New York hotels

Step inside my curated guide to New York’s best hotels. The moody, historic, and dark‑academia stays that reveal the city’s shadowed side.

This collection brings together the hotels shaped by writers, artists, architects, and New York’s restless nocturnal energy. Grand staircases, dimly lit lounges and velvet‑laden corners, these are the places where the city’s darker beauty comes into focus.

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