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Smyth, A Thompson Hotel
Smyth, A Thompson Hotel: Creative styling by the Yabu Pushelberg design studio gives this new hotel an ambience that's modern with a touch of the historic. Wood-paneled guestrooms with advanced entertainment systems include mod furnishings and dramatic floor-to-ceiling marble bathrooms. Jour et Nuit is the hotel's French-themed restaurant.
London NYC
London NYC: Starting with the elegant lobby, a touch of Great Britain creates a stately ambience at this luxury hotel. Internationally renown chef Gordon Ramsay delights guests with his creative cuisine. Rooms feature custom furnishings, iHome iPod docking stations, LG flat-screen TVs, minibars and complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
Hotel Roger Williams
Hotel Roger Williams: Guests are invited to raid the breakfast pantry and grab a newspaper each morning at this hip yet homey luxury hotel. All rooms are outfitted with down bedding, plasma TVs and gourmet mini bars, and some feature garden terraces. There's a fitness center on site. The Mezzanine Lounge serves specially concocted cocktails and light fare.
Bowery Hotel
Bowery Hotel: Floor-to-ceiling factory windows offer great city views at this upscale hotel. Wireless Internet, newspapers and use of a DVD library are complimentary. Guestrooms include HDTVs and DVD players, Ipod stereos with docking stations, luxury bedding and marble bathrooms. Limousines and cellphones are available by arrangement.
6 Columbus - A Thompson Hotel
6 Columbus - A Thompson Hotel: This sleek boutique hotel has chic 60s retro interiors created by designer Steven Sclaroff. Guestrooms are adorned with teak and chrome and the 60s fashion photography of Guy Bourdin and offer flat-panel TVs and IPod alarm clocks.
Fitzpatrick Grand Central Hotel
Fitzpatrick Grand Central Hotel: Irish hospitality is a signature at this upscale hotel. Complimentary access is provided to the nearby New York Sports Club, which offers a sauna and steam room as well as exercise equipment. Each guestroom features a trouser press as well as iron and ironing board, and a flat screen TV. The Wheeltapper Pub has a heated outdoor patio and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown East
Courtyard New York Manhattan/Midtown East: Just steps from a subway station, this Midtown hotel offers complimentary high-speed Internet in rooms and wireless Internet in the upper lobby. Guestrooms provide views of Midtown, large work desks with ergonomic chairs and luxury bedding. Refrigerators are available upon request. There's a fitness center on site.
New York Marriott Marquis
New York Marriott Marquis: The only revolving rooftop restaurant in New York City, The View Restaurant, gives sophisticated flair to this slylish high-rise hotel. Guestrooms offer excellent views, luxury bedding, marble bathrooms and 42-inch flat-screen TVs. There's a gift shop, shoeshine stand and fully equipped 4,000-square-foot fitness center on site.
Blue Moon Hotel
Blue Moon Hotel: Architect Settenbrino has transformed this former five-story tenement into an elegant eight-story hotel. Historic artifacts are part of this unique hotel's charming decor scheme. Guests are provided with complimentary Continental breakfast and wireless Internet. Rooms include luxury bedding, refrigerators, minibars and hydromassage baths.
Iroquois
Iroquois: Sparkling water awaits guests in their room upon arrival at this posh Midtown hotel. Wireless and wired Internet, overnight shoeshine and newspaper are complimentary. Each guestroom has a 32-inch HDTV, DVD player with Lodgenet Digital Movie System, iHome alarm clock/radio, Italian marble bathroom and luxury bedding.
Salisbury Hotel
Salisbury Hotel: Originally designed as a suite hotel, this upscale property offers oversized rooms. Most guestrooms include serving pantries and refrigerators. A daily Continental buffet breakfast is available. Four local restaurants make room service deliveries. The Gravity Fitness Center with exercise facilities and spa is across the street.
Affinia Dumont
Affinia Dumont: Health and fitness is the theme of this stylish hotel. There's a fitness concierge and healthy lifestyle tips are offered on elevator monitors. Guests are provided with experience kits (yoga, running, and strength-training) on request for use during their stay. Rooms are specially outfitted for exercise, and a spa is on site.
Sylvan Guest House
Sylvan Guest House: 13-foot ceilings and built-in loft areas grace this small dramatically furnished guesthouse in a historic Harlem neighborhood. Three accommodations are available: a studio, two-bedroom studio and two-bedroom duplex. Rooms include fully equipped kitchens and bathrooms with tub and/or stand-up showers. High-speed Internet access is complimentary.
Iroquois
Iroquois: Sparkling water awaits guests in their room upon arrival at this posh Midtown hotel. Wireless and wired Internet, overnight shoeshine and newspaper are complimentary. Each guestroom has a 32-inch HDTV, DVD player with Lodgenet Digital Movie System, iHome alarm clock/radio, Italian marble bathroom and luxury bedding.
New York Helmsley
New York Helmsley: Spacious rooms at this luxury hotel offer panoramic views of the city. Fifth Avenue, Times Square, the Theater district and the Empire State Building are all within walking distance. Guestrooms also provide luxury bedding, living area, wet bar, refrigerator and complimentary wireless Internet. There's a business center and a 1,000-square-foot fitness facility on site.
Muse Hotel
Muse Hotel: A Kimpton hotel just off Times Square -- it's a smart choice for a visit to New York that includes a theater visit and sightseeing. This boutique hotel in the theater district offers stylish modern rooms within an art deco building.
Residence Inn by Marriott Times Square New York
Residence Inn by Marriott Times Square New York: Guests at this upscale hotel are treated to a complimentary buffet breakfast each day and evening social Monday through Wednesday. Wired and wireless Internet are also complimentary as is USAToday. Guestrooms feature kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. There's an exercise room and jogging and biking trails are nearby.
Hilton Garden Inn Chelsea
Hilton Garden Inn Chelsea: Guests at this new hotel are pampered with complimentary buffet breakfast and wireless and wired Internet. Guest rooms include 32-inch HDTVs with more than 200 channels, refrigerators, microwaves and large work desks with Herman Miller Mirra chairs. Amenities include fitness and business centers. Access to remote printing is available.
On the Ave Hotel
On the Ave Hotel: Guests can lounge outdoors on resin wicker chairs on the 14th and 16th- floor balconies of this hotel taking in broad views of the skyline. Amenities include 24-hour business and fitness centers and two highly rated restaurants, the West Branch Restaurant and Bar and Fatty Crab Restaurant and Bar. Passes to the Equinox Fitness Center are available for a small fee.
Hotel Chandler
Hotel Chandler: The inviting library off the lobby at this gracious luxury hotel provides a 40-inch plasma TV, along with DVDs, books, games and computer with complimentary high-speed Internet. Bar 12:31 is home to the Recession Proof Happy Hour Monday through Friday. Guestrooms feature large HDTVs, mini-bars and complimentary wireless Internet.
Library Hotel
Library Hotel: Readers will be in heaven at this hotel. Guests may request a room filled with books on such subjects as botany, classic literature, etc. Plus there's a reading room. Deluxe Continental breakfast, daily gourmet coffee and cookie bar, nightly wine and cheese reception, wireless Internet and passes to the NY Sports Club are all complimentary.
Mercer Hotel
Mercer Hotel: This boutique hotel is housed in a six-story historic Romanesque Revival building. Dog walking is complimentary as is a daily newspaper, wireless Internet and all non-alcoholic minibar contents. Guests can take advantage of the hotel's CD and DVD library and curl up in rooms equipped with a modern entertainment system.
Gild Hall, A Thompson Hotel
Gild Hall, A Thompson Hotel: Rich leathers and woods used with comtemporary styling creates an inviting atmosphere at this striking hotel. Guest rooms offer flat-screen TVs, iPod docking station/alarm clocks, cordless phones and gourmet mini-bars. There are business and fitness centers on site, and the overnight shoeshine is complimentary.
Michelangelo Hotel
Michelangelo Hotel: Reminiscent of classic Italy, this lavish hotel features oil paintings, crystal chandeliers antique furnishings and rich Venetian and Florentine fabrics. Guestrooms offer Bose stereo CD players, heat lamps, minibars and marble bathrooms with soaking tubs. DVD players are available. There's a new fitness center on site.
Fitzpatrick Manhattan
Fitzpatrick Manhattan: This luxury hotel is so Irish even the Irish Prime Minister and celebrities favor it. Guest rooms include flat-screen TVs, iPod docking stations with alarm clocks and spacious marble bathrooms. A daily newspaper is delivered upon request. Access to the New York Health and Racquet Club, less than a block away, is complimentary.
Soho Grand Hotel
Soho Grand Hotel: Guests are provided with a pet goldfish, pet amenities and/or Ipod during their stay if they request them at this SoHo hotel. Copies of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal or London Financial Times are complimentary. Rooms include speaker docks, gourment minibars, flat-screen TVs and DVD players. There's a business center, fitness center and top-rated restaurant on site.
Four Seasons Hotel New York
Four Seasons Hotel New York: Designed by acclaimed architect I. M. Pei, this ultra luxury resort offers guests outstanding service and amenities. Guests can take advantage of the complimentary CD/DVD library, overnight shoeshine and morning newspaper. Rooms provide luxury bedding, minibar, TV with DVD player and CD clock radio. There's a fitness center with whirlpool, steam room and sauna.
Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park
Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park: Lush green Central Park views relax guests at this ultra luxury hotel. Guests with park view rooms are provided with telescopes and birding guide books. All rooms include deluxe furnishings and bedding, TVs and DVD players, film library and gourmet minibar. There's a business center and 24-hour fitness center on site.
City Club Hotel
City Club Hotel: Formerly an elegant private club, this upscale hotel has a rich, modern ambience. Wireless Internet is complimentary as are daily newspapers and access to New York Sports Club. Guests will find plenty to amuse themselves in rooms stocked with books, CD and DVD libraries and TVs with HBO and other premium channels.
Carvi Hotel New York
Carvi Hotel New York: This new boutique hotel with green awnings is tucked into its urban neighborhood. Its midtown location offers easy access to Rockefeller centre, Times Square, the Broadway Theatre District and more. Rooms feature luxury bedding and towels, 32-inches flat-screen TVs and mini bar.
Pod Hotel
Pod Hotel: Cozy and whimsical, this value-priced hotel allows travelers to save money and inject a bit of college dorm fun into their stay. The stylish rooms make good use of every inch of space and include flat-screen TVs, mp3 player docking stations and complimentary wireless Internet. Highly affordable single and bunk rooms have shared bathrooms.
Trump International Hotel and Tower
Trump International Hotel and Tower: Floor-to-ceiling windows at this luxury hotel provide excellent views of Central Park and the city. Guests have their own personal attache. Rooms offer fully equipped kitchens, marble bathrooms, Jacuzzis, 42-inch HDTVs and custom furnishings. Amenities include a top-rated restaurant, Trump Spa, fitness center and 55-foot indoor pool.
VU hotel - a Kimpton Hotel
VU hotel - a Kimpton Hotel: In an up and coming revitalization area, the hotel offers guests niceties like complimentary overnight shoeshine, newspaper, morning coffee and tea service and evening wine reception. Rooms feature a loft-style design and each includes HDTV with 150 channels and Web TV, iHome Sound System and stone tiled bathrooms with oversize showers.
Peninsula New York
Peninsula New York: This lavish neoclassical hotel is home to the Pen-Top Bar with its panoramic views. Each guestrooms features complimentary wireless Internet, bedside control panel, mini-bar, silent fax machine with private fax number, marble bathroom, CD and DVD players and work desk. Amenities include the Peninsula Spa, a fitness center, sun terrace and indoor pool.
Marriott New York at the Brooklyn Bridge
Marriott New York at the Brooklyn Bridge: A 12,000-square-foot health club with lap pool makes this recently renovated and expanded Brooklyn Heights hotel a standout. Guest rooms include luxury bedding and refrigerators. Sabbath Locks are available for guests who request them. The hotel is convenient to Manhattan, and a Broadway Ticket Booth 'TKTS' is one block from the hotel in Metrotech Center.
Morgans Hotel
Morgans Hotel: Designer Andree Putman has used a black, gray and white theme to create dramatic interiors in this luxury hotel. Rooms include down bedding, HDTVs, workdesks and courtyard views.
Hotel Giraffe
Hotel Giraffe: The quiet and classic Hotel Giraffe, a boutique hotel on Park Avenue South, has the feel of an exclusive private residence.
Hotel Mela
Hotel Mela: Contemporary clean lines are combined with Italian accents to provide guests with "at home sophistication." Guest rooms include complimentary wireless Internet, luxury bedding with pillow-top mattresses, 26-inch flat screen TVs, and radio/CD/MP3 players. Executive Chef Thao Nguyen has created an exciting eclectic cuisine at Saju Bistro. There's a fitness center.
Hilton Garden Inn Times Square
Hilton Garden Inn Times Square: Updated guestrooms at this mid-rise hotel provide 26-inch flat-panel TVs, large work desks with ergonomic chairs, refrigerators and microwaves. Wireless and wired Internet is complimentary as is your morning coffee, tea and USAToday newspaper. Amenities include a 1950s Paris-style cafT, business center and fitness room.
Marcel at Gramercy Hotel
Marcel at Gramercy Hotel: Renovated and transformed to a stylish luxury hotel, this exciting property features bold coloring and animal prints. Guestrooms offer custom-designed beds, luxury bedding, flat-screen TVs, IPod docking stations and marble bathrooms with rainfall showerheads and Lather amenities. A daily European breakfast buffet is available for a surcharge.
Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel New York City
Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel New York City: Newly renovated, this landmark hotel has an ATM, tour desk, fitness room, gift shop, news stand, barber shop and beauty salon on site. Guestrooms feature luxury bedding, large work desks with ergonomic chairs and slate and limestone bathrooms with arched shower rods. The Met Lounge with its large flat-screen TV offers guests a place to unwind.
Wingate by Wyndham Manhattan Midtown
Wingate by Wyndham Manhattan Midtown: Convenient to Madison Square Garden, this smoke-free hotel offers guests a complimentary hot breakfast daily. Wired and wireless Internet and remote copying, faxing and printing services are also free. Each room includes a large flat-screen TV, premium cable package, refrigerator and microwave. Amenities include business and fitness centers.
Casablanca Hotel
Casablanca Hotel: Inspired by the movie Casablanca, this glamorous Moroccan hotel will delight fans of the movie. Rick's CafT, a great place to lounge, offers guests complimentary daily Continental breakfast, gourmet tea/coffee/cookie bar all day and wine, and cheese receptions weekday evenings. Use of the nearby New York Sports Club is also complimentary.
Time Hotel
Time Hotel: Primary red, blue and yellow have been used by acclaimed designer Adam D. Tihany to create an striking contemporary look at this Theater District hotel. Guestrooms offer LCDTVs, Bose Wave Sound System with Ipod/MP3 docks and minibars. Morning newspaper and overnight shoeshine are complimentary. There's a fitness center on site.
Hotel Elysee
Hotel Elysee: The gracious ambience of countryside inn charms guests of this centrally located hotel. Travelers are catered to with complimentary water and chocolate bar in room upon arrival, deluxe Continental breakfast, daily tea/coffee/cookie/fresh fruit bar, wine and hors dÆoeuvres nightly during the week, wireless Internet, use of a public computer and access to NY Sports Club.
Manhattan Club
Manhattan Club: A chummy club atmosphere pervades this all-suite condo hotel. Rooms provide guests with refrigerators, dishwashers, microwaves and flat-screen TVs. Amenities include business and fitness centers and a private lounge that serves breakast in the morning and cocktails in the evening. The hotel is near top attractions such as the shops of Madison Avenue.
Affinia 50
Affinia 50: Guests are welcomed to this modern hotel by a stylish water wall. Just one floor above is the Club Room with fireplace where guests are invited to start Wednesday evening with a glass of wine. Rooms include luxury bedding, including a choice of six types of pillows, and oversize desk. There are fitness and business centers on site.
Dream Hotel
Dream Hotel: Out-of-the ordinary amenties enrich the guest experience at this upscale hotel. There's the Chopra Center and Spa and several standout restaurants and bars, including the Ava Lounge with its panoramic view of the city. Preloaded Ipods and DVD movies are available for use upon request. Rooms offer minibars and large flat-screen TVs.
Bryant Park
Bryant Park: A hip and high-tech attitude sets this luxury hotel apart. Guest rooms feature 32-inch HDTVs, Bose Wave radios, minibars and marble bathrooms. There's a fitness center and screening room on site as well as celebrity hair stylist Ric Pipino's salon. In the evening guests are invited to retreat underground to the huge Cellar Bar.
Kitano New York
Kitano New York: Japanese hospitality and ambience await guests at this sophisticated, upscale hotel. Live jazz is offered Wednesday through Saturday nights at the Bar Lounge. Guestrooms feature custom-designed mahogany and cherry furnishings and artwork. They are outfitted with minibars, flat-screen TVs and bathrooms with marble floors and heated towel racks.
Affinia Gardens
Affinia Gardens: The upscale hotel's Serenity Lounge just off the lobby provides a complimentary tea bar. Guest rooms include full kitchens, mini bars, large vanities, TV web browsers, luxury bedding and a choice of pillows. Room service is provided by four local restaurants. The hotel offers grocery shopping and secretarial services.
Thompson LES
Thompson LES: Spectacular views of the city are showcased by the stylish industrial minimalism of this new hotel. Rooms feature sophisticated designer furnishings including low beds and couches simply set off by exposed columns and ceiling. Celebrity Chef Susur offers global Chinese cuisine at the hotel's excellent restaurant, Shang.
Times Square Hotels
Times Square is one of America's most-visited sites. The excitement, the neon, the shops, and the people draw tourists from all over the world to this famous spot. Times Square hotels that I recommend are all within a minute or two's walk to the area and are good values for the money. Use this list to pick the Times Square hotel that suits your style most closely:
Muse Hotel
The Muse Hotel, a boutique hotel just off Times Square in the theater district, offers stylish modern rooms within an art deco building.
Hotel Giraffe
The quiet and classic Hotel Giraffe feels like a private residence.
The Alex Hotel
Luxury business hotel is home to NYC's notable restaurant, "Riingo."
Best Hotels in New York City
Quickly choose a great hotel for your next trip to New York City with this list of the best hotels in New York City. These are the ones I personally recommend as your best hotel bets.
Top 10 Kid-Friendly New York City Hotels
New York City hotels that cater especially to families with special amenities, supervised activities, family-friendly room layouts and suites, and nearby activities kids and teens will enjoy.
Top 10 Cheap Hotels in New York City
Cheap (but good) hotels in New York City that are most often recommended by guests. They might be cheap, but they provide consistently good value as well. Each of these cheap hotels in New York City can be reserved for under $200 per night.
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New York has hundreds of hotels -- which to choose? This eight-question New York City hotels "wizard" will help you find five of the best hotels in New York for your next trip, based on what you need (and don't need). From Wall Street to Central Park, whether you need pet-friendly lodging or Wi-Fi in your room, I've got you covered.
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