Could not have enjoyed it more. The room was beautiful, with the aforementioned huge windows and marble bath. Everything was inviting and comfortable, with the sunny room done in cream and serene green (I was expecting hip and stark, as at other boutique hotels). Great black-out curtains. The lobby is phenomenal, as is the bar and most enjoyably, the terrace where we ate breakfast alone. So quiet and peaceful. And the view from the terrace: I never knew that the Bowery hid an 1800s stone-walled cemetary and a grass and tree-filled expanse.
The staff was also warm and pleasant.
I am sure once the restaurant and nightclub open guests will no longer feel that they have the place to themselves--glad we got to experience it. I am also curious to see what the rates jump to. We paid $350/night for a queen room.
We have stayed at the Gansevoort (thumping club music, overrun neighborhood and cold decor) as well as the new version of the Gramercy Park Hotel, which was dark, bordello chic and maybe a warmer version of Ian Shrager but still a bit off-putting. The Bowery hotel has the best atmosphere, hands-down.
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