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The connoisseur of color and founder-designer of Firmdale Hotels, Kit Kemp has brought her art-embracing Englishness to Tribeca with the Warren Street Hotel. Bold blue exteriors suit the creative spirit of this artsy area. And things only get brighter inside, with a sunshine-like lobby animated by statement artworks and airy rooms adorned with quirky decor and playfully mismatched patterns. You may be in the birthplace of bagels, but the hotel’s Orangery also plates up an all-English afternoon tea, so you’re all set to tell a tale of two cities.
Noon, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.
Prices
Double rooms from £684.21 ($856), including tax at 14.75 per cent. Please note the hotel charges an additional room tax of $2.00 per room per night on check-out and an additional government tax of $1.50 per room per night on check-out.
More details
Rates don’t include breakfast, but all-American options are available for $26 each or you can go full English for $32.
Also
All the Warren Street Hotel’s communal areas are wheelchair-friendly, and one room in each category has been adapted in line with ADA requirements to accommodate guests with limited mobility or hearing impairments.
At the hotel
Guests-only drawing room, an orangery and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: smart TV, minibar, free bottled water, bathrobes and slippers, hairdryer and bespoke bath products.
Our favourite rooms
Kit Kemp has cast her sunny spell over each space here, but we’d suggest nabbing the Deluxe Top Floor for Manhattan’s sought-after cityscapes. If you’re looking to splash out, the Garden and Terrace suites have their own private patches of rare-in-the-city greenery.
Packing tips
It’s not often we’d say this, but abandon your books as the hotel’s Drawing Room is complete with all the classics.
Also
In true Firmdale style, the Warren Street Hotel has been brought to life by over 700 works of art, from artists including Gary Bunt, Christian Mohadi, Christopher Kurtz and the Ugandan ‘Bead King of Africa’, San Gaja.
All ages are welcome, though the small-sized bathrobes are all you’ll find tailored to little ones onsite.
Sustainability efforts
The Firmdale group work hard to make sure they’re leaving something positive behind for the city’s communities by employing locally, and working with nearby charities and organizations.
If you’d rather dine à deux in peace, we’d suggest booking one of the Orangery’s private rooms.
Dress Code
Elegant yet plain to let the puckish patterned interiors do their thing.
Hotel restaurant
Filled with captivating colors and a gallery’s worth of artwork, Warren Street Restaurant & Bar adds creative flair to flavourful fare. Seasonal menus put an elevated spin on American classics (firm favorites include burgers topped with caramelized onions and Gruyère fries, and tarragon aioli-coated lobster rolls). In the light-filled Orangery, things take a distinctly English turn with ceramic-fringed tables laden with freshly baked scones, glossy fruit jams and clotted cream.
Hotel bar
Under a 21-foot-long plaster-made sculpture that makes quite the statement, you’ll find masterful mixologists pouring zingy cocktails to New York’s bon viveurs. Or, if you’d rather take your tipples in private, ask for nightcaps to be poured fireside in the guests-only drawing room.
Last orders
The restaurant is set up for all-day dining (lunch starts at 11.30am, and dinner is dished from 5pm) and the bar serves from noon till 11pm.
Warren Street Hotel is set along its namesake thoroughfare in Lower Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood, a short walk from Soho and the Financial District.
Planes
International flights touch down in one of New York’s three major airports; Newark and LaGuardia are both a 30-minute drive away, and JFK is a slightly further 60-minute drive. Private return transfers can be arranged from JFK for $265; and if you’re arriving into one of the others, there’ll be plenty of cabs waiting to whisk you into the city.
Trains
If you’re arriving from further afield, Penn Station is a 20-minute drive away and serves most of the East Coast and Upstate New York. For intra-city jaunts, there’s a subway station a few minutes’ walk away.
Automobiles
We’d suggest leaving the driving to the experts, but if you’re planning on venturing beyond the city then there are plenty of rental booths at the airport and a Hertz pick-up point a 15-minute walk away from the hotel.
Worth getting out of bed for
Warren Street Hotel rests among creatives in Lower Manhattan’s Tribeca, not far from the Financial District and a saunter from Soho. Shoppers should seek out 180 the Store, a gallery-boutique blend set in a coolly converted warehouse that showcases a rotating roster of local brands. Thom Browne’s flagship store is on Hudson Street, a 10-minute walk from the hotel, where you’ll also find Brookfield Place – a chameleonic skyscraper that hosts exhibitions and shops throughout the year. If you’re after some classic New York culture without the crowds, stop by the marble-clad Perelman Performing Arts Center for lively music, dance and film line-ups. Gallery 125 Newbury is a quieter alternative to the MoMa and Met, and James Cohan on Walker Street showcases Tribeca’s rising art and design stars.
Local restaurants
Fronted by one of the city’s notable neon signs and rumored to be the post-show hangout of the Saturday Night Live cast, the brasserie-inspired Odeon is as storied an institution as they come. In a dimly lit, moody setting, chef Marc Forgione has been dishing his modern and refined fare since 2008; and just down Worth Street, Atera is a stellar spot, prized for its multi-course tasting menu.
Local cafés
If the sight of locals tucking into filled-to-the-brim bagels has inspired a carb-like craving then head for Russ & Daughters, an unassuming yet illustrious spot on the edge of Soho.
Local bars
Rows of liquor line the interiors of the Brandy Library – a long-time locally loved spot for its lengthy list of craft cocktails. If spirits aren’t your drink of choice, head to Harrison Street, where sommelier-founded Terroir has over 150 bottles of vintage wines, served alongside an impressive choice of cheeses.
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 exuberantly dressed hotel in Tribeca and unpacked their vintage finds and tote bags, a full account of their boho break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Warren Street Hotel in New York…
Tribeca’s wealth of industrial spaces and capacious lofts has long proved catnip to architects and designers, eager to transform them into indie art galleries, luxe lodgings and bohemian dining spots. And the latest example of its creative renaissance is a Firmdale masterpiece, the suitably offbeat Warren Street Hotel. As the group’s third New York outpost, the hotel follows Firmdale’s trademark colorful drill, but with Kit Kemp’s striking signature vibrancy outside as well as in. Smile-sparking cerulean exteriors and a beaming yellow rooftop set the vivid tone, bolstered by a rhapsody of colorful interiors, too. Rooms have been designed by Kemp and her equally gifted daughters, emboldening each with the brand’s whimsically British touch and handmade, collaged upholsteries that add a subtle nod to Tribeca’s textile trade. Downstairs, the art-adorned restaurant is a welcome neighborhood addition while a fire-warmed drawing room acts as a serene antidote to the city that never sleeps.
