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Created by hoteliers Eric Goode and Sean MacPherson of New York's Maritime hotel, The Bowery Hotel has cultivated a sense of depth and character by evoking old-style Manhattan glamour. It's in an area with a skid-row past, but the times they are a-changing: you have only to look up and down the street to see the packed bars and restaurants, new apartment buildings and a smattering of cranes and construction sites that indicate more to come. Behind the unassuming, redbrick exterior, regal comfort reigns: heavy, red-tasselled keys hang behind the front desk, and the large lobby lounge and zinc-topped bar area resemble a sexy, baroque drawing room. But it's the open-air back patio with its mosaic tiles and welcome greenery that gets the most guest traffic. The 135 rooms combine character with modern luxury (those room keys open hi-tech electronic locks). Huge orchids, antique rugs, and customised, 400-thread-count cotton sheets keep things cosy, and style details such as white subway tiles in the bathrooms, concertina bedside lamps, and bath products from a 169-year-old West Village apothecary give the suites personality without going overboard. In spring or summer, take advantage of the sidewalk tables at Gemma, the hotel's lovely
Italian restaurant.
WHEN TO GO
Late spring or early autumn, when the weather is most pleasant.
ROOM TO BOOK
A suite with a private outdoor terrace and sun lounger.
335 Bowery, New York (00 1 212 505 9100; www.boweryhotel.com). Doubles from $487; suites from $857
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