Where to Stay in New York City

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The 1906 historic luxury hotel at the southeast corner of Times Square — the building where the original Manhattan cocktail was reportedly created — now a 330-room boutique with a rooftop New Year's Eve viewing bar.

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Marriott's design-forward mid-range brand — 612 small but cleverly-designed rooms two blocks from Times Square, with three on-site bars including a rooftop with skyline views.

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Sustainable luxury at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO — reclaimed wood, living plant walls, and the city's best rooftop pool with direct Manhattan skyline views.

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The 1881 historic landmark in Lower Manhattan — a 287-room boutique with a nine-story Victorian atrium and rooftop bar, three blocks from City Hall and the 9/11 Memorial.

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The 2009 Flatiron boutique that started the Ace chain's NYC presence — 282 rooms in a 1904 building, with the Breslin gastropub downstairs and the Stumptown coffee that helped third-wave coffee land in NYC.

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Robert De Niro's Tribeca hotel — 88 individually-designed rooms above the Locanda Verde restaurant, with the Shibui Spa pool in a converted Japanese farmhouse beneath the lobby.

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The ultra-luxury Aman chain's NYC property opened in 2022 in the Crown Building on Fifth Avenue — 83 enormous rooms (average 750 sq ft, the largest in NYC), three-story spa with 25-meter pool, and rates that start at $3,000+/night.