The Kimberly Hotel

Character and identity

Set in Midtown a few blocks from the United Nations, The Kimberly reads from the street as a discreet apartment building, then opens into a marble lobby of crimson and gold antiques, Old World statuary, and a circular saltwater aquarium that anchors the room. The 185-key boutique property keeps just five or six suites per floor, lending an unusually residential rhythm. Rooms lean classic and comfortable: feather beds, Frette linens, down comforters. A rooftop bar, the hotel's 75-foot Kimberly Yacht for summer Hudson cruises, and complimentary access to the New York Health & Racquet Club fill out the amenity picture. Service skews personal and long-memoried.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What you're booking here is old-school Midtown hospitality with a politically connected pedigree, not cutting-edge design or culinary firepower. The trade-off is genuine warmth and a quieter, more residential feel than the corporate towers nearby. Spend the money if you value being remembered by name; book a higher-floor suite, and aim for summer to use the yacht.