Need to know

Rooms

337, including four suites.

Rates

Low season, US$335–US$595; high season, US$445–US$695, excluding breakfast (US$15), and tax (14.75 per cent, plus US$3.50 a day).

Check-out

Midday, although later check-out can be arranged, subject to availability. Check-in, 3pm.

Facilities

Gym, free WiFi throughout, valet parking. In rooms: plasma TV, iPod dock, minibar, custom-made Kiss My Face toiletries.

Children

Cots for babies can be supplied free, and babysitting can be organised $25 an hour.

Also

Small pets are welcomed, for a flat US$100 fee.

In the know

Our favourite rooms

The views get better the higher you go, so plump for 8th floor and above if you can. The Standard Room 11.20, for example, has fabulous views of the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty, but if you prefer looking out of the Manhattan skyline, any room ending in .25 looks out to the north and .24s have corner windows. The Standard Suites are far and away the most glam, with three walls of floor-to-ceiling glass, so you can gawp at three-way sunset views from the free-standing bath tub. All The Standard NY’s rooms feature either deep-set bath tubs open to the living area or exposed glass-walled showers, so this is not a hotel for bashful bathers.

Packing tips

Bring an empty suitcase – the stylish stores and fashion boutiques on the Standard’s doorstep can easily supply you with a new wardrobe to take home.

Also

The hotel provides cool black-and-gold bikes for guests, and the ride along the Hudson riverside is a sunset treat. More exercise awaits on the 16th floor, where a flashy gym has some pretty special views.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

The Standard Grill has acclaimed chef Dan Silverman (swiped from the renowned Lever House) manning the ovens. Open for breakfast and dinner, this blend of traditional meat-market chop house and American grill has a daily changing menu, but you can expect dishes along the lines of charred Spanish octopus, whole roasted chicken with duck fat smashed potatoes and halibut hollandaise.

Dress code

Downtown debonair.

Top table

The hotel restaurant doesn’t take reservations, so get there early and hope there’s space out on the terrace.

Room service

There’s a full 24-hour menu of in-room meals available.

Hotel bar

The Standard’s 18th floor bar, QT, has full-circle views of Manhattan and its favourite river through floor-to-ceiling windows. Guests (and vertigo victims) can also test out the barmen’s mixology skills in the Living Room attached to the lobby – a futuristic space filled with Eames-like furniture and suffused with soft red light.

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The Standard NY

848 Washington Street