New York hotels: Expensive hotels
Find next-level accommodation in New York with this guide to expensive New York hotels.
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
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 Benjamin
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 3/4
All rooms in this pet-friendly hotel have kitchenettes with microwaves and sinks (some suites have full-size fridges), so it’s a hit with families as well as business travelers. The decor, in restful shades of beige and cream, is unfussy with the emphasis on comfort: Choose from a menu of 12
- 125 E 50th St, at Lexington Ave, 10022
- $299–$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
Conrad New York
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 3/4
This sophisticated Hilton offshoot Conrad has taken over a former Embassy Suites Hotel facing Battery Park City’s riverside Nelson A. Rockefeller Park. West-facing rooms have views of the Hudson, but there are also striking sights within the art-rich property. Sol LeWitt’s vivid 100-by-80-foot
- 102 North End Ave, at Vesey St, 10282
- $249–$4,999 suite
Eventi
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 3/4
This modern 23-floor hotel takes a playful approach to interior design, planting unexpected features in the lobby—a large-scale reproduction of 19th-century British artist Thomas Benjamin Kennington's Autumn peeks out tantalizingly from behind velvet drapes, for instance. Eventi is managed by
- 851 Sixth Ave, between 29th and 30th Sts, 10001
- $279–$599 double. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 3/4
The Gansevoort brought the tri-level rooftop pool-lounge-playground concept that's been making waves at its Meatpacking District property since 2004 to its newer Gramercy address. Get cozy on a double lounger by the rooftop pool (a glassed-in area is kept at a balmy 85 degrees during the chillier
- 420 Park Ave South, at 29th St, 10016
- $335–$565 double. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
Grand Hyatt Hotel
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 2/4
Rising behind Grand Central Terminal, the global chain's glass monolith offers a reliable base with easy access to key midtown sights and the United Nations Headquarters. A recent $130 million overhaul to “de-Trump” the property, as one witty Hyatt executive put it, included the addition of two
- 109 E 42nd St, between Park and Lexington Aves, 10017
- $209–$599 double. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
Hôtel Americano
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 3/4
You won’t find any Talavera tiles in Grupo Habita’s first property outside Mexico. Mexican architect Enrique Norten’s sleek, mesh-encased structure stands alongside the High Line. The decor evokes classic midcentury American style, interpreted by a European (Colette designer Arnaud Montigny). The
- 518 W 27th St, between Tenth and Eleventh Aves, 10001
- $265–$650 double. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
The London NYC
- Rated as: 4/5
- Price band: 3/4
This 54-story high-rise was completely overhauled by David Collins (designer of some of London’s most fashionable bars and restaurants) and reopened as the London NYC in early 2007. His sleek, contemporary-British style pervades the rooms, with attractive signature touches such as limed oak parquet
- 151 W 54th St, between Sixth and Seventh Aves, 10019
- $299–$899 suite. AmEx, DC, Disc, MC, V
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