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The Best New Hotels in New York City

New York’s hotel boomlet continues as flagship brands make their big Manhattan debut while smaller, indie brands bring a bit of energy to the outer boroughs. With so many dynamic new properties opening, there is something for every taste and budget. Located at 57th Street and 5th Avenue, in the heart of Manhattan, the Aman hotel was one of the splashiest debuts when it opened its doors in 2022. The property is in the iconic Crown Building, one of the city’s finest examples of Beaux-Arts architecture, which also housed the first Museum of Modern Art. The interiors were overseen by Jean-Michel Gathy, a veteran Aman designer—he’s worked with the brand since the 1980s. Here he’s brought Aman’s soothing Asian-influenced minimalism with plenty of water features, fireplaces, and greenery, from bonsai trees to Japanese maples. When guests enter the hotel starting on the 14th floor, they are greeted by a dramatic, double-height atrium. The 83 suites are spacious, starting at a whopping 745 square feet, and are done in neutral colors with gas fireplaces and Asian-inspired screens. All guests get access to the 1920s-inspired Jazz Club, which serves classic cocktails and over-the-top small bites like truffled grilled cheese. Guests can work it off the next morning at the gym which has an indoor pool, sauna, hammam, and cryotherapy chamber. The only hotel on Roosevelt Island, the Graduate New York has injected a jolt of energy to the once sleepy area. The hotel, designed by snøhetta, the cutting-edge Norwegian architectural firm, caters to the emerging tech scene. (It’s actually located on the campus of Cornell Tech.) A giant statue of Flyboy by artist Hebru Brantley stands in the airy lobby which is lined with bookshelves, leather couches and floor-to-ceiling windows. The rooms are bright with pops of color, and some have excellent East River views. There’s even a Big suite, which boasts themed bunk beds, three bathrooms, and is packed with retro toys and games, including a real Zoltar fortune-telling machine just like in the movie. The rooftop bar and lounge Panorama Room is quite lively and has become a nightlife destination. Meanwhile, Pendry Manhattan West is located in the former train yards on the city’s west side, a development which features shopping venues as well as big-name restaurants from Danny Meyer and Masaharu Morimoto. The hotel is the perfect respite from Midtown’s madness, featuring 164 understated rooms with modern furnishings and floor-to-ceiling windows offering excellent views of the city. For other notable hotel openings, read more below.

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Updated on 16 January 2025

Aman New York

Aman New York
Midtown

There was a time when the Aman name was strictly synonymous with secluded resort destinations; Aman Tokyo was proof that the top of a city-center skyscraper could offer its own sense of seclusion. And Aman New York is still another chapter in the evolution of this top-tier hospitality brand: a self-contained world of luxury right in the heart of Manhattan, on 57th Street at 5th Avenue.

The Hotel Chelsea

The Hotel Chelsea
Chelsea

There was never any question the legendary Hotel Chelsea would eventually face a significant update; it’s good for the Chelsea, and for New York, that it fell to Sean MacPherson to do it, along with partners Ira Drukier and Richard Born. MacPherson’s other hotels around town — the Marlton, the Bowery, the Maritime and more — help usher the romance of old New York into the modern era in a way that’s nostalgic but also authentic. And in the Chelsea, in particular, there’s much to be nostalgic about.

Graduate New York

Graduate New York
Roosevelt Island

The Graduate hotels tend to play an outsized role in the hospitality scenes of the college towns they call home, but this one stretches the traditional definition of “college town” just a bit. Even many New Yorkers are still unaware that Roosevelt Island is home to the Cornell Tech campus, a satellite of the Ithaca-based Ivy League university. Graduate Roosevelt Island is the island’s only hotel, and in typical Graduate style it’s dedicated to the campus that it serves.

The Ned NoMad

The Ned NoMad
NoMad

Broadway’s 1903-vintage Johnston Building was, in an earlier incarnation as the NoMad Hotel, instrumental in putting this neighborhood on the map for present-day New Yorkers. And now it’s the site of another step in the neighborhood’s evolution: The Ned NoMad, a members’ club and luxury boutique hotel that’s sister to the original Ned in the City of London.

Pendry Manhattan West

Pendry Manhattan West
Manhattan West

For their first hotel in New York, Pendry — the urban luxury-hotel imprint of the Montage Resorts brand — is staking out new territory. Manhattan West is part of the huge Hudson Yards Redevelopment that’s changed the face of Midtown’s west side, and the Pendry Manhattan West, occupying an undulating glass tower by architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, shifts the city’s luxury-hospitality center of gravity a bit further towards the Hudson.

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