New York City Hotels & Hostels (308)

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An excellent uptown hotel, the stylish and cool 16-floor On the Ave boasts 266 rooms. They're done up in earthy tones and lots of extras from a recent renovation, including featherbeds, fluffy do…

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Bursting in fun color combos and geometric prints, the Roger Williams - named for the founder of Rhode Island (and, more importantly, the next-door 19th-century Madison Avenue Baptist Church) - h…

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Set back from a relatively quiet stretch of SoHo sidewalks, the very-cool Sixty Thompson is a see-and-be-seen snazzy boutique hotel, with a knockout Thai restaurant, polished Thom Bar and drink-s…

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If the striking, high-rise, glass-covered exterior doesn't catch your attention amid the Lower East Side's residential buildings, then surely the buzz surrounding its glitzy rooms, on-site spa an…

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For many New York visitors, the Waldorf-Astoria is a sight in itself. This Art Deco masterpiece is a Manhattan classic, with sprawling lobbies featuring a 9ft clock from the Chicago World's Fair …

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A castle-like setting in the middle of busy Chelsea, the Desmond Tutu Center's ideally located for art lovers - or lovers of any kind, given its romantic, flower-filled rooms and picturesque grou…

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Above the grit of Lower East Side's boutiques, bars and guitar shops, this daring 20-floor tower gives the downtown's east a jolt of lusciously minimalist rooms with wall-to-window knockout views…

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Converted from a 21-story insurance building dating from 1911, the ultra-hip W at Union Sq (one of five Ws in Manhattan) is about location, looking good and spending a lot. All of the 270 rooms f…

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Looking up from Bryant Park - one of New York's highlights - the eye naturally gravitates towards this gem, a black-brick tower trimmed in golden-colored stone. Originally the American Standard B…

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If you need an Upper East Side bed for under 400.00, the compact, nine-floor Franklin is a cosy choice, with 49 wee - seriously little - rooms and French accordion music piped into the lobby.

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Half a block from the heart of Times Square, the cosy six-story Casablanca fills its 48 rooms with a lightly North African style (and plenty of visiting American families eyeing nearby Broadway t…

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Brooklyn's only big-time hotel, the 374-room (and expanding) Marriott is a by-the-numbers chain a couple of minutes from the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian walkway (for a unique commute to Manhattan'…

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A boutique guesthouse with humble period touches mixed with to-die-for modern comforts in a historically Jewish section of the Lower East Side. The 22 rooms are bright and cheery and adorned with…

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At angles, the Maritime almost looks like a giant cruise ship with porthole windows - and the design throughout picks up on the theme. Built in 1966 for sailors (it was the HQ for the National Ma…

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If you overhear someone saying 'Bobby', expect it to be De Niro. The Tribeca Grand - since its hyped opening in 2000 - has been a downtown mecca for rock stars, actors and models looking for comf…

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It's all about business in this high-tech Brooklyn hotel, which caters to the traveling executive looking for an alternative to overpriced Manhattan. The bright-blue lobby elevators, glass-enclos…

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Artful and chic, the Shoreham has put a surprising modern splash into its 175 rooms. Its ground-floor gallery and Shoreham bar - with a signature martini - have given the place even more buzz.

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High-class luxury is one thing at the Ritz-Carlton, but private 700mm (27.5in) telescopes pointed at a stranded woman? Well, actually, all waterside rooms (about three-quarters of the 298 rooms) …

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A decade old, the 17-story, simple-from-the-outside SoHo Grand remains a fresh, top downtown hotel for its industrial-chic looks (check the warehouse-like beams and 'chicken wire' ceiling mirrors…

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More posh than downtown's hottest hotels, and looming in a new corner building amidst Art Deco office buildings, the 12-story Hotel Giraffe earns its stripes - or rather dots - with sleek, modern…

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Blond wood, blue walls and gold chandeliers give the London NYC's lobby a glossy glow, but the real eye-catchers are the suites - spacious and luxurious with remote-controlled curtains to give yo…

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Primarily a business hotel transformed from a former condominium complex, the 288-room Flatotel has luxurious, if slightly unexciting, rooms and suites catered for comfort. Full apartments are al…

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A funky mix of modern and classic - glam cruise liner theme inside, Greek columns outside - the Royalton's '90s heyday may be past, but the scenester trumpets still blare, making it stand out ami…

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The best of Manhattan's five Ws, this ultra-swank hotel - opened in 2001 - is a sophisticated, 57-floor tower looming over Times Sq. Like the others, it's sceney, with a basement bar, the Whiskey…

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It's got the lore (Dorothy Parker staged a 'round table' lunch with literary types here for 10 years beginning in 1919) and the martinis (the 10,000.00 one comes with a diamond ring for question-…

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This red-brick tower, completely rebuilt in 1995 by its Japanese owners, certainly keeps a Japanese vibe, with hushed halls, mahogany staircases and piped-in classical music in its relaxed lobby.…

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At the corner of Washington Square Park, this jazzy, nine-floor lodge has 160 Art Deco-themed rooms offering some comfort and elbow space in the heart of the village. Particularly nice is the mur…

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Upscale glam rock reigns at the Bowery, a charmingly offbeat hotel that's got a lot of spunk (or is that punk?) mixed into its otherwise overwhelming opulence. Opened in 2007, the Bowery's zinc-t…

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Coated in zinc-colored metal panels, the luxury hotel Gansevoort's 14 storys tower above one-time meatpacking buildings now transformed into Manhattan's hippest new home for boutiques, restaurant…

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For a spot of class - and art - between Fifth Ave shopping and (more crass) T-shirt vendors in Times Square, the 77-room Chambers mixes up playful chic design in its comfortable rooms. Rooms aren…

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Deep maroons, reds, browns and crisp whites dominate the grand, bohemian-style rooms at the Gramercy Park Hotel, which has been refurbished to match its quaint, well-heeled neighborhood.

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Pub quiz fodder! Donald Trump sets aside the bottom 17 floors of his 52-floor Trump Tower looming over Central Park. Tell us, what color is the exterior and entry? Gold, of course. Fans of The Ap…

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Opulent and old-world, the Carlyle has been an Upper East Side classic since opening in 1930. JFK used to hang out here and Woody Allen plays with his jazz band on Monday nights - if you stay at …

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Geared for business and long stays, Kimberly's 186 stately rooms - all with kitchenettes - come with a little fun too: all guests can take a free ride on the hotel's yacht on Wednesday, Saturday …

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Richly Victorian, this charming 10-room landmark townhouse dates from 1834. The rooms are filled with period pieces, named for local writers and figures and celebrate the turn-of-the-century in l…

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Robert De Niro's much anticipated hotel finally opened in 2008 after massive delays and, true to form, Bobby didn't disappoint. You'd never guess this beautiful, light-filled boutique gem was onc…

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'Shhh... Is that who I think it is?' It is. Where stars slumber, the Mercer is the SoHo hotel - sleek, luxurious rooms in loft spaces, a regular who's-who in the leisurely lobby of fat-cushioned …

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Rising like a pyramid - up 52 floors (and way above the tops of its neighbors) - the stellar 368-room Four Seasons is filled with wide-open views of Central Park and the Midtown skyline. The hote…

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All the hotels in New York look up to the Mandarin. With suites exceeding 10,000.00 a night, the 251-room hotel (occupying the 35th to 54th floors of the 84-floor tower) offers what it should: ti…

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From a park-facing room or suite, Central Park is a sea of green (or brown in winter), looming window-to-window fifty blocks north - so big you almost can't see New York. The 22-floor hotel - occ…

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