The Lowell hero

The Lowell

28 E 63rd St, New York, NY 10065
Forbes ★★★★☆
Condé Nast Gold List '26 +1
Google 4.6
Overall 80
Lowest upcoming
$938
24 Jan 2027
Highest upcoming
$1,795
12 Apr 2027
Median nightly
$1,330
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Cheapest week
7 to 13 Jan
25% below annual median

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Review

Synthesized from Forbes Travel Guide and Condé Nast Traveler
Forbes ★★★★☆ 4-Star
Condé Nast Gold List 2026 · 2020 Readers' Choice 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021

Character and identity

Tucked onto a leafy stretch of East 63rd Street, just off Madison and a block from Central Park, The Lowell occupies a 1920s former luxury apartment house and still feels like one. The 74 rooms and suites, refreshed by Michael S. Smith, lean into a residential register: English prints, Chinese porcelains, cashmere throws, Frette linens, and, in many suites, wood-burning fireplaces and ivy-laced terraces. Majorelle handles French-Moroccan lunch and dinner, the jewel-box Jacques Bar pours late, the second-floor Pembroke Room serves breakfast and tea, and the Club Room functions as a fireplace-warmed extended lobby. Service is warm, name-recognising, family-run.

Who's it for

Best for:
Couples and solo travellers who want an Upper East Side base near Madison Avenue boutiques and the Frick, Met and Guggenheim, and who prize a quiet, residential, almost pied-à-terre stay over a scene. Families also do well here, given the multi-bedroom suites with kitchens. Anglophiles, design-literate guests, and repeat New Yorkers will feel most at home.

Should look elsewhere:
Travellers who want a full spa, a buzzy lobby scene, or a downtown address. The gym is small, closets and work spaces are scaled to a prewar building, and there is no spa. Rates are high and the best suites (fireplaces, terraces) sell out early.

Bottom line

What sets this place apart is the texture of the service and the residential calm of the rooms: it feels like a private apartment with a staff who already know you, not a hotel. Book a one-bedroom suite with a fireplace or terrace, request a higher floor facing East 63rd for the ivy views, and reserve well ahead, particularly around the autumn museum and shopping season.

Location

28 E 63rd St, New York, NY 10065 · 10 nearest tracked hotels

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Amenities

28 features
Wi-Fi
Restaurant
Bar
Table service
Room service
Breakfast
Smoke-free property
Credit cards
Cash
Front desk
Baggage storage
Concierge

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