Top 10: the best hotels in Midtown, New York
An insider's guide to the best hotels in Midtown, New York, featuring the top places to stay for cool cocktail bars, rooftop terraces, decadent spas, excellent restaurants, luxury service, stylish bedrooms and arty interiors, in locations near Times Square, Fifth Avenue, Carnegie Hall and Central Park.
The Quin
New York, United States
7Telegraph expert rating
This hip Midtown option is known for its impressive and ever-growing permanent art collection, with exhibitions, installations, cultural events and performances often held on site. The look is contemporary and urban, offering a welcome point of distinction from the many traditional grand dame hotels found in this part of the city. Rooms are modern, stylish and replete with quality touches. The Wayfarer restaurant is glossy, gorgeous and buzzy – in fact, it's so popular that you're more likely to dine alongside immaculately dressed executives and local couples than other hotel guests. Read expert review From £194per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Viceroy Central Park
New York, United States
7Telegraph expert rating
This hotel on 57th street brings boutique cool to Midtown. It's located on a relatively quiet street near Central Park, steps away from Carnegie Hall and a short walk from Times Square. Interiors display a cool downtown aesthetic with a retro-noir feel, from the black muntin windows, to the striking double-height lobby with Paonazzo marble flooring. All guests receive a free 'First Ride' with Uber and there's a complimentary happy-hour libation every evening from a mixologist manning a cocktail cart. The concierge can arrange excursions such as apple-picking in the countryside. Read expert review From £158per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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The Ritz-Carlton New York Central Park
New York, United States
8Telegraph expert rating
Manhattan's great green garden is pretty much your front lawn at this historic 19th-century building. Horse-drawn carriages can take you through the Park, but you're only a walk away from main attractions including Broadway. The handsome limestone façade guards a clubby wood-panelled lounge and gracious guest rooms. Overall, the property has a refined European charm and there are Asian elements too — note the Oriental accents. Don't miss the spa, with six treatments rooms, famous facials and the decadent Caviar Luxe manicure. Read expert review From £484per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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WestHouse Hotel New York
New York, United States
7Telegraph expert rating
This handsome option merges the modern with Art Deco; it feels like the rooms are decorated like a modish friend's living room. Some of the rooms and suites feature views of Times Square, which is ideal for watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve. The concept of 'home away from home' extends to the little touches, including decaffeinated chocolate at turn-down and GHDs in every room. There's even an exclusive direct line to online luxury clothing purveyor Net-a-Porter as well as hair and makeup experts, the Glam Squad, should you need to get gorgeous for a big event. Pure class. Read expert review From £125per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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The St. Regis New York
New York, United States
9Telegraph expert rating
St. Regis, in the heart of midtown Manhattan, epitomises luxury. The hotel's Bentley Fleet offers stylish transportation while Butlers, an in-house salon and highly trained concierges are at your disposal. The aesthetic plays to the strengths of Manhattan, with New York-inspired artwork, large-scale windows providing sweeping views of Fifth Avenue and Central Park, and an imperious marble lobby. There are three designer suites – Bentley, Dior and Tiffany – unique to the property, and service is bespoke and anticipatory without being intrusive. Read expert review From £436per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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The Chatwal
New York, United States
9Telegraph expert rating
Expect 'old Broadway' glamour meets contemporary cool at this outstanding establishment just off Times Square. The hotel is slap-bang in the epicentre of New York City, with Broadway on the doorstep. The hotel's luxe 1920s design has remained faithful to the building's glamorous heyday, blending classic features with more modern touches like chrome accessories and vibrant contemporary art. Popular 'Jazz Fest Brunches' feature at the weekends, where actors from nearby Broadway shows perform jazz standards and show tunes as patrons sip their bloody marys. Read expert review From £322per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Sanctuary Hotel
New York, United States
7Telegraph expert rating
This is a boutique hotel with a Times Square vibe. The simple earth-toned décor and a relaxed ambiance are more grown up than the average hotel in the vicinity, and offer respite from all the flash and electric glitz. The hotel offers their S.T.A.R. concierge service (Service Tailored to Any Request) to help guests with whatever they may want, from planning itinerary to securing a personal shopper. Haven Rooftop restaurant, which offers French-inspired cuisine and an innovative cocktail selection, is open year-round and provides spectacular views of Times Square. Read expert review From £152per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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The Peninsula New York
New York, United States
8Telegraph expert rating
This established, upmarket hotel is classical without being staid, and New Yorkers make the right noises when you say you’re staying on 5th Avenue, one of Manhattan’s most prestigious addresses. Rooms feature intuitive bedside electronic controls, a marble bathroom and Oscar de la Renta toiletries that are exclusive to Peninsula Hotels. Clement, the hotel's signature restaurant, is divided into a series of three individually decorated rooms that combine to capture the atmosphere of a New York home. Book in for the buzzy three-course brunch. Read expert review From £433per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Chambers Hotel
New York, United States
8Telegraph expert rating
Staying at this retreat in the heart of Midtown is like visiting a moneyed art collector's home: Tibetan, Turkish and leather rugs are interspersed with silky sofas. There is enough art here to fill any of the nearby galleries. Rooms have high ceilings and exposed concrete slabs which evoke loft living and resemble something Christian Grey would move into. You can rent a computer or mobile phone, and get your own personal manicurist, in-room yoga instructor or make-up artist. The staff caters to a business-minded guest, who expect perfection—and find it here. Don't miss Má Pechê restaurant, part of the Momofuku empire; desserts are formidable. Read expert review From £165per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Lotte New York Palace
New York, United States
7Telegraph expert rating
Live like a tycoon at this 1882-built neo-Renaissance mansion in a busy part of East Midtown. Fine-dining options range from intimate cocktail salon Rarities to the aromatic in-house bakery Pomme Palais, where the aroma of fresh baked cakes, pastries and macaroons prove irresistible. There's subterranean lounge Troubles Trust under the grand staircase but the star of the show is the just-opened Villard restaurant, where guests can enjoy a gloriously ornate gilt-lined setting. Rooms are in the 55-storey Towers; opt for one with a view of majestic St. Patrick's Cathedral below. Read expert review From £203per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
