Ace Hotel Brooklyn

Leave it to Ace Hotels to find a way to put a novel spin on the idea of a Brooklyn boutique hotel. Ace Hotel Brooklyn finds itself not in Williamsburg but in rapidly evolving Boerum Hill, right at the edge of Downtown Brooklyn, in an arresting new building by Stonehill Taylor. What’s familiar is what’s inside: modernist-inspired industrial-romantic interiors by Roman & Williams, who are on our short list for the world’s most influential boutique-hotel designers.

All Ace hotels strive for affordability, but these aren’t bargain-rack rooms; even the smallest have floor-to-ceiling windows, Smeg fridges, Tivoli radios, and some feature either Music Hall turntables or acoustic guitars by the legendary New York luthier D’Angelico. The furnishings are a unique mix of custom and vintage pieces, and the look, while ever on-brand, is memorably singular.

Still in the works, given the current restrictions on gathering, are the Ace’s social spaces, which include a restaurant and bar, a coffee shop, and an indoor garden with a double-sided fireplace. Watch this space for details as we get them, but one thing you can trust: the Ace hotels have proven again and again that they’ve got a knack for this sort of thing.