New York City Boutique Hotels

Belvedere New York

Blue Moon Hotel

Bowery Hotel NYC

Casablanca Hotel

Cooper Square Hotel

Cosmopolitan Hotel

The Dylan

Empire Hotel

Hotel Mela

Hudson Hotel

The James Hotel

Library Hotel

Mercer Hotel NYC

The Muse Hotel

Roosevelt Hotel NYC

Royalton Hotel

Smyth Tribeca

SoHo Grand

Stay New York

W Hotel Times Square

W Hotel Union Square

Hudson Hotel New York City

From: $133

Beautiful private park, like a mini Central Park, with full cocktail bar, chaises, floor cushions, ivy on the walls. Heated in the winter. A bit further West than the other main hotels in this area and quieter.

356 W 58th St, Between 8th & 9th Aves

Rates and Reviews: Hudson Hotel
See Also: Midtown West

Empire Hotel New York City

From: $163

Located in Lincoln Center, guest quarters at the Empire Hotel offer earthy décor, leather furnishings, satellite television, room service, wireless Internet, and work stations. There is an onsite restaurant, cocktail bar and casual lounge, business and conference facilities, a rooftop swimming pool with with Cabana Rentals (May-September), spa services, and a fitness center.

Rates and Reviews: The Empire Hotel

See Also: Upper West Side, Midtown West

Casablanca Hotel New York

From: $252

Celebrated as one of the most popular boutique hotels in NYC, the Casablanca Hotel is a hidden gem, located just steps away from vibrant Times Square. A charming boutique, the Casablanca Hotel Times Square was inspired by the romance of the movie, "Casablanca." This hotel is an oasis of luminous Moroccan glamour and hospitality, only outshined by its talented and eager to please staff. Sister Hotels: Library Hotel, Hotel Giraffe, Hotel Elysée

Rates and Reviews: Casablanca Hotel
See Also: Times Square

Belvedere Hotel New York

From: $134

Opened in 1930, The Belvedere Hotel includes Art Deco touches in a marble lobby and on its facade. Just off the lobby, a popular, independently operated Brazilian restaurant offers rodizio-style dining (grilled meats sliced at the table) and a Brazilian band Tuesday–Saturday nights. Two blocks from the hotel, Restaurant Row on West 46th Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues features some 20 restaurants. Most offer fixed-price pre-theater menus.

Rates and Reviews: Belvedere Hotel New York
See Also: Times Square

The Muse Hotel

From: $188

With 200 rooms, the beautifully renovated Muse Hotel New York is a serene, stylish sanctuary centered in midtown Manhattan. With top-notch service, exquisite amenities and luxurious comfort, each spacious guestroom is a sophisticated, artful inspiration. Housed in New York City’s theater district in the historic Leavitt Building, adjacent to NIOS restaurant and wine bar.

Rates and Reviews:The Muse Hotel
See Also: Times Square

Hotel Mela

From: $169

Hotel Mela is relaxed, at home sophistication and excitement in the heart of Times Square. Guests will experience immediate warmth, awakening the five senses, as they enter an urban oasis. With their Concierges called, "Agents of Desires," trained in the art of personal service and ready to cater to your every need...what are you waiting for?

Rates and Reviews: Hotel Mela
See Also: Times Square

SoHo Grand Hotel NYC

From: $233

Luxury, style, class, and a touch of old fashioned New York chic are standard in every guest room at the Soho Grand Hotel. Perks include wireless internet access, silk bedspreads, private CD libraries, 24 hour room service, business and fitness facilities. Check out the Grand Bar & Lounge (year round), The Yard (May-Sept) with outdoor chaise lounges, cocktails, beautiful trees and foliage

Rates and Reviews: SoHo Grand Hotel
See Also: SoHo

Mercer Hotel NYC

From: $707

The Mercer is Soho's foremost luxury hotel - offering 75 guest rooms on six floors of a landmark Romanesque revival building in one of New Yorks most exclusive neighborhoods. The first hotel to offer an authentic taste of loft living - The Mercer is both home and hotel and offers an extensive list of luxurious guest services.

Favorites: Mercer Kitchen Restaurant, Lobby Bar

Rates and Reviews: Mercer Hotel NYC
See Also: SoHo

The James Hotel

From: $289

New in 2010, unique features include the lush Urban Garden, all-glass Sky Lobby and rooftop deck and pool with river-to-river Manhattan views. Anchoring Soho’s southwest corner, The James New York is a warmly modern, residential styled luxury hotel that delivers an artful blend of exquisitely hand-crafted design, intuitive service and personalized comfort.

Rates and Reviews: The James Hotel
See Also: SoHo

Bowery Hotel

From: $695

Write Up Coming Soon. Great lobby bar and patio with leather club chairs and fireplace in winter, patio for summer.

Favorites: Free Bicycle Rental, Cozy Fireplace Lobby

Rates and Reviews: Bowery Hotel NYC

See Also: East Village/ NoHo

Blue Moon Hotel

From: $230

Visitors love this hotel as the rooms are huge by NYC standards, the staff is great and it is surrounded by some of the city’s best dining and nightlife in a historic, yet trendy, area of NYC cannot be beat. The hotel is located along cobble stone streets once occupied by push cart vendors, pickle packers, butchers, and bakers. Now, New York City's historic past has come to life in the authentic yet modern and comfortable neighborhood hotel.

Rates and Reviews: Blue Moon Hotel
See Also: Lower East Side

W Hotel Union Square NYC

From: $231

Opulent. Bohemian. And everywhere in between. Bridging the gap between old and new, New York's famous landmark Guardian Life Building has undergone renovations and reemerged as the stylish W New York - Union Square. The 1911 Guardian Life building - designed in the Beaux-Arts style - is a magnificent granite and limestone structure with all the exquisite details inherent in traditional European architecture.

Favorites: The UnderBar
Rates and Reviews: W Hotel Union Square
See Also: Union Square

Roosevelt Hotel NYC

From: $223

Opened in 1924 and named after President Theodore Roosevelt, the Roosevelt Hotel New York offers a 1920s ambience that includes original Tiffany crystal chandeliers, gilt trim, coffered ceilings, and wrought-iron balconies overlooking the lobby. They have over 1000 rooms, including 52 suites. The hotel is three blocks from Rockefeller Center, the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal and numerous Broadway theaters.

Favorites: Roof Top

Rates and Reviews: Roosevelt Hotel NYC
See Also: Midtown East

Library Hotel NYC

From: $238

Nice rooftop and lounge and most interesting hotel rooms in all of NYC! Hotel is organized like a library with 10 floors arranged according to the Dewey Decimal System. Each floor has a theme (literature, languages, math & science) and each room has a theme and tons of books - try the Love Room, Astronomy Room or Fairy Tales Room. Sister Hotels:Casablanca Hotel, Hotel Elysée, Hotel Giraffe

Favorites: Bookmarks Roof Bar, Free Breakfast

Rates and Reviews: Library Hotel NYC
See Also: Midtown East

The Gotham Hotel

From: $265

Airy, light-filled guest rooms are appointed with streamlined European furnishings, tailored minibars, and lavish linens. Every room is large, has an outdoor terrace and loft-like ceilings, and features funky vintage books, king-size beds, and gorgeous tiled bathrooms with dual showerheads.

16 E 46th St, (Fifth and Madison Aves)

Favorites: Bookmarks Roof Bar, Free Breakfast

Rates and Reviews: The Gotham Hotel 
See Also: Midtown East

Smyth Tribeca Hotel

From: $249

The Smyth, a Thompson Hotel, is located next to the Chambers Street Subway Station and features massages, a restaurant and rooms include iPod docking stations. Each room at Smyth provides a flat-screen cable TV with DVD player, minibar and bathrobes. The Smyth, most recently, was the temporary home of the Kardashian sisters during their NYC stay.

Rates and Reviews: Smyth Tribeca Hotel
See Also: Tribeca, Battery Park City

Cosmopolitan Hotel NYC

From: $262

Owned by local New Yorkers, the Cosmopolitan Hotel is located in Tribeca near the World Trade Center site and Statue of Liberty. With only 150 guest rooms, the hotel is peaceful and private. The Cosmopolitan often feels more like a bed and breakfast than a lower Manhattan hotel, but the excitement of NYC is just outside their door.

Rates and Reviews: Cosmopolitan Hotel
See Also: Tribeca, Battery Park City

W New York Downtown

From: $240

New in 2010 - with 217 rooms and 58 floors, explore the signature W bed and innovative technology while being near Wall Street, the Statue of Liberty and Freedom Tower. The new sleek and chic Living Room Bar & Terrace is definite downtown after-work happy hour hot spot and the waterfront views are certainly worth a look.

Rates and Reviews: W New York Downtown
See Also: Tribeca, Battery Park City

Greenwich Hotel

From: $475

Robert de Niro's 88 unique room luxury hotel showcases furnishings that draw from a wide range of cultural influences - from the hand-loomed Tibetan silk rugs to the patterns of Moroccan tile. Rooms have Dux beds, oak floors, soaking tubs, 10 foot ceilings, small libraries, HDTV, iPod docking stations and free wireless Internet. The hotel has an adorable outdoor courtyard, pool and the gorgeous Shibui spa and gym.

377 Greenwich St (NOTE: There are multiple Greenwich street names in Manhattan)

Rates and Reviews: Greenwich Hotel
See Also: Tribeca, Battery Park City

Tribeca Grand Hotel

From: $185

Tribeca Grand is known for their spacious rooms, soaring central atrium, intimate Church Lounge, a premier cocktail bar and restaurant, and even a private film screening room. The 203 guest rooms have flat screen TVs, free wireless Internet, Frette bathrobes, iPod docs, and believe it or not, a complimentary pet goldfish upon request.

2 Ave of Americas at Church St
Sister Hotel: SoHo Grand

Rates and Reviews:Tribeca Grand Hotel
See Also: Tribeca, Battery Park City

Standard Hotel NYC

From: $266

The Standard, New York features modern guest rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows, seating areas, plasma TVs with HD channels and some breathtaking views. Restaurants include the hip Standard Grill or guests can have a cocktail, listening to a live DJ, in the trendy Living Room lounge. The seasonal outdoor Biergarten offers a German menu.

Favorites: The amazing views

Rates and Reviews: Standard Hotel NYC
See Also: Meatpacking District

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