Hotel on Rivington

Hotel on Rivington took a step up in style after a multi-year renovation, much like the surrounding Lower East Side neighborhood. This luxury boutique hotel lives up to its unique category, with chic interiors, creative artists-in-residence, and new, upscale dining and drinking experiences. The structure itself is stunning, with floor-to-ceiling windows providing illuminating views of the city stretching from One World Trade to the Chrysler Building. The lounge-like lobby area of the hotel is painted with original work by artist-in-residence Domingo Zapata—each piece is for sale, and featured artists will change over time. The lobby scene, while quiet on a Friday night, is set to change in 2017 with the opening of a bar.

For the time being, head to the floor level to Cafe Medi for a Mediterranean-inspired meal. The spacious space, which opened in the summer of 2016, has high ceilings and tiled walls adorned with what appear to be ancient Greek drawn figures of humans and birds. Begin with creamy burrata and cast iron skillet bread, then dip into truffle polenta with mushrooms and perfectly runny eggs. Continue the party next door at the newly opened (hotel-owned) Jia Lounge, a cocktail lounge that looks like your stylish grandmother's dressed-up living room (in a good way), complete with plush furniture and walls covered in varying velvet floral patterns.

Back in your hotel room, you'll find wall-to-wall windows through which to observe the bustling New Yorkers below. If you stay in a one-of-a-kind king room, you'll find a 15-foot-long tiled shower with three showerheads that also serves as a personal steam room—ideal for inviting new friends over for a nightcap or three. Take another look through those looming windows at sunrise if you can wake yourself up in time.

Google ratings: 4.2/5.0
Address: 107 Rivington StNew York10002
Contact:212-475-2600
Website: hotelonrivington.com