SoHo & Chinatown
Neobaroque playfulness underscores the plush, smallish rooms at this beautiful downtown property, where creamy whites and dreamy blues meet flouncy…
Must-see hotels in New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania
Ravel Hotel Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Queens
The location may feel a little desolate, but this 113-room Long Island City option is two short subway stops from Midtown. Rooms are not as boutique-luxe…
Midtown
Close to Carnegie Hall, Broadway and Central Park, the Park Central is positively massive (761 rooms!), a fact that becomes apparent in the sometimes…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
Splashed with murals inside and out, NY Moore blends right in to this edgy corner of East Williamsburg. Clean dorm rooms come in a variety of sizes,…
New Jersey
Try to reserve a lakeside spot at this pleasant campground. Note that campsites are 'dry' (no running water) in winter. The park office can give you a…
East Village & Lower East Side
No matter the weather in NYC, it always appears to be cool in the Sago Hotel. It's located in the bustling center of the Lower East Side and the rooms all…
The Adirondacks
For dozens of miles of backwoods hiking and cross-country trails head to Garnet Hill Lodge overlooking Thirteenth Lake, where you can swim in summer. It…
Wyndham Garden Brooklyn Sunset Park
New York City
Positioned between two leafy-green neighborhood highlights, Sunset Park and Green-Wood Cemetery, this likeable chain hotel has comfortable, contemporary…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Coated in zinc-colored panels, the 14-floor Gansevoort has been a swank pioneer of the Meatpacking District since it opened in 2004. All 186 rooms and 21…
Midtown
Very near the theater district, the Muse is a shimmering 200-room high-rise brought to you by the Kimpton group, which is famed for its boutique hotels. A…
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn & Dumbo
Beyond the steely grey industrial-style lobby, rooms at Aloft are nicely soundproofed with flat-screen TVs, good beds, leatherette seats and old-school…
Philadelphia
Hotels are thin on the ground in hipster Fishtown. Stepping up to the plate is Wm Mulherin's Sons, in an 1890s building. The four super-stylish rooms here…
The Bronx
Set in a lovely beaux-arts building (a former theater) dating from 1913, the Opera House Hotel would be a stunner even in Manhattan. But in the Bronx –…
Midtown
In the heart of New York City's theater district, the Pearl offers plush, handsome rooms decorated in warm tones and featuring seductive mattresses, iPod…
Hudson Valley
Family owned and run since 1971, this roadside motel offers a great deal, especially for its pine-paneled 'rustic' rooms. The attention paid to the…
Pennsylvania
A legacy of the Wilds' former industrial wealth, this 1200-acre estate was developed by an early-20th-century oil baron. Its 'big house' and log cabins …
Midtown
A budget option only steps away from the Times Square action, Econo Lodge has a small, no-frills lobby that leads to small, no-frills rooms. Some have…
Philadelphia
Housed in an 1865 Victorian mansion, this family-run B&B is an appealing choice with six uniquely designed rooms. Aptly named (it's on the corner and made…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
With its five walk-up floors coded to the rainbow flag, the 26-room Chelsea Pines is serious gay-and-lesbian central, but guests of all stripes are…
Buffalo
This seven-story early 1900s building has been restored with stylish furnishings in its rooms. The location is handy, with a very good brewpub, Pan…
Kimpton Hotel Monaco Philadephia
Philadelphia
These stylish digs at the heart of the Independence National Historical Park are reminiscent of an eccentric ethnographic museum: the lobby sports a…
Chinatown & Center City East
The most interesting thing about this business hotel is that it's housed in the PSFS building, a 1932 art-deco beauty and National Historic Landmark…
Hudson Valley
Located in a building that was once a movie theater and then a sketchy motel, Rivertown Lodge is a 27-room boutique hotel whose minimalist wood-and-metal…
Staten Island
Set in an 1846 Italianate villa, this four-room B&B oozes charm. Its comfy, antique-filled rooms are adorned with framed prints, delicate bedside lamps,…
The Adirondacks
A great location in the heart of town and directly on the shore of downtown Lake Placid's Mirror Lake, this good-quality resort offers a variety of…
Walker Hotel Greenwich Village
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Formerly known as the Jade Hotel, the Walker Hotel has retained much of the charm of the beloved boutique hotel. There is an art-deco touch to everything…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This landmark beaux-arts building, designed by architect Emory Roth in 1903, houses a 249-room hotel that's good value for the location. Contemporary…
East Village & Lower East Side
Rising incongruously above the low-rise East Village like an unfurled sail, Cooper Sq’s gleaming white structure looms strikingly out of place. But the…
Staten Island
On the waterfront, a short bus or subway ride from the ferry terminal, Harbor House has simple but pleasantly furnished rooms and a kindly host. It's…
Midtown
While the neutrally toned rooms at the high-end, 21-story property lack 'wow' factor, all feature comfortable beds and fetching Italian-marble bathrooms…
Philadelphia
A virtual museum of Victoriana, staying at the Gables is like stepping back in time save for the modern-day conveniences such as cable TV, wi-fi and a DVD…
Philadelphia
Reopened following a building renovation in 2018, this branch of the upscale rental apartment operation offers studios through to penthouses in a lovely…
New York City
A freestanding 1904 house with wraparound porch, the Loralei feels like a small New England B&B. Two 2nd-floor suites offer queen beds, Victorian…
SoHo & Chinatown
Sixty SoHo harbors 97 minimalist rooms, their black, white and gray broken up by blue velvet sofas, leather headboards and artwork by British artist…
Catskills
If not for the parking lot of the middle school across the street, the Mountain Brook, set on a hill with forested mountain views, evokes an Adirondack …
City House Hostel: Philadelphia House
Philadelphia
It's shoes off at the door of this welcoming hostel with comfy common areas, communal guitars, pub crawls, weekly events and even (shhh!) free beer and…
Catskills
This purple-painted Victorian certainly stands out from the crowd – but it's nothing compared to the rooms! The six units, split over two properties, are…
The Hamptons
This 14-room motor lodge is one of the best deals in the Hamptons (where, let's face it, there aren't a lot of deals!). Spacious renovated rooms, some…
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
It mightn’t be particularly cool or cutting edge, but the affable, 12-floor Giraffe earns its stripes – or spots – with clean, modern rooms, complimentary…
Midtown
Overlooking Central Park, the Park Lane has large rooms by NYC standards (minimum 312 sq ft) with comfy beds and classically inclined furnishings. Service…
