New York hotels: Critics' picks
Find the best hotels in New York with these Time Out editors' picks for accommodation in New York City.
Ace Hotel New York
- Rated as: 5/5
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
Bourgeois hipsters tired of crashing on couches will appreciate the New York outpost of the cool chainlet founded in Seattle by a pair of DJs. The music influence is clear: Many of the rooms in the 1904 building boast playful amenities like functioning turntables, stacks of vinyl and gleaming
- 20 W 29th St, at Broadway, 10012
- $359–$509 double. AmEx, Disc, MC, V
Crosby Street Hotel
- Rated as: 5/5
- Price band: 4/4
- Critics choice
In 2009, Britain’s hospitality power couple, Tim and Kit Kemp, brought their super-successful Firmdale formula across the Atlantic with the 11-story, warehouse-style Crosby Street Hotel. Design director Kit Kemp’s signature style—a fresh, contemporary take on classic English decor characterized by
- 79 Crosby St, between Prince and Spring Sts, 10012
- $525–$755 double. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
The NoMad Hotel
- Rated as: 5/5
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
A block south of hipster hub the Ace Hotel, the NoMad heralds what may finally emerge as a bona fide ’hood: North of Madison Square Park. The properties share a developer, and like the Ace, the NoMad is a self-contained microcosm encompassing destination dining—courtesy of Daniel Humm and Will
- 1170 Broadway, at 28th St, 10001
- $335–$595. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
The Surrey
- Rated as: 5/5
- Price band: 4/4
- Critics choice
A stylish addition to an area thin on unstuffy accommodation, the Surrey, in a solid pre-war Beaux Arts building given a $60 million overhaul, pitches at both traditionalists and the trend-driven. Flanked by top chef Daniel Boulud’s Café Boulud and his chic cocktail destination, Bar Pleiades, it’s
- 20 E 76th St, between Fifth and Madison Aves, 10021
- $495–$699 double. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
Chambers Hotel
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 3/4
- Critics choice
Though it opened in 2001, Chambers has a contemporary residential style that feels utterly current. The double-height lobby, with low seating, a gas fire and a warm color palette of mossy green, brown and gray, exudes Zen serenity. It also showcases some of the owners’ 500-piece art collection,
- 15 W 56 St, between Fifth and Sixth Aves, 10019
- $225–$725 double. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
The Chatwal New York
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 4/4
- Critics choice
In a city awash with faux deco and incongruous nods to the style, the Chatwal New York opened in August 2010 in a Stanford White building whose interior art deco restoration is pitch perfect. Hotelier Sant Chatwal entrusted the design of this 1905 beaux arts building (formerly the clubhouse for the
- 130 W 44th St, between Sixth Ave and Broadway, 10036
- $795–$920 double. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
414 Hotel
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 1/4
- Critics choice
This reasonably priced hotel truly deserves the boutique title. Nearly everything about it is exquisite yet unshowy, from its power-blasted brick exterior to the modern color scheme in the rooms that pairs gray headboards and red accents. Rooms are equipped with fridges, flat-screen TVs and iPod
- 414 W 46th St, between Ninth and Tenth Aves, 10036
- $169–$299 double. AmEx, DC, MC, V
Greenwich Hotel
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 4/4
- Critics choice
"Deluxe guest house" might be a more apt description of Robert De Niro’s latest property, which has the vibe of a large villa somewhere between Marrakech and Milan. Rooms are spare and comfortable, appointed with down-filled leather settees, kilims and oriental rugs, and furnished with small
- 377 Greenwich St, between Franklin and North Moore Sts, 10013
- $525–$775 double. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
Hotel Metro
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 2/4
- Critics choice
It may not be trendy, but the Metro is that rare thing: a solid, good-value hotel that is extremely well maintained. Every two years, the owners start renovating the rooms, floor by floor, starting at the top; by the time they’re finished it’s almost time to start again. So even "old" rooms are
- 45 W 35th St, between Fifth and Sixth Aves, 10001
- $190–$475 double. AmEx, DC, MC, V
The James New York
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
Art is the new hotel buzzword, but displays are usually limited to some eye-catching lobby installations or forgettable in-room prints. Not so at the James, which maintains a substantial showcase of local talent. The corridor of each guest floor is dedicated to the work of an individual artist,
- 27 Grand St, at Thompson St, 10013
- Rates $329–$859 double. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
You might also like
Budget hotels in New YorkMid-range hotels in New York
Expensive hotels in New York
Luxury hotels in New York
See more in Hotels & Accommodation
