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Martin Brudnizki is casting his maximalist spell over Manhattan with majestic newcomer, the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Set along the spine of its namesake street, and just a chassé from Broadway, this midtown mansion has interiors for the ages. Rooms, inspired by the owner’s travels, have been decadently dressed in offbeat and bold fabrics and vintage-style decor that bring in subtle nods to the city’s historic markets. Add in finessed fare, a literary-inspired bar that boasts seriously creative concoctions, and a 1,800-bottle wine cellar, and it’s clear that this upscale bolthole is a class act through and through.
Noon; check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.
Prices
Double rooms from £734.25 ($917), including tax at 14.75 per cent. Please note the hotel charges an additional room tax of $4.00 per room per night on check-out.
More details
Rates include snacks and soft drinks from in-room minibars, pressing and shoeshine services, access to the fitness center, and personal butler service. Breakfast isn’t included, but it’s available to buy at the Portrait Bar (or for in-room dining).
Also
Every room category has at least one ADA-approved room, which have been adapted for wheelchair users (with roll-in showers, roll-under sinks, widened doorframes, lowered light switches and peepholes, and assist bars) and those with limited hearing (with visual communication kits). Communal areas are also accessible, and elevators service all floors in both buildings.
Please note
The hotel’s restaurant, Café Carmellini, is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
At the hotel
24-hour fitness center, and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: 55- or 65-inch smart TV, Marshall Bluetooth speaker, iPad, minibar with free snacks and soft drinks, Nespresso coffee machine, tea-making kit, free bottled water, Dyson hairdryer, and bespoke bath products.
Our favourite rooms
Whimsical furnishings, exuberantly patterned fabrics and vintage-style decor make picking just one of these creatively cast rooms a tough task – so really, it’ll come down to space. We like the Mansion Suites for their ethereal arches, separate living rooms and sunken tubs, otherwise we’d suggest bagging one of the Signature Suites (Topiary, Baudelaire or Flaneur) for their city-gazing private terraces. If you don’t mind something slightly smaller, the Nomad King is dressed in beautifully bright orange tones and lit by subtle star-shaped ceiling lights.
Packing tips
Vibrant, vintage tops, a staple trouser and chunky boot will serve you well in fashion-forward Manhattan.
Also
Guests get one free fitness class a day at SoulCycle, Barry’s, or Equinox, which are all just around the corner from the hotel.
Pet‐friendly
As long as Fido weighs in at under 15 pounds he’s more than welcome to join you for a one-off, non-refundable charge of $150. See more pet-friendly hotels in New York.
Children
Welcome. Some rooms can interconnect or have sofa beds, plus the hotel can arrange scavenger hunts and other activities for little Smiths.
Honeymooners should head for the regal Juliet balconies, set just above the restaurant’s main tables.
Dress Code
Bold, maximalist patterns (perhaps George Barbier-inspired) with bright tones and statement jewelry.
Hotel restaurant
Café Carmellini’s namesake is award-winning chef Andrew Carmellini, who (thankfully for all of us) has brought his culinary craft to Manhattan. Menus aren’t just an ode to Carmellini’s history here, the dishes’ aesthetics also impressively blend with interiors, marrying French and Italian influences. Created in honor of the late Floyd Cardoz, the scallops bring in gilded golds that accent opulent chandeliers; a grapefruit sorbet honors his nonna’s legacy and compliments burnt orange furnishings, and the sauteed shrimp Colonnata (named after his Tuscan hometown and dedicated to his dad) is topped with caper leaves that mirror bucolic centerpieces. An accomplished cellar of over 1,800 bottles of sommelier-selected wines further amplifies the sybaritic seduction.
Hotel bar
Interiors at the Portrait Bar are drawn from traditional Italian villas, with ornate detailing, rich wood paneling, and dimly lit shelves lined with vintage collectibles, abstract artwork, and bottles of smooth spirits. Craft cocktails are this bar’s forte, with creative blends shaken by the best and named for the cities they’re inspired by (the coconut- and calamansi-infused Cebu Island is a fan favorite).
Last orders
Café Carmellini opens for dinner from 5pm to 10pm, Tuesday to Saturday. The Portrait Bar serves breakfast and light bites from 7am to 3pm, and pours from 5pm till midnight.
Room service
Available round the clock – just order on your room’s iPad.
As its name suggests, the Fifth Avenue Hotel is set along New York’s storied shopping street, where Fifth Avenue meets Manhattan’s West 28th Street. You’ll also find Madison Square Park resting on its corner, and Broadway just behind.
Planes
International flights typically touch down at John F Kennedy Airport in Queens, a 45-minute drive (depending on traffic) from the hotel. The city is also reachable from LaGuardia and Newark, which are both around half an hour away by car. Staff can arrange private transfers from any of these airports for between $250 and $400 each way.
Trains
New York’s subway system is well established and can carry you around the city in record time. West 28th Street station is less than a 10-minute walk away, and serves the Broadway–Seventh Avenue line. For arrivals by rail, Grand Central and Penn stations are each around a 10-minute cab ride away.
Automobiles
Unless you’re planning on heading Upstate, in which case there are rental booths at the airport and around the city, we’d suggest leaving the driving to the professionals. There’s a parking lot to the side of the hotel, and valet parking starts at $85 a night (without in/out privileges).
Worth getting out of bed for
As its name would suggest, the Fifth Avenue Hotel puts you right on the corner of one of the city’s most sought-after shopping streets, making a saunter round the upmarket racks of Bergdorf Goodman and Saks the most convenient of starting points. And there’s more to Fifth Avenue than its designer department stores; JJ Hat Center is a New York institution, the Museum of Modern Art sits just off the main drag on West 53rd Street, and Lexington Avenue’s Dover Street Market is filled with fashion's newer names. You won’t be short of museums here, the Museum of Arts & Design is a favorite among up-and-coming creatives, the Morgan Library & Museum has an impressive collection of chronicles and hosts ever-changing exhibitions, and Fotografiska was the first American outpost of the famed Swedish gallery. Broadway is bound to impress with its shimmying shows – and for the quieter observers, it’s also where you can find one of the city’s beloved bookstores, Rizzoli.
Madison Square Gardens (a little further northwest than its eponymous park) once saw Rick Nelson’s infamous return, but these days there are fewer boos and more soft bird coos that make for calming city solace. Central Park is five stops away on the R subway, which is a two-minute walk from the hotel; and if you find yourself in the Meatpacking District, the High Line – an elevated walkway reformed from Manhattan's 1980 railway track – is a pleasingly-planted way to see the city.
Local restaurants
Barbecue joints aren’t a difficult sell to New Yorkers, and the city is home to some of the best, including Antoya – a moody midtown spot that’s bringing a distinct Korean touch to the city’s sweet and sticky scene. Dishes (including flavor-packed pajeon and perfectly seasoned steaks) are based on traditional recipes, passed down between generations, and cooked using Italian cooking methods for an alternative touch. Award-winning Indian fare is expertly prepared at restaurateur Rajesh Bhardwaj’s Junoon; or if it’s something with a little less spice you’re after, Koloman’s head chef Markus Glocker fuses French and Viennese cuisine for a varied menu of zesty oysters, black mussels, and golden schnitzels.
Local cafés
Coffee Project has plenty of stops around the city, but their Chelsea spot is within walking distance from the hotel, brewing sustainably sourced blends and hosting captivating barista masterclasses.
Local bars
Set behind the striking photographs that make up aptly named Fotografiska, you’ll find Bar Verōnika, where craft cocktails are sipped under palatial arched ceilings and swinging chandeliers. Big-name bartender Takuma Watanabe picked an old 1800s townhouse as Martiny’s base – a bijou cocktail bar on East 17th Street.
Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this art-packed hotel in Manhattan and unpacked their stash of Saks finds, a full account of their Big Apple break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York…
Once a mansion that Charlotte Goodridge called home, before transforming into the Renaissance-styled National Bank in 1907, Fifth Avenue Hotel has had its fair share of lives – but its current form is what’s getting city slickers excited. After buying the original block, owner Alex Ohebshalom commissioned an accompanying 24-story tower, where most of the hotel’s raffish rooms are now housed, and secured Martin Brudnizki’s expertise to bring the wacky and wonderful corners of this NoMad manse to life. The true indulgence at this set-to-be-a-classic retreat is in the details: neck pillows rest at the edge of sunken tubs for sleepy soaks, mother-of-pearl minibars purposefully skip the wine since you’ll have a sommelier on speed dial, and still-steaming breakfasts are delivered right to your door. You may be no Anna Sorokin, but after a matter of hours, we’re quite sure you’ll be feeling comfortably cocooned by the trappings of New York’s high society.
