Gramercy Park / Union Station Hotels

Unlike so many landmark-name-borrowing New York hotels, the Gramercy Park Hotel really does border Gramercy Park. A most exclusive perk, the Gramercy Park grants each guest a provisional key to the private and much lusted after stretch of landscaped greenery. The hotel itself is like a dazzling work of art; it looks as though it were plucked from the pages of a Vogue issue of glamorous haute hotels. Located close to the Union Square shopping, dining and entertainment center, the Gramercy Park is the favored retreat of easygoing movie stars and hard-living rock stars searching for a little peace and quiet.

Thoroughly renovated in 2007, the Marcel Hotel is every bit as mod and sleek as only a New York hotel could be. Blending contemporary and retro styles, the guestrooms boast vibrant, cushy leather headboards, animal print pillows atop crisp white bedding, artsy furnishings, flat screen televisions, iHome systems and marble bathrooms. Complimentary coffee and newspapers are provided daily in the guest lounge on the 10th floor of this New York luxury hotel. The Marcel is located in the heart of Gramercy Park, surrounded by excellent restaurants and unique shops, and is only seven blocks from the Empire State Building.

Boasting tastefully elegant contemporary décor, the Park South Hotel is a boutique hotel in Murray Hill only two blocks from Madison Avenue shopping. The comfortable guestrooms are warmly appointed and feature Sealy Posturpedic Beds, Cali natural bath products and cable television. Concierge services are available, and guests are treated to complimentary amenities like high-speed Internet access, continental breakfasts and daily newspapers. The Park South Hotel also features a fitness room, available laundry and dry cleaning services and meeting facilities.

With giant, funky art displays extending from the side of the building, the Gershwin Hotel is impossible to miss. This retro, art-centric hotel is on a never-ending mission to preserve art in all of its forms; hence abundant displays of everyone from Warhol to Michael Lin, salvaged shabby chic décor and up-and-coming artist residences on the 13th floor. The Gershwin Hotel is most unique in its ability to offer both luxury (suites) and budget (bunk beds) accommodations in New York.