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Crosby Street Hotel
New York City
Firmdale's colorful, art-filled hotel on a cobbled SoHo street, with a private screening room and a garden.
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Boutique hotels in New York City
New York's finest small hotels hide in TriBeCa lofts, SoHo side streets and the East Village, a world away from Midtown's towers.
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Nine Orchard
New York City
A 2022 hotel in the restored 1912 Jarmulowsky Bank building, with custom furniture, a rooftop tempietto and Chinatown's food around the corner.
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The Bowery Hotel
New York City
A moody, old-world hotel in the East Village with warehouse windows, a fire-lit lobby and the Italian restaurant Gemma.
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The Greenwich Hotel
New York City
A TriBeCa hotel co-owned by Robert De Niro, with individually designed rooms, a lantern-lit pool and a calm courtyard.
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The Lowell
New York City · 74 rooms
A 1927 Upper East Side hotel that feels like a private apartment building, with mostly suites, many with wood-burning fireplaces.
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The Ludlow
New York City
A relaxed Lower East Side hotel with loft-style rooms, big windows over the skyline and a buzzy lobby bar.
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The Marlton Hotel
New York City
A snug Greenwich Village hotel a block from Washington Square Park, with marble bathrooms, ornate mouldings and a lobby worth lingering in.
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The Mercer
New York City
A discreet SoHo classic in a Romanesque Revival loft building, long favored by visiting artists and actors.
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The Whitby Hotel
New York City · 86 rooms
Firmdale's Midtown hotel, designed by Kit Kemp, with floor-to-ceiling windows and private terraces a short walk from Fifth Avenue and Central Park.
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Wythe Hotel
New York City · 69 rooms
A converted 1901 factory on the Williamsburg waterfront, with 13-foot timber ceilings, skyline views and Le Crocodile on the ground floor.
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The Best Boutique Hotels in New York City, by Neighbourhood
Ten small, independent and design-led hotels in New York, from TriBeCa lofts to a Brooklyn factory, with who each suits and what it does better than the rest.
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New York City has more hotel rooms than almost anywhere, but its most memorable stays are in the smaller places downtown. TriBeCa and SoHo hold hotels in converted warehouses and cast-iron buildings, with courtyards, screening rooms and restaurants that locals book too. The East Village and the Lower East Side are younger and livelier, with late-night bars and some of the city's best casual food.
Where to stay
TriBeCa is quiet and residential, SoHo is best for shopping and galleries, and the West Village has the prettiest streets. Staying downtown puts the Hudson River Park, Chinatown and the 9/11 Memorial within walking distance.
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Spring and autumn are the most pleasant seasons; December is festive but busy and expensive. The subway is the fastest way around, and most downtown neighborhoods are easy to explore on foot.
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Questions about New York City
How many boutique hotels are there in New York City?
We list 10 boutique hotels in New York City, including Crosby Street Hotel, Nine Orchard and The Bowery Hotel.
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