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- The Ace Hotel New York is a consistently hip option for both out-of-town visitors and native New Yorkers who want a trendy base within an equally buzzy neighborhood.
- On-site offerings are as much of a draw as the hotel itself. Well-respected outlets such as The Breslin, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Black Seed Bagel, and Opening Ceremony all attached, and as such, I didn't feel the need to leave the property at all during my one-night stay.
- I spent a night in a "Small" room, which starts at $179 in low season and climbs to the mid-$300s in peak summer. Despite the name, my room was surprisingly spacious and comfortable with a minimalist modern vibe.
The Ace Hotel is celebrating a milestone. It opened its first hotel in 1999 in a former boarding house in Seattle, and 20 years later, the brand is thriving across the United States and overseas. In the years since putting down roots in the Pacific Northwest, Ace has expanded into (in order of opening) Portland, Palm Springs, New York, London, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, and Chicago. In 2020, it will open its 10th and farthest-flung iteration in Kyoto, Japan. There's also Sister City, which is a new offshoot from the same creative team behind Ace (you'll find our review of it here).
I visited Ace Hotel New York, which is housed in a century-old building that's been a hotel since 1904, and the Ace in particular since 2009. It's a go-to base for those seeking a minimal but refined property, with a healthy dose of hip intrigue. Dawdle in the lobby and you'll find the majority filling its couches aren't even hotel guests, but New Yorkers who come to co-work, mingle, and hang out.
There's certainly a lot on offer: the famed Breslin Restaurant is Ace's popular on-site nose-to-tail restaurant, which takes its name from the hotel the building previously housed. There's also a curated collection of partner establishments including Opening Ceremony, Black Seed Bagels, and Stumptown Coffee. The combined experience was uniquely New York, while perfectly in line with Pacific Northwestern tendencies.
I stayed in a "Small" room which was comped for review purposes. And while the name sounds like a typically over-priced New York micro-hotel, the room was not only decently-sized but with an incredibly-reasonable starting price of $179 in low season. Prices do jump in busier summer months, hovering in the high $200s to low $300s, but remain reasonable compared to other New York hotels.
Consider Ace Hotel when you want to feel like one of the cool kids spread out on the lobby's leather sofas, except unlike many, you'll get to actually go upstairs and spend the night.
- The first impression
- The room
- On-site amenities
- What's nearby
- What others say
- What you need to know
- The bottom line
- Book Ace Hotel New York starting at $179 per night here
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