Ace Hotel New York is a new 12-story hotel in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. This unique boutique hotel has 260 rooms conveniently has a subway stop right around the corner and it’s within walking distance of many popular destinations like Times Square, Macy’s, the Broadway theaters and the old Tin Pan Alley. You can easily take Amtrak into Penn Station or fly into JFK.  Rooms at Ace are some of the cheapest NYC rooms you will find-it’s like knowing a little secret.  Another little secret?  Check often for upcoming deals and packages.

Features and Amenities

Ace worked with New York firm Roman & Williams to design the hotel interiors. Their aesthetic mixes objects, lighting and finishes from different eras to reflect a sense of unconventionality and freedom. While the lobby is layered and historical, the rooms are more efficient. A clothes rack Roman & Williams made from bent plumbing pipes with hanging steel boxes replaces a closet, and references the neighborhood’s fashion-world history. Pipes also appear in the bath accessories and desk legs, showing how stock materials can be re-appropriated to make something elegant but simple, unfussy and ultimately anti-design. Chalkboard paint on the walls and paintings & murals by emerging artists individualize each room.

Rooms at Ace are divided into sizes ranging from small to large, and also offer options lofts, cheap rooms and bunk rooms in hostel style. Small rooms have either a full, queen or king size bed with private bathrooms, vintage furniture, and complimentary high speed wireless internet as well as a fully stocked mini bar and refrigerator. Some of these rooms include a Smeg refrigerator. Medium rooms are fairly spacious rooms (up to 330 sq. ft.) with a full, queen or king size bed and private bathroom. (The Medium Double Double has two full beds.) Many of the Medium rooms include Smeg refrigerators, turntables and vintage furniture. These rooms also offer views of Broadway and 29th Street. Large rooms  (400 sq. ft) boast a king size bed and views of either Broadway or 29th Street, private baths with French doors, vintage furniture, a turntable and a Smeg refrigerator.

There’s also sundrenched loft rooms. This 711 sq. ft. corner room has hard wood floors with a built in banquette featuring views of both Broadway and 29th Street. The Loft room has a separate living area featuring vintage furniture; turn table and SMEG refrigerators fully stocked w/ an ACE style Mini Bar. These rooms come with complementary high speed wireless internet, flat screen TV and an in-room safe. These unique rooms also feature a large bathroom with French doors including a claw foot tub and separate shower. If inexpensive is what you crave, cheap rooms offer a full size bed, private bathrooms, free internet and fully stocked mini refrigerator and mini bar. Many also have vintage furniture. Bunk rooms have twin size bunkbeds and a private bathroom. Amenities include a mini refrigerator, fully stocked mini bar and free high speed wireless access. Maximum occupancy for these rooms is two guests.

Ace is chock full of quirky, unique amenities. The brand has built its name on being cool, and there’s no place cooler than New York City. Ace Hotel reinvents the urban hotel for the people who make cities interesting. Ace is built around collaborations and friendships with local designers, artists and independent businesses. The hotel’s luxury amenities include room service, free wi-fi and a gym. Check out the lobby bar scene, where DJs often play music and stays open late.

There is a big, flexible event space in the basement called Liberty Hall, as well as The Boardroom — both are great for parties, meetings, events and anything you can think of. On the ground floor we have Stumptown Coffee, The Breslin Bar & Dining Room, The John Dory Oyster Bar and No. 7 Sub for eats and drinks. Opening Ceremony and No. 8a provide unique and unusual shopping.  Accommodations at Ace are pet-friendly, which really means dog-friendly (their words).

THE BRESLIN BAR & DINING ROOM

April Bloomfield and Ken Friedman, owners of Michelin starred restaurant, The Spotted Pig, opened their new English-style restaurant The Breslin inside Ace Hotel New York. The hearty, meat-centric menu emphasizes artisanal products, small growers and farmers, and seasonality. The Breslin menu embraces “nose-to-tail” cuisine methodologies and offers handmade terrines, sausages and charcuterie. Rich, salty, roasted flavours predominate. Room service is available 24 hours a day.

STUMPTOWN COFFEE ROASTERS

Stumptown is a Portland, Oregon based coffee purveyor (now with a roastery in Red Hook) committed to sourcing, roasting and brewing the best coffees available anywhere. They have close partnerships with farms and believe that working together year after year results in the highest level of quality. Stumptown has exceptionally high standards for serving coffee, too, so the drinks youâll get at the café are consistently simple and exquisite. Stumptown provides coffee for room service orders, available 24 hours a day.

THE JOHN DORY

More bar than restaurant, the John Dory is a casual, seafood-focused spot that recreates the lively feel of turn-of-the-century oyster bars. Sasha Petraske of Milk & Honey came up with the cocktails. Chefs April Bloomfield of the Breslin and Josh Even of the Spotted Pig design and create the food, showing a commitment to sustainable seafood throughout the menu. There’s counter seating and a menu of small and shareable seafood dishes, all under $25.

NO. 7 SUB SHOP

No. 7 serves classic submarine sandwiches made with carefully chosen and prepared ingredients, with a few curveballs thrown in to keep things interesting. There are house-made cookies and sodas too. Catering and delivery are available.
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Location

Built in 1904 as part of what would become an avenue of hotels, the property was situated in the Times Square of the turn of the century — an area full of clubs and restaurants, and New York’s first neighborhood to be electrified with lighting and signage. Also known as NoMad, the area is filled with history and amazing architecture. It’s in the middle of Manhattan with convenient access to pretty much everything. Ace Hotel New York is a few blocks from Madison Square Garden, and right next to a Metro stop that will get you anywhere in the city. Talk to the staff to get their ideas on cool stuff to do in town.