VOGUE – THE BEST HOTELS IN NEW YORK CITY, FROM FIVE-STAR TO BOUTIQUE
June 25, 2025
The search for the best hotels in New York City isn’t exactly the easiest endeavor. Why? Because there are so many options—like, 705 to be exact. Even the best attempts at narrowing it down leave choices upon choices. Want to stay in midtown? Cool, there are 114 hotels in that neighborhood alone. Plan to splurge on a five-star hotel? Take your pick from over 122! Boutique more your style? Wonderful—Manhattan has 76 independently operated properties with under 200 rooms.
So, we here at Vogue decided to make a shortlist of where to stay in the Big Apple. Some are recent openings, others haute haunts steeped in history. Some are in trendy non-touristy locales, some sit in the heart of it all. Some you stay at for the scene, others are ideal for not being seen at all. But the common denominator among them? They’re all, well, cool.
The Wall Street Hotel, Financial District
The best New York hotels are all about location—and if you’re visiting the city for meetings Downtown, or simply want somewhere that allows you to explore both Manhattan and Brooklyn with ease, then it doesn’t get much better than The Wall Street Hotel, whose 180 rooms and suites are scattered across the historic Tontine Building. The emphasis here is on low-key, laid-back chic, with much of the building’s Beaux-Arts stylings meticulously preserved, and augmented with a collection of contemporary Australian Aboriginal art that nods to its proprietors, the Greek-Australian Paspaley family who made their fortune through pearls. There’s also an excellent restaurant in the form of La Marchande, a playful riff on the classic French chophouse overseen by the Michelin-starred Chef John Fraser, with an extensive seafood menu—don’t miss the king salmon carpaccio or the freshly-shucked dressed oysters—as well as a head-spinning array of steak cuts and sauces, from tangy shiso chimichurri to a “Roquefort brûlée.” Whether you’re in town for business or pleasure—or even a little of both—The Wall Street Hotel has you covered.
