Must see hotels in SoHo & Chinatown

The team behind this hotel have torn up the rule book in terms of interior design, and the results are sublime. Guest rooms all have oversized headboards…

Occupying a handsomely restored, 19th-century building, the Broome feels far more intimate than most NYC hotels. Its 14 rooms are the epitome of simple…

Smack in the heart of Chinatown is this newcomer boutique with sumptuously sleek rooms, bespoke bath products, luxe linens, robes emblazoned with red…

The James plays with a variety of architectural elements in each of its different spaces, and somehow they all work beautifully. The public areas blend…

Right in the heart of SoHo’s brick lanes, the decades-old Mercer is where stars sleep. Above a lobby full of fat, plush sofas, 74 rooms offer a slice of…

It might not have the bells and whistles of some SoHo hotels, but Hotel Hugo is a quiet champion in this pricey 'hood. Rooms channel industrial style,…

With a lobby featuring floating chrome spheres and royal-blue doors heavy enough to crush a dump truck, the Nolitan is situated between two of the most…

Neobaroque playfulness underscores the plush, smallish rooms at this beautiful downtown property, where creamy whites and dreamy blues meet flouncy…

Sixty SoHo harbors 97 minimalist rooms, their black, white and gray broken up by blue velvet sofas, leather headboards and artwork by British artist…

The original boutique hotel of the 'hood still reigns, with its striking glass-and-cast-iron lobby stairway, and 353 rooms with cool, clean lines plus…

Clean, comfortable, simple rooms is what you get at this reliable chain hotel. While the place lacks any real character or charm, it's one of the few…

Across the street from the New Museum, this former 1920s-era flophouse has been resurrected as an upmarket hostel, its rooms decked out with Bowery-themed…

Solita is good value for anyone wanting to soak up the flavor of Chinatown and (ever-shrinking) Little Italy. Part of the Ascend chain, the hotel has a…