High Line Hotel
You may have walked down Tenth Avenue in Chelsea and noticed a gated courtyard surrounded by gas lighting and a 19th century edifice, a maroon brick structure resembling a church or sanctuary. You're not mistaken, since the structure in question is a historic seminary erected in 1895 that now houses the High Line Hotel, a five-year-old boutique hotel that combines gothic architecture with modern technology while retaining its old-school charm.
When you enter the hotel through the courtyard, you immediately feel like you're sitting in someone's living room in a West Village brownstone: brick walls, odd artwork, leather stools, and colorful couches. At the end of the lobby area is a bar that serves coffee during the day and cocktails and drinks at night, and they fortunate to come during a busy period in the afternoon when the lobby was buzzing with artsy people, some with dogs, sipping coffee and talking away the day. In a nutshell, it's a traditional cozy New York atmosphere.
The rooms have historic furniture, ornate fireplaces, heirloom rugs, and a 1922 rotary-dial telephone; a vintage custom embosser is attached to each guestroom desk, and C.O. Bigelow adds some bathroom pampering prods to the warmth of the large rooms. Outside in the front courtyard, there's a 1963 Citroen coffee truck serving Intelligentsia coffee, as well as the seasonal 180 Tenth Garden restaurant (summer through fall). A complimentary pass to an Equinox gym, 24-hour on-site concierge service, vintage typewriters available for use, dog-walking services, and seasonal Shinola gratis bicycles with an area map are among the amenities.
The High Line Hotel is located on Tenth Avenue between 20th and 21st Streets, and the nearest subway stations are the C,E at 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue or the A,C,E at 14th Street and Eighth Avenue. The later subway station is the final (or first) stop on the L line to Brooklyn. You might also follow this advice and simply walk. The hotel is directly across the street from one of the High Line's 20th Street entrances, so you'll be elevated in no time.
Price: $239 per night
Google rating: 4.4/5.0
Address: 180 Tenth AveNew York10011
Phone: 212-929-3888
Website: thehighlinehotel.com
