The Best Luxury Hotels in Manhattan for Every Kind of New York Trip

Choosing a New York hotel is an exercise in choosing what kind of New York you want to experience. Do you want Old World grandeur near Central Park? A downtown address where the lobby is a social scene? A quieter retreat that lets you slip into neighborhood life between museum visits and dinner reservations?

At the luxury level, the options have never been more exciting: Storied institutions like the Waldorf Astoria and Four Seasons have returned from years-long closures with multi-million-dollar renovations and renewed ambitions. Meanwhile, a new generation of properties, from the theatrical Faena in West Chelsea to the members-club-meets-hotel Twenty Two in the Flatiron, has brought a new emphasis on scene and social life.

The 24 Manhattan properties on our Hotels We Love list capture the breadth of the borough’s luxury hotel scene, from restored landmarks to ambitious newcomers—and they’re the ones we’d book today.

Aman New York

Aman New York occupies the 1921 Beaux-Arts Crown Building that once housed the original Museum of Modern Art in the early 1930s, and Belgian designer Jean-Michel Gathy has braided the brand’s Asian-inflected minimalism through the landmark’s century-old bones with remarkable ease. Look for bonsai trees, ikebana arrangements, and working fireplaces around every corner and working fireplaces in each of the 83 suites.

Staying here also means rubbing shoulders with regulars of the Aman Club, a members-only private club that lends the place an in-the-know sort of energy. There’s still plenty for hotel guests to do, of course. Housed on site is a three-floor, 25,000-square-foot spa and fitness center, which is a good thing, since dinner at Nama means indulgent omakase meals and cocktails and music at the Jazz Club, which draws a glamorous crowd.

The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel

History is alive at the Beekman, housed in the iconic Temple Court building designed by architect James M. Farnsworth in 1881. At check-in, pause to appreciate the nine-story atrium and skylight, then head to one of the 287 guest rooms, which are designed with velvet accents and wood furnishings and include 35 suites and two ethereal penthouses with private rooftop terraces. Each space comes with Carrara marble-tiled bathrooms with D.S. & Durga toiletries and around-the-clock room service courtesy of chef Tom Colicchio’s Crafted Hospitality.

The hotel is also home to Daniel Boulud’s Le Gratin, a bistro inspired by the French chef’s hometown of Lyon, and Tom Colicchio’s Temple Court, where classic dishes like Maine lobster and Berkshire pork chop fill the menu. Cocktail lounge Laissez Faire recently debuted with martini service and a DJ booth. Those requiring reservations beyond hotel doors should call upon the Les Clefs d’Or–recognized concierge team.

The Bowery Hotel

Travelers at the Bowery Hotel feel like insiders the moment they slip through the door, thanks to superb service and a lobby design that recalls salon parties of bygone eras. Upon check-in, guests receive metal room keys with oversize red tassels. Each of the 135 guest rooms offers a mix of lived-in comfort and luxurious detail, with mohair-upholstered chairs, Turkish Oushak rugs, and hardwood floors along with high-definition televisions and marble bathrooms anchored by deep soaking tubs.

When hunger hits, head downstairs to Gemma for rustic Italian fare—pastas, wood-fired pizzas, and seasonal small plates—paired with an extensive Italian wine list. Nightcaps happen at the Lobby Bar, a lower Manhattan staple known for its timeless ambience and clever riffs on classic cocktails.

The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel

The Carlyle opened its doors in 1930 and has since offered big-city accommodations to a legion of luminaries such as John F. Kennedy, Ingrid Bergman, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The hotel’s legendary Café Carlyle has been a fixture of New York’s cabaret scene since 1955, hosting performers including Woody Allen, Alan Cumming, and Rita Wilson.

The property’s Bemelmans Bar is another favorite, especially for nightly live jazz, masterful cocktails, and, during the holidays, a Madeline tea inspired by Ludwig Bemelmans, who was commissioned in 1947 for the bar’s oft-photographed large-scale murals.

More R&R is available at the hotel’s Sisley-Paris Spa, an urban retreat offering an array of facial and body treatments. Guest rooms, many with Central Park views, were designed by Alexandra Champalimaud, with art deco flourishes, deep soaking tubs, wall murals depicting city life, and that special touch: your initials embroidered on the pillow sham.

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Casa Cipriani

Housed inside the 1909 Beaux-Arts Battery Maritime Building at the southern tip of Manhattan, Casa Cipriani is a 47-room hotel and private members club. Late designer Thierry Despont transformed the former ferry terminal into something that feels unmistakably like a vintage ocean liner: lacquered handrails, porthole-windowed guest room doors, and art deco details from lobby to suite.

Guest rooms are lined in Loro Piana cashmere wall coverings, dressed in sheets from 150-year-old Milanese linen house Rivolta Carmignani, and, most remarkably, open onto spacious private terraces with views that take in the Staten Island Ferry, Governor’s Island, Brooklyn, and the Statue of Liberty all at once. Hit the fifth floor to tuck into Cipriani classics like beef carpaccio alongside sweeping Brooklyn Bridge views, or head to the rooftop Terrazzo Bar. There’s an on-site spa with a cedar sauna, eucalyptus steam room, and red light therapy area, while an Aston Martin house car stands by to whisk guests around the city in style.

Faena New York

Go on, we dare you: Try to set foot inside Faena New York without cracking a smile—and not just at the faintly ridiculous all-white, ringmaster-style outfits the door folks gamely wear. This is the long-anticipated West Chelsea outpost of founder Alan Faena’s theatrical hospitality empire, housed in a Bjarke Ingels–designed tower overlooking the High Line, and it is unabashedly maximalist and squarely aimed at adults with Main Character Energy who favor style, spectacle, and a lively social scene.

The 120 guest rooms and suites lean more subdued than the common areas, with blond wood floors, deep blues, and the occasional scarlet sofa. Fittingly, given that Faena’s first property opened in Buenos Aires, the hotel tapped Argentine chef Francis Mallmann for the fire- and smoke-inspired La Boca restaurant, where the atmosphere (Moulin Rouge in Manhattan, thrumming with women in full-length gowns on a Sunday night) outshines the menu. The 17,000-square-foot Tierra Santa Healing House spa is takes its inspiration from South American healing practices and is poised to become a destination unto itself, while a cabaret space (a signature Faena offering) is still forthcoming.

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The Fifth Avenue Hotel

In an early 20th-century bank designed by the legendary firm McKim, Mead & White in 1907, the Fifth Avenue Hotel brings a maximalist approach to the liminal stretch between downtown and Midtown Manhattan. Diverging from the stately limestone facade, designer Martin Brudnizki’s whimsical interiors channel the ornate aesthetic for which the Gilded Age was known.

The 153 rooms and suites, which span the top four floors of the original building (aka “the Mansion”) and a new 24-story tower, have a Wes Anderson vibe with botanical wallpaper, mother-of-pearl inlaid mini bars, tiger-stripe rugs, and chandeliers dripping with colorful baubles. Café Carmellini, chef Andrew Carmellini’s much-celebrated return to fine dining, has quickly become one of the city’s most talked-about restaurants. Don’t miss the Portrait Bar, a wood-paneled boîte where the cocktail menu takes cues from the staff’s travels.

Four Seasons Hotel New York

After closing in March 2020—first to house medical workers during the pandemic, then for a full renovation—Four Seasons Hotel New York reopened in November 2024 with refreshed dining, updated interiors, and upgraded technology, including more than $8 million in elevator improvements alone. The 52-story I.M. Pei building, with its honey marble floors and soaring 33-foot glass ceiling in the lobby, remains as grand as ever.

The 219 accommodations, all suites and junior suites ranging from 500 to 4,300 square feet, have been lightly refreshed while preserving the neutral palette and Central Park and skyline views that loyal regulars return for season after season. (For real: The hotel has a 60 percent return-visitor rate.) The Garden Restaurant serves northern Italian–inspired breakfasts and lunches beneath deceptively real acacia trees, while the scarlet-and-black TY Bar pours a cocktail menu designed as a century-long journey through New York City nightlife.

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The Greenwich Hotel

Robert De Niro opened the Greenwich Hotel in 2008 with hoteliers Ira Drukier and Richard Born, bringing a personal vision to a corner of Manhattan he knows well from growing up nearby in Little Italy and Greenwich Village. The hotel wears its celebrity pedigree lightly. Beyoncé, Margot Robbie, and Michelle Obama have all been spotted here, but the tone remains understated rather than ostentatious, giving off a sophisticated New York townhouse feel.

Hallways display faded photographs of De Niro and abstract expressionist works by his father, Robert De Niro Sr., which help create the property’s intimate, residential character.

The Greenwich Hotel embraces a collected, global aesthetic, with individually designed rooms featuring details like Tibetan silk rugs and hand-laid Moroccan tile. The standout amenity is Shibui Spa, where a lantern-lit pool sits beneath a 250-year-old Japanese farmhouse transported from Kyoto and rebuilt by hand. Downstairs, Andrew Carmellini’s Locanda Verde remains a downtown favorite.

Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s New York

French hospitality group Groupe Barrière — whose portfolio includes the flagship Fouquet’s in Paris and Le Carl Gustaf on St. Bart’s — made its U.S. debut in September 2022 with this understated 97-room Tribeca property. Hôtel Barrière Fouquet’s New York features interiors by Martin Brudnizki that pay homage to the Parisian art deco era with mohair velvet in warm burgundies and yellows, herringbone floors, and gold-leaf antique mirrors.

Guest rooms are dressed in French lavender, cream, and green, with marble-and-gold bathrooms and cheeky wallpaper portraying pigeons clutching croissants. A private cinema called Cannes screens themed films for guests and city residents alike. At Brasserie Fouquet’s, chef Bradley Stellings executes the French classics—steak tartare, onion soup, Maine lobster—of culinary superstar Pierre Gagnaire, while the glass-courtyard café Par Ici handles vegetarian fare sourced from fair-trade farms. Spa Diane Barrière offers five treatment rooms, a hydrotherapy pool, and treatments using coveted Parisian skincare brand Biologique Recherche.

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Hotel Chelsea

First opened in 1884 as one of Manhattan’s first co-op apartment buildings, Hotel Chelsea has served as a magnet for the creative and the restless for well over a century, from Mark Twain and Dylan Thomas to Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, and Andy Warhol, who shot his experimental film Chelsea Girls within its red-brick walls.

After a decade of legal battles and a meticulous renovation, the hotel reopened in 2022 under the ownership of Sean MacPherson, Ira Drukier, and Richard Born. The result honors its famously worn-in past: 158 individually designed rooms feature mismatched vintage furniture, leopard-print chairs, velvet sofas, ornate brass fixtures, and Marshall Bluetooth speakers as a nod to the hotel’s rock-and-roll legacy.

The Victorian staircase, lined with art gifted by former residents, remains intact, and some long-term tenants have never left. The dining scene is equally storied. El Quijote is the beloved Spanish restaurant first opened in 1930 and a onetime haunt of Joplin and Robert Mapplethorpe, and it’s back with its signature paella and Don Quixote mural, while Café Chelsea handles French bistro fare morning through evening. Up top, a rooftop spa with a purple-tiled steam room and city-view terraces offers something the old Chelsea never dreamed of: Genuine tranquility.

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The Langham, New York, Fifth Avenue

Located on Fifth Avenue in Midtown, the Langham, New York stands out for offering larger-than-average accommodations in a part of the city known for compact hotel rooms. Guest rooms begin at 420 square feet and extend to apartment-style suites with full kitchens, making the property particularly well-suited to longer stays and families. The hotel also functions as a gallery space for works by American artist Alex Katz, whose bold figurative paintings are displayed throughout the public areas, adding a cultural layer without overwhelming the design.

Downstairs, the acclaimed Ai Fiori restaurant by chef Michael White is known for its refined French and Italian Riviera–inspired cuisine. The Chuan Body + Soul Spa draws on principles of traditional Chinese medicine, making this something of a wellness destination within Midtown’s dense commercial corridor.

The Lowell

Opened in 1927, the 74-room Lowell is an Upper East Side stalwart. Tucked between Park and Madison Avenues, two blocks from Central Park, it operates like a well-run private residence: A fire crackles in the lounge on cool days, champagne arrives before you’ve finished unpacking, and the staff leave a handwritten weather report on your pillow at turndown.

In anticipation of its 2027 centennial, co-owner Dina De Luca Chartouni and designer Michael S. Smith have unveiled a series of reimagined suites with canopy beds, Calacatta marble bathrooms, wood-burning fireplaces framed by Jamb mantelpieces, and herringbone white oak floors, all of which distill a century of Manhattan glamour. Jacques Bar and Majorelle remain the social and culinary hearts of the house.

Mandarin Oriental, New York

Hovering above Columbus Circle on the southwest corner of Central Park, Mandarin Oriental, New York has been one of New York’s definitive five-star addresses since it opened in 2003.

The 244 rooms and suites are decorated with Annie Leibovitz photographs and a Swarovski crystal chandelier. Accommodations face either the park, the Hudson River, or the Manhattan skyline. Interiors mix the classic with the contemporary: marble floors, heated Toto toilets, Diptyque amenities, and a pair of binoculars on the windowsill for a closer look at the cityscape.

The MO Lounge, open to guests and the public, competes seriously with the city outside, serving everything from wonton noodle soup and wagyu beef to a pastry spread worth lingering over, while a cocktail bar opened in late 2025 adds another reason to linger. The spa is one of only two Forbes Five-Star spas in Manhattan, with an amethyst steam room, vitality pool, and bamboo-lined treatment rooms, while the 75-foot lap pool offers one of the more enviable workout settings in the city.

The Manner

Located on a quiet, tree-lined street in SoHo, the Manner is built around a deceptively simple idea: that a hotel stay should feel like visiting the 97-room home of a friend with exquisite taste. Rooms range from corner kings with handcrafted finishes to a duplex penthouse, and the hospitality is notably generous: breakfast is included daily, evening aperitivo (with canapés) runs from 5 to 9 p.m., and bath amenities come courtesy of Costa Brazil, sustainably sourced from the Amazon.

The Otter, the ground-floor neighborhood restaurant, serves seafood classics reimagined by chef Alex Stupak, with dinner nightly and weekend brunch. On the second floor, Sloane’s bar presents classic cocktails and caviar service until the wee hours. Wellness-minded guests can refresh at nearby ONDA Beauty for facials and massages or Remedy Place SoHo for ice baths, red light therapy, and IV drips, both offering discounts for hotel guests.

The Mark Hotel

The Mark occupies prime Upper East Side territory, just far enough from the crowds to feel secluded but close enough to Central Park and Madison Avenue to be in the middle of everything. Jacques Grange’s redesign of the 1927 landmark building gave the hotel a crisp, contemporary look with a black-and-white-striped marble lobby and vivid artwork that still feels fresh more than a decade later.

The 152 guest rooms and suites range from kings to a 10,000-square-foot, five-bedroom penthouse at $75,000 a night that has hosted the Met Gala after-party and served as a high-security hideaway for Meghan Markle’s baby shower. Suites feel like Upper East Side pied-à-terres, thanks to full kitchens, Fendi Casa velvet sofas, and all-marble bathrooms with Lefroy Brooks fixtures.

The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges turns out elegant all-day fare, while Caviar Kaspia, the storied Parisian institution’s first New York outpost, also designed by Grange, serves its legendary baked potato topped with caviar just steps from the bar. In summer, a seasonal Clam Bar pops up outside, blending Jean-Georges’s touch with Kaspia’s caviar in a breezy seafood shack format.

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Park Hyatt New York

Opened in 2014 across from Carnegie Hall, Park Hyatt New York brings its signature understated elegance to the heart of Midtown. Even the entry-level rooms are unusually spacious by city standards, ranging from 500 to 625 square feet and featuring marble bathrooms, heated floors, rainfall showers, and Le Labo amenities.

Accommodations scale up from one-bedroom terrace suites with private firepits to the 2,000-square-foot Manhattan Suite, complete with a dining room and full kitchen. The standout amenity is the 25th-floor saltwater lap pool, where floor-to-ceiling windows frame sweeping city views. Guests can also book treatments at the recently refreshed Spa Nalai or settle into the Living Room for all-day dining and cocktails.

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The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad

The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad represents a fresher take on the brand’s storied reputation for service. The 250-room, 50-story property opened in 2022, and while the white-glove standards remain intact, and staff greet guests and their dogs by name, the design and dining skew decidedly more contemporary.

Guest rooms on the 25th floor and above deliver unobstructed downtown views and feature a warm gold palette, chain-link chandeliers, floor-to-ceiling terrazzo bathrooms, soaking tubs, and steam showers. Food is a major draw here, with José Andrés overseeing the hotel’s restaurants and bars. Zaytinya serves Mediterranean dishes inspired by Turkish, Greek, and Lebanese cuisines, while Bazaar Meat reimagines the classic steakhouse with wood-fired cuts and premium wagyu.

Crowning it all is Nubeluz, a rooftop cocktail bar with 270-degree skyline views from 500 feet above NoMad. Make room in your schedule for a massage or an Augustinus Bader facial in the subterranean spa, with black Italian marble treatment rooms.

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The Surrey, a Corinthia Hotel

An Upper East Side institution since 1926, the Surrey entered a new chapter in 2024 when Corinthia, the luxury hotel group behind landmark properties in London and beyond, reopened the hotel after a top-to-bottom renovation.

Designer Martin Brudnizki trades his usual maximalism for an aesthetic that’s more in tune with the neighborhood, dressing rooms in shades of cream, brown, muted blue, and soft green. At first glance, the spaces feel restrained, but a closer look reveals patterned floors, richly textured furnishings, colorful artwork, and fabric-clad walls that lend warmth and personality. Large windows overlooking Madison Avenue and curated books on New York history and culture give accommodations a residential feel.

For a glimpse of Brudnizki’s more exuberant side, head downstairs to Casa Tua, whose restaurant, lounge, and members club bring a welcome dose of color and energy to the hotel. Yet what lingers longest is the service, which is warm, personal, and refreshingly anticipatory, with staff who seem to know what you need before you ask.

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The Twenty Two New York

The Twenty Two New York occupies one of the Upper East Side’s more unusual historic buildings: the Margaret Louisa Home, an 1891 residence commissioned by Vanderbilt heiress Margaret Louisa Shepard to house working women new to the city.

Today, the former YWCA-affiliated property is home to the New York outpost of London’s fashionable Twenty Two brand. The 78 guest rooms and suites have a British clubby-ness to them, along with residential comforts such as marble bathrooms, mohair throws, and fully stocked bars. Rotary phones connect to the front desk when guests dial 22.

Although the property operates as a members club, anyone can book a room. Guests also gain access to the club’s private spaces, including a garden terrace, raw bar, gym, and nightclub. Downstairs, Café Zaffri has become a destination in its own right, serving Lebanese-inspired cuisine from an all-women-led team.

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Waldorf Astoria New York

After an eight-year closure and a multibillion-dollar restoration, the Waldorf Astoria is back on Park Avenue. The hotel’s origins trace back to a family feud: in 1893, William Waldorf Astor demolished his father’s Fifth Avenue mansion to build a hotel next door to his aunt’s home; her son John Jacob Astor IV retaliated with the adjacent Astoria Hotel, and the two were soon joined by a marble promenade that society dubbed Peacock Alley.

The current art deco colossus on Park Avenue opened in 1931 and went on to host presidents from Hoover to Eisenhower, royals including Queen Elizabeth II and Grace Kelly, and Hollywood luminaries from Marilyn Monroe to Elizabeth Taylor. The reimagined property, designed by French decorator Pierre-Yves Rochon, pared the room count to 375 and restored the soaring mosaic lobby, chandeliered ballrooms, and Silver Corridor to their former glory.

Social spaces include Peacock Alley, where Cole Porter’s own Steinway piano sits beneath a four-faced Victorian clock, and a cocktail program by PDT’s Jeff Bell keeps things lively. Chef Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern leads the kitchen at American brasserie Lex Yard, while a 20,000-square-foot Guerlain spa recently debuted with 16 treatment rooms.

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Wall Street Hotel

The Financial District has long been the domain of business travelers and weekend tourists queuing for the Statue of Liberty ferry, but the Wall Street Hotel makes a compelling case for it as a genuine leisure destination. The property comes from the Paspaley family, Australian pearl magnates who acquired the Beaux-Arts building on the corner of Wall and Pearl streets in New York’s historic pearling district through a pearl business deal in the 1980s.

That heritage runs deep: Mother-of-pearl surfaces the raw bar in La Marchande, pearl jewelry lines the lobby cases, and large-scale oyster watercolors hang above the beds in each of the 180 rooms, designed by Rose Ink Workshop in a palette of rich blues and brass. La Marchande is worth a reservation in its own right, with a solid raw bar and well-executed mains, while the Lounge on Pearl—all velvet drapes and botanical cocktails—is a fine reason to arrive early. The hotel also partners with the Billion Oyster Project, donating proceeds from in-room oyster openers to the nonprofit’s effort to restore oyster populations in New York Harbor.

Warren Street Hotel

In Tribeca, where hotels tend toward sleek and neutral, Warren Street Hotel arrived in March 2024 as a vivid, maximalist counterpoint. It’s the latest New York venture from British hotelier and designer Kit Kemp, an it’s her first new-build collaboration with two of her daughters, Minnie and Willow Kemp.

The result is a retreat filled with bold color and pattern, with each of the 69 individually designed rooms ranging from saturated fuchsias and reds to soothing blues and greens, all with floor-to-ceiling windows and deep soaking tubs stocked with the hotel’s own Tall Trees bath amenities.

The Warren Bar and Restaurant has a globally influenced menu: grilled halibut with morels, Ora King salmon, and guava sorbet, all served on fine bone china that Kemp designed for Spode. Guests-only extras include a drawing room with an honesty bar and art around every corner: a beaded paper wall hanging by Ugandan artist Sanaa Gateja, ceiling baskets by Argentine designer Cristián Mohaded, and a marble sculpture by British artist Tony Cragg.

The Whitby Hotel

Opened in 2017 by British hotelier and designer Kit Kemp, the Whitby Hotel brought Firmdale Hotels’ colorful, pattern-rich aesthetic to Midtown Manhattan, offering a refreshing counterpoint to the neighborhood’s minimalist corporate luxury hotels. Each of the 86 guest rooms and suites is individually designed, with floor-to-ceiling windows, marble bathrooms, embroidered headboards, and Kemp’s signature mix of bold colors, textures, and artwork.

The pewter-topped Whitby Bar serves as the hotel’s social hub, while the light-filled Orangery restaurant hosts one of the city’s more charming afternoon teas. Guests also have access to a drawing room with an honesty bar and fireplace, plus the 130-seat Whitby Theater, home to a popular weekly film club. Only two blocks from Central Park and steps from MoMA and Fifth Avenue, the hotel is ideally situated for both shopping and culture.

Additional reporting by Tiana Attride, Kristin Braswell, Billie Cohen, Mark Ellwood, Karen Gardiner, Katherine LaGrave, Lyndsey Matthews, Megan Eileen McDonough, Nicole Schnitzler, and Michelle Summerville.