The Bowery
- Style
- NY scene
- Setting
- Post-punk East Village
A byword for downtown hipster chic since the moment it opened, this boutique hotel on the Bowery is a slice of classic New York style with a gorgeous, quirky lobby.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 135.
- Rates
- $525–$1,200, room only; excludes 13.375 per cent tax.
- Check-out
- Midday; later-check out is subject to availability.
- Facilities
- Valet parking, gym, DVD library, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: flatscreen HDTV, DVD/CD player, iPod dock, CO Bigelow toiletries.
- Children
- High chairs and cots are available and the Bowery works with a nanny service to provide babysitting.
- Also
- Non-smoking – except in the bar's patio area.. As a concession to the Chihuahua-toting crowd, lightweight pets (30lbs or less) are warmly welcomed.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The north-facing rooms offer glimpses of the Empire State Building from the comfort of your bed. Number 705, a One-Bedroom Terrace Suite, has a marble-tubbed bathroom that opens directly onto a surprisingly spacious private terrace. Wherever you end up bedding down, you can expect classic NYC-style, with hardwood floors lined with intricate Oushak rugs, marble bath tubs, and oversized factory windows.
- Packing tips
- A CBGB T-shirt in honour of the Bowery’s punk-rock glory days.
- Also
- If you need to connect to the cyberworld during your stay, but are unfortunately laptopless, the Bowery has a stash of Macbooks you can snaffle for free.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- With thatched wine bottles swinging from beams, distressed-wood tables and a copper-topped bar, the Bowery’s restaurant Gemma is a picture of Tuscan rusticity. The food, however, is more polished than peasanty, and the Nutella calzone is a pleasure.
- Dress code
- Edwardian dandy backstage with the Ramones.
- Top table
- Gemma doesn’t take reservations, so sweet talk your way to a window table for people-watching, or to one of the booths – it’s possible to lose hours in them.
- Last orders
- Gemma’s pizza oven is switched off at midnight (1am weekends). The bar’s open until 2am (4am weekends).
- Room service
- A full meal menu is available for 24 hours.
- Hotel bar
- Since opening, the Lobby Bar has shot to the top of the New York hot list, becoming destination du jour for A-listers in search of a glam-drenched venue. Art Deco wood panelling, antique furniture and a rarefied menu of malts help maintain the sense
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