Hot List Hotels 2011
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27 Grand Street
Soho
New York City,
New York
10013
United States
Tel: 888 526 3778 (toll-free)
Tel: 212 465 2000
Fax: 312 337 7217
An artsy crowd favors the Manhattan sister of Chicago's James (Hot List 2007). The hotel fills an 18-story raw-concrete tower that dwarfs the low-slung buildings of SoHo, allowing sweeping views. A small street-level entrance leads to a second-floor "sky lobby," providing a calm respite from the bustling pedestrian traffic and Holland Tunnel activity below. Service is familiar, not formal. The 114 rooms are innovatively designed as a flex space: Furnished with a small couch, chair, and table, they are equally suited for desk work, in-room dining, or poring over a neighborhood map to plan your day or evening. The in-room amenities are forward-thinking—filtered (not bottled) water, waste-reducing hole-in-the-middle soap bars, and reclaimed-wood floors, among other things. The James is vertically bookended by David Burke Kitchen, the basement restaurant, and Jimmy, a rooftop cocktail bar from the team behind the West Village's chic Hotel Griffou. Also on the roof—a small pool with a grand panorama.
Which room to book: Rooms with western or southern exposures offer views of all three East River bridges, the higher the better.
Information may have changed since date of publication. Please confirm details with individual establishments before planning your trip.
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