Crosby Street Hotel

Character and identity

Tucked onto a cobblestoned stretch of Soho, this Firmdale property brings Tim and Kit Kemp's layered, English country-meets-modernist sensibility to lower Manhattan: clashing fabrics, bold colour, modern artwork at every turn, and a residential feel that softens the boutique-hotel formula. Each guestroom is individually designed by Kit Kemp, with floor-to-ceiling warehouse-style windows, Frette-dressed beds, and white marble bathrooms stocked with Miller Harris amenities. The Crosby Bar & Terrace anchors the social life with all-day American cooking and an English afternoon tea, while the guest-only Drawing Room and sculpture garden offer quieter corners. A sub-cellar cinema hosts a Sunday Night Film Club. LEED Gold certified and pet-friendly.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The draw is the combination of Soho address and Kit Kemp's idiosyncratic interiors: the location alone justifies the room rate, and the design gives it personality most New York hotels lack. Book a top-floor suite for the city views, or the Meadow Suite for its private terrace. Time a stay around a Sunday to catch the Film Club in the sub-cellar cinema.