man’s land. Post 9/11, bars and restaurants opened and flourished; shops came; smart apartment buildings popped up. And then came the Beekman. The landmark building was built in the 1880s with a nine-storey, glass-ceiling atrium, but throughout the past century, the atrium had been covered up as the building functioned as just another office. And thank goodness, because when the property was being developed the covers were torn down, revealing the glasswork and wrought-iron railings beautifully intact. Now the glass skylight soars once again above the lobby’s Art Deco bar where New Yorkers flock to – come 6pm it’s nearly impossible to find a free bar stool. The rooms all have vintage furnishings, with dark wood floors and distressed leather headboards – they’re just what you’d want your New York apartment to feel like: comfortable but not so much so that you don’t want to leave and miss out on everything happening around you. The hotel is also home to Tom Colicchio’s classic American restaurant spot Temple Court, worthy of a dinner reservation. So many hotels like to say they’ve made the neighbourhood, but in the case of the Beekman it’s actually true. Lauren DeCarlo
Address: The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel, Beekman Street, New York, NY 10038, United States
The Hoxton's first outpost in the US, there are pastel, velvet armchairs, retro details (from the Roberts Radios to the light fittings in the hangout-lobby) and views of the Manhattan or Brooklyn skylines from each of the 175 bedrooms. A recent collaboration with BOKA restaurant group has also meant a fresh food and beverage scene within the hotel; Laser Wolf is on the rooftop and serves fragrant skewers and classic cocktails, while K'Far is a fine dining hideout for innovative Israeli food, inspired by head chef Michael Solomonov’s hometown.
Address: The Hoxton Williamsburg, 97 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249, United States
This glossy high-rise is Chinatown’s first major boutique hotel and it pays homage to its location with a gallery of artefacts labelled with informative placards curated by the Museum of Chinese in America. At the street art-filled restaurant Rice & Gold, Filipino chef Dale Talde cooks up dim sum and noodles with influences from China, India and Malaysia. Rooftop bar The Crown offers a unique perspective on Lower Manhattan with views that stretch to Midtown. An underground nightclub is on its way.
Address: Hotel 50 Bowery, 50 Bowery, New York, NY 10013, United States
This eco-chic hotel in Dumbo is a tree-hugger’s fantasy. There's reclaimed wood everywhere, a living plant wall adorns the lobby, and rough-hewn marble sinks create an earthy vibe. But it’s not just looks – the hotel has organic sheets, filtered taps and recycled glass bottles in all the rooms to improve sustainability. Corner suites come with hammocks – perfect for staring out at those sweeping views of the Brooklyn Bridge. The restaurant, The Osprey, serves a mean brunch of bread pudding French toast with lemon curd and whipped ricotta or a stellar veggie burger made with nut cheese for the more health-concious. Come summer, the rooftop bar is the place to be, with staggering views of Manhattan.
Address: 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, 60 Furman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
'If we want things to stay as they are,' Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa famously wrote, 'things will have to change.' Anyone who knows and loves The Carlyle will want things at this Upper East Side institution to stay as they are, while also understanding that a certain amount of tweaking is, alas, necessary. Renovations here have always been a fraught business, not least because, as well as being a hotel, it also contains 50 or so privately owned apartments spread across its 35 floors, making it impossible to do the whole place up all at once. Thus some rooms are florid and chintzy; some are 1920s time capsules; some are slick and steely; and still others are something in between. Broadly speaking, they get better the higher the floor. Plus, you get to spend more time in the elevators – not an activity to enjoy in everyday life, but this is not everyday life. The ones at The Carlyle are the stuff of legend, as much admired as the astounding Dorothy Draper lobby or Bemelmans Bar. Steve King
Address: The Carlyle, 35 E 76th Street, New York, NY 10021, United States
These days, there’s pleasure as well as business to be had in the Financial District – and The Wall Street Hotel points to a more layered identity than the stereotypes of Goldman-issue puffer vests, charging bulls and Ellis Island ferries. Its owners, the Paspaley pearling family, hired multi-hyphenate designer Liubasha Rose (The Well Manhattan, The Madeline Telluride) to turn their former company HQ – an exquisite Beaux Arts corner building – into a refined Art Deco-accented 180-room hotel, heavy on brass, velvet and apt mother-of-pearl. As well as gems and oysters, Rose was inspired by timeless New York hotel spaces like The Carlyle’s Bemelmans Bar. Hence, a playfully art-directed elegance prevails, from rooms with brass-and-mirror bar carts and oyster-inspired watercolours to the clashing colours and textures of the double-height Lounge on Pearl bar. John Fraser, a prolific chef-restaurateur known for his Michelin- starred vegetarian restaurant, Nix, oversees La Marchande brasserie, with Long Island oysters and vanilla-cured snapper at the raw bar, and not a hedge funder in sight. A rooftop bar with precious river views is in the pipeline. Megan Spurrell
Address: The Wall Street Hotel, 88 Wall St, New York, NY 10005, United States
French hospitality company Group Barrière set Paris on fire with Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet’s Paris, Jacques Garcia’s fantastical landmark in the city’s Golden Triangle, followed up a few years ago by the chic Hôtel Barrière Le Carl Gustaf on St Barts. Now the group has transformed a cobblestoned corner of Tribeca with its US debut. Inside, the wallpaper depicts expressionist park scenes and Francophile illustrations of New York City, such as Lady Liberty and cartoon pigeons carrying croissants in their beaks. The street-level outpost of its famed Champs-Élysées bistro, Fouquet’s, has become a destination in itself, offering brasserie-issue escargots and onion soup by Michelin-starred chef Pierre Gagnaire at its signature red-and- black bar. The buzz and cooking are lighter at Par Ici Café, which has a lush greenhouse look and a vegetarian focus, while things get sultrier at the guests-only Titsou cocktail bar. In the 97 rooms, interior designer Martin Brudnizki has tweaked his trademark refined maximalism, using a palette of French lavender and mint green, antiqued gold-leaf mirrors, and deep velvet couches. For the ultimate upgrade, the two-storey Le Grand Appartement Terrasse includes multiple terraces, some overlooking the Hudson. Shannon McMahon
Address: Hotel Barrière Fouquet's New York,456 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013, United States
This stylish, 20-storey hotel with its Art Deco interiors is a good excuse to explore this bit of Manhattan. With 17ft walls of travertine marble in the lobby, walnut panelling and low-slung leather seating, Beverly Hills-based designer Marcello Pozzi has given the 122-room property a distinctive look reminiscent of 1940s Rome. The rooms, while mostly modest in size, are well laid out with space to manoeuvre around the bed and swish marbled and grey-and-white tiled bathrooms, some with both bathtubs and showers. Those on the upper floors have views across the Hudson to Hoboken, but the additional cost may be better spent in the shops of SoHo. The two rooftop bars - Bar Hugo and Cuban-themed Azul - have staggering 360-degree views. In summer, Azul has the edge because it's open air, and serves delicious Mojitos.
Address: Hotel Hugo, 525 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, United States
It's hard to believe, but when the Metropolitan Life Clock Tower was completed in 1910, the 41-floor (700ft) structure, designed to resemble the campanile in Venice, was the tallest building in the world – only to lose that crown to the Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan three years later. In the decades since, it has stood sentinel over the increasingly trendy Madison Square Park district. So trendy, in fact, that it made perfect sense when Ian Schrager's Edition brand landed the deal to convert it into a hip 273-room hotel. The result is polished, chic and tasteful throughout. Many rooms on the upper floors have views of the beaming Empire State Building to the north, or One Madison Tower (home to Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen and Rupert Murdoch) to the south. All have pleasing blond-wood floors, striking ebonised headboards and door casements, snow-white sofas and wheat-coloured resin bathrooms.
The Clock Tower restaurant on the second floor is busy, clubby and panelled, with architectural details dating back to when it served as Metropolitan Life's executive offices in the 1920s and 1930s. The menu, by London's Jason Atherton (of Pollen Street Social), is nothing short of phenomenal, with exquisite interpretations of American classics such as mac and cheese with wild mushrooms and slow-cooked ox-cheek, and North African-spiced Colorado lamb with yogurt, young curried onions and smoked eggplant, all assembled with a light sprinkling of British ingredients (English cucumbers!). A table here is one of the most sought-after in town.
hotel dining room chairs Address: The New York EDITION, Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, United States