Hotel on Rivington, New York, United States

Hotel on Rivington is a 21-storey glass tower, notable for an offbeat location in New York and for stunning views. Location-wise, it’s in the Lower East Side, in what’s meant to be the new Meatpacking District. The luxury hotel calls this 'a hip and historic area that has arrived.' It has a vibey, exciting, up-and-coming feel, but it’s not for people who don’t have a head for urban grit.

The facilities

The views, though, are among the best in New York out of this luxury hotel. It’s the tallest building in the area and you can see Manhattan, the rivers and beyond. All rooms in the Hotel on Rivington have fantastic views and they get better and better further up the luxury hotel (and the room types and rate scale) you go. The restaurant and lounge are on the ground floor. The restaurant is very cool in black and white, with a soaring atrium in yet more glass.

The rooms

The 110 rooms at this luxury hotel are bigger than the average and simple and minimalist in style, with white Frette linens and Tempur-pedic mattresses. The luxury rooms vary in layout and features: some rooms have balconies, some have bathrooms with oversized soaking tubs, or glassed-in shower stalls with heady views. All bathrooms have heated floors.

Room types at Hotel on Rivington are broken down into regular, medium (both king bed or two doubles), large (mainly corner units with king beds) and unique. These last all have a special feature: perhaps a private terrace, or a corner all-glass bathroom, or a three-person steam shower. The Owner’s Suite, which extends all along the front of the 17th floor, is loft-style with lots of space. It includes a kitchenette, walk-in closet, super-luxurious bathrooms and separate bedrooms – of the course the owner is sometimes in it, so by request only at this luxury hotel.

The Hotel on Rivington’s Penthouse is outrageous: a vast duplex suite, designed by Zaha Hadid, completely glassed in for yet more views. The mezzanine bedroom has a fireplace, and there’s also a fireplace, a Jacuzzi and an outdoor shower on the landscaped rooftop. Other luxurious goodies are scattered around – plasma screens, a tub big enough for a couple. You can have 125 people to a cocktail party here, or just two people for a weekend of Jay Mcinerney-style decadence.