Fifth Avenue Hotel

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Where it’s located: The Fifth Avenue Hotel, as its name promises, lives on a prime block of Fifth Avenue central to everything Manhattan has to offer—in a historic McKim, Mead & White building.

Why we’re excited: “Bohemian romanticism, the glamour of the gilded age, and contemporary intrigue,” is how the acclaimed Martin Brudnizki Design Studio describes its work at this new property; and the finished product does not disappoint. It’s colorful, nostalgic while feeling fresh, and cool without trying too hard. A select number of rooms even have terraces. And don’t sleep on the suites here—the penthouse Baudelaire Suite faces the Empire State Building and Madison Square Park, and the Flâneur Suite has a wraparound terrace complete with soaking tub. Catch all of the city’s coolest kids at the in-house signature restaurant Café Carmellini this fall, pouting over a dirty martini and red snapper carpaccio. So, midtown finally has the gorgeous, whimsical, independently-owned hotel this city deserves.