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The search for the best hotels in New York City isnt exactly the easiest endeavor.
Because there areso many optionslike,705to be exact.
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Even the best attempts at narrowing it down leave choices upon choices.
Want to stay in midtown?
Cool, there are 114 hotels in that neighborhood alone.
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Plan to splurge on a five-star hotel?
Take your pick from over 122!
Boutique more your style?
WonderfulManhattan has 76 independently operated properties with under 200 rooms.
So, we here atVoguedecided to make a shortlist of where to stay in the Big Apple.
Some are recent openings, others haute haunts steeped in history.
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Some are in trendy non-touristy locales, some sit in the heart of it all.
Some you stay at for the scene, others are ideal for not being seen at all.
But the common denominator among them?
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Theyre all, well,cool.
Without further ado, the best hotels in New York City.
John F. Kennedy stayed there so much that it was dubbed the New York White House.
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After he was assassinated, Jackie lived there for three months.
Bemelmansnamed afterMadelinecreator Ludwig Bemelmans, who painted murals on its wallsremains the most famous bar in the city.
Theresa documentaryabout it, books about it, and even aclothing lineabout it.
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Added bonus: Its restaurant, The Mark by by Jean-Georges, is divine.
Order their cheeseburger with black truffle dressing.
(Remember theDuchess of Sussexs baby shower?That was hosted in their penthouse.)
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They’re not so interested in delivering an in-your-face style statement.
Instead, they want you to feel right at home.
All 74 rooms, the majority of which are suites, are designed by Michael D. Smith.
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Its a place set up to feel like you’ve got the option to stay awhileand many do.
(According to a 2016Town & Countrystory, repeat guests constitute50 percent of Aman’s business.)
(Clues in the name, you might say.)
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And where better to experience the hospitality behemoths legendary service than at its first-ever club outside the U.K.?
Oh, and did we mention that Jay Z and Kanye West recordedWatch the Thronein suite 208?
(Meanwhile, an eclectic array of artworks made my former tenants of the hotel line the walls.)
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Their excellent Italian restaurant, Locanda Verde, is beloved by visitors and New York locals alike.
Famed chef Ignacio Mattos spearheaded the food and beverage offerings.
Whether youre in town for business or pleasureor even a little of bothThe Wall Street Hotel has you covered.
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A guest room at Fouquet’s.
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