The best hotels in Manhattan in 2026 are The Plaza, The Peninsula and The Carlyle for classic luxury, Aman New York for an ultra-luxury retreat, and The Greenwich Hotel and Crosby Street Hotel downtown. The Beekman, The Standard High Line and The Ned NoMad are the stylish mid-luxury picks, and Hotel Beacon and Arlo SoHo offer good value.
Our guides to luxury, boutique, budget, family and Shabbat-friendly hotels go deeper.
New York's most famous hotel.
The Plaza, opened in 1907, faces Central Park and Fifth Avenue, with the Palm Court for afternoon tea and lavish, gilded rooms.
Good to know: Book the Palm Court afternoon tea even if you're not staying.
768 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Polished luxury and a glass-roofed rooftop pool.
The Peninsula combines Beaux-Arts grandeur with flawless service, a rooftop spa and pool, and the Salon de Ning rooftop bar.
Good to know: Request a room facing Fifth Avenue.
700 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Discreet Upper East Side glamour, home of Bemelmans Bar.
The Carlyle has hosted presidents and royalty, and its Bemelmans Bar and Café Carlyle are New York legends.
Good to know: Have a drink at Bemelmans even if you stay elsewhere.
35 E 76th St, New York, NY 10021
An ultra-luxury sanctuary in the Crown Building.
Aman New York has enormous rooms with fireplaces, a three-floor spa with an indoor pool and a garden terrace high above Fifth Avenue.
Good to know: Book a spa treatment for the full Aman experience.
730 5th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Robert De Niro's intimate Tribeca hotel with a lantern-lit pool.
The Greenwich has individually decorated rooms, cozy lounges with fireplaces and the Shibui spa and pool.
Good to know: Tribeca's restaurants are on the doorstep.
377 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013
Kit Kemp's colorful English-style hotel on a cobbled street.
Crosby Street Hotel has bright, art-filled rooms, a garden, a screening room and an afternoon tea service in the heart of SoHo.
Good to know: Perfect for a SoHo shopping trip.
79 Crosby St, New York, NY 10012
A Victorian atrium hotel downtown.
The Beekman's nine-story skylit atrium is one of New York's great interiors, with stylish rooms and the Temple Court bar.
Good to know: Have a cocktail under the atrium.
123 Nassau St, New York, NY 10038
Floor-to-ceiling windows straddling the High Line.
The Standard rises over the High Line with glass-walled rooms, the Standard Grill, a beer garden and the Top of the Standard bar.
Good to know: Rooms facing the Hudson have spectacular sunsets.
848 Washington St, New York, NY 10014
A members' club and hotel in a Beaux-Arts tower.
The Ned NoMad, from the London original, has richly decorated rooms, several restaurants and bars, and access to parts of its members' club.
Good to know: Guests can use some of the club's rooftop spaces.
1170 Broadway, New York, NY 10001
Small, smart rooms and a rooftop bar at a fair price.
Arlo SoHo has compact, well-designed rooms, a garden courtyard and the Arlo Roof bar, a walk from SoHo and Tribeca.
Good to know: Ask for a high floor with Hudson River views.
231 Hudson St, New York, NY 10013
Spacious rooms with kitchenettes near Central Park and kosher food.
Hotel Beacon on Broadway has large rooms with kitchenettes, close to Zabar's, Central Park and the Upper West Side's synagogues and kosher restaurants.
Good to know: A strong choice for families and Shabbat-observant visitors.
2130 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
Midtown is closest to Broadway and the big sights; the Upper West and Upper East Sides are quieter and near Central Park and kosher food; downtown (SoHo, Tribeca, the West Village) is best for restaurants and nightlife.
Expect about 14.75% in combined sales and occupancy taxes plus a $3.50 per room per night city fee, and often a separate resort or destination fee.