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
- No smoking (apart from on the fifth floor). Your shoes can be shined and your back can be rubbed – just ask.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A bottle of wine
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The Bowery
New York, United States[view map]
- Style
- Retro glamour
- Setting
- Post-punk East Village
Five years ago, no one would have looked to the Bowery for Manhattan’s hottest boutique hotel, but the one-time skid row has come up trumps with this irrepressible hipster hangout. The Bowery Hotel's light, bright bedrooms capture the classic style of New York apartments (complete with moodily lit tiled corridors), and its art-deco-inspired Lobby bar is a homey, wood-panelled haven from the unsleeping city.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 135, including 25 suites.
- Rates
- US$525–US$1,200; excludes 14.75 per cent tax plus US$3.50 a night. Breakfast is chosen from an à la carte menu.
- Check-out
- Midday; later-check out is subject to availability. Check-in, 3pm.
- Facilities
- Gym, DVD library, valet parking, laundry, free WiFi. In rooms: HD plasma TV, DVD/CD player, iPod dock and stereo system, CO Bigelow toiletries.
- 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.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- With thatch-covered wine bottles swinging from beamed ceiling, distressed wood tables and a
copper-topped bar, Gemma is a picture of Tuscan rusticity. The food, however, is more polished than peasanty, and
the Nutella calzone is a particular treat.
- Dress code
- Edwardian dandy, backstage with the Ramones.
- Top table
- Gemma only takes reservations for hotel guests, so sweet-talk your way to a window table for people-watching, or to one of the leather-banquette 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 menu based on Gemma’s à la carte offerings is available 24 hours a day.
- Hotel bar
- Since its opening, the Lobby Bar has shot to the top of the New York hot list, becoming a favourite destination for A-listers in search of a glam-drenched venue.
Also worth knowing
- Children
- Welcome: high chairs and baby cots are available, and extra beds can be added to larger rooms for $40 a night.
The Bowery works with a nanny service to provide babysitting, from $25 an hour.
Smith Members offer
A bottle of wine
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The Bowery
335 The Bowery
New York
NY 10003
