Ranked hotels in eight cities. None pays to appear.
Where to stay · United States · Updated 5 October 2026
From a Beaux-Arts ferry terminal on Manhattan's southern tip to a 1901 Williamsburg factory. Three ranked editions of eight.
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Asian-inflected Aman high above Fifth Avenue
The restored Crown Building at 57th Street became the hotel in 2022. It has a spa and a jazz club, and the garden terrace sits high above the avenue.
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A 1930 Upper East Side hotel with two neighbourhood institutions
Bemelmans Bar and Café Carlyle are both here. It is a Rosewood hotel.
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Martin Brudnizki's maximalism in a NoMad Gilded Age mansion
Opened in 2023 across a restored mansion and a new tower. Brudnizki's layered interiors fill both.
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A members' club and hotel in a Beaux-Arts ferry terminal
Rooms face the harbour from the restored Battery Maritime Building at Manhattan's southern tip. There is a spa, and the hotel opened in 2021.
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Jacques Grange in black and white, a short walk from the Met
Jean-Georges has the restaurant in this 1927 Upper East Side building, which reopened in 2009.
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Robert De Niro's Tribeca hotel, with Locanda Verde and the Shibui Spa
A block from the Hudson, with an inner courtyard and individually furnished rooms. The lobby is laid out as a drawing room, and the hotel opened in 2008.
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A 1926 Upper East Side hotel, now Corinthia's first in North America
Reopened in late 2024, with Italian food from Casa Tua and a lobby lounge. The rooms are large.
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Park Avenue's 1931 Art Deco hotel, restored top to bottom
Several years of work ended with a 2025 reopening. Rooms and suites start at about 600 square feet, among the largest in the city.
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Smaller hotels
Kit Kemp colour and a sculpture garden among SoHo's warehouses
A Firmdale hotel, opened on Crosby Street in 2009.
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The Lower East Side's Jarmulowsky Bank, restored and filled with art
The landmark bank building opened as a hotel in 2022. Corner Bar and the Swan Room are downstairs.
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Kit Kemp on West 56th Street, near Central Park and MoMA
Every room is individually designed, with floor-to-ceiling windows. The hotel, opened in 2017, has an Orangery and a private screening room.
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Firmdale's 69 Tribeca rooms, each furnished differently
Kemp's maximalist patterns go into rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows. The hotel opened in 2024.
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Standard International's design-led SoHo residence
The hotel opened in September 2024 with a contemporary art collection. Its cocktail bar is known for its parties.
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West 23rd Street's bohemian landmark, with the Lobby Bar and El Quijote
The 1884 building reopened in 2022 after restoration. Rooms are dressed in bold prints.
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Velvet armchairs and Persian rugs in a Bowery lobby
A downtown fixture since 2007. Gemma's is the trattoria, and some rooms have terraces.
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A 1901 Williamsburg factory, now 70 rooms and Le Crocodile
Opened in 2012, it keeps the exposed brick and factory windows. The furniture is made locally and there are skyline views.
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175 compact Williamsburg rooms above Laser Wolf and K'Far
Many rooms have Manhattan skyline views. Jaffa Cocktail & Raw Bar shares the lobby with the two restaurants, and the hotel opened in 2018.
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Brutalist concrete and commissioned art in Boerum Hill
Roman and Williams designed the interiors for its 2021 opening.
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David Rockwell's Hell's Kitchen hotel, built on Theatre District history
All 41 Broadway theatres are etched into the light fixtures. The hotel, opened in 2021, holds more than 350 pieces of art.
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Pared-back timber rooms and a rooftop bar in NoMad
Madison Square Park is a few blocks away. The hotel opened in 2017 with a café in the lobby and a restaurant.
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Concrete-and-oak loft rooms in Long Island City, Queens
Its terraces look across the East River to the Midtown skyline. The minimalist rooms opened in 2015.
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Jazz Age detailing on a Tribeca corner
Hudson River Park and the Oculus are a short walk away. The hotel opened in 2019 with a lobby bar and a restaurant.
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A Bedford Avenue hotel with a rooftop bar facing the Williamsburg Bridge
Bar Bedford and the Mesiba restaurant sit below LilliStar, the rooftop bar, which also takes in the Manhattan skyline. The hotel opened in 2023.
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Compact design-led rooms in Hell's Kitchen, opened in 2024
Broadway's theatres are a short walk away, and the hotel has a bar and a restaurant.
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