Hotel Peter & Paul
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Character and identity
A 19th-century Catholic church, school house, convent, and rectory in the Marigny, reimagined by Ash NYC across 71 rooms, Hotel Peter & Paul trades on theatrical escapism with monastic restraint. Push through the mint-green "School House" doors and the foyer smells of gardenias; inside, more than 700 European antiques fill the four buildings, with the grandest rooms (antique fireplaces, four-posters) in the old rectory. The Elysian Bar, run by the team behind Bacchanal, anchors food and drink with sharp wines, classic cocktails, and small plates like smoked gulf fish toast. Service from the largely local staff is warm and well-informed.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design-literate couples and solo travellers drawn to atmospheric, narrative-driven hotels in walkable, creative neighborhoods. If you want chicory coffee in a fantastical sitting room, jazz on Frenchmen Street a few blocks away, and antiques rather than minibars, this is the room.
Should look elsewhere:
Families wanting a pool and kids' programming, business travellers needing a full-service downtown base, and anyone who finds religious iconography or gingham-and-rotary-phone styling more kitsch than charming. There's no spa, no restaurant beyond the bar's small plates, and no resort infrastructure.
Bottom line
The pull here is the building itself and Ash NYC's commitment to it: every corner of the old complex has been considered, and the result is genuinely atmospheric rather than themed. Spend up for a rectory room with a fireplace and four-poster, or book a school house loft for the spiral-staircase quirk. Mid-week stays give you the Marigny at its most local.