60-room boutique hotel at 41st Street near New York Public Library with clubby feel. Each room has a book collection. Continental breakfast buffet. Wine & cheese reception each evening. Free WiFi. Add mandatory $25/day "resort fee" for refreshments (fresh fruit, health bars, coffee, tea, soft drinks) in reading room and access to Blink Fitness.

Landmark Beaux-Arts style hotel at 29th Street and Madison in midtown's "NoMad" (north of Madison Square Park) area. Few blocks south of Empire State Building and Koreatown. 337 clean comfortable rooms and suites, modern decor, some a bit small with thin walls. Noteworthy Seville cocktail lounge (speakeasy-style named in tribute to Hotel Seville on this site, built 1901). Gym equipped with Peloton bikes. Pets OK. Mandatory "facility fee" of $45/day for all guests.

Historic luxury hotel at 54th Street and 6th Avenue, built in the 1920s, a few blocks from Times Square, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Plaza, Central Park. 426 rooms with marble bathrooms. Cary Grant was long-term resident. Gym, business center. Restaurant, bar.

Stylish hotel just north of Times Square Theater District and 7 blocks south of Central Park. Chic lobby, rooftop bar. Compact rooms (with 1 king bed or 2 full-size beds) in contemporary decor with free WiFi. Restaurant & bar. 24-hour concierge. Dry cleaning & laundry service. EV charging stations. Fitness center. Meeting & event spaces. Smoke-Free Property.

10-story hotel with retro feel at 8th Avenue and 51st St, 3 blocks north of Times Square and Broadway theaters, 8 blocks south of Central Park. 295 spacious rooms and 5 suites with free WiFi, TV, ergonomic chair, refrigerator, walk-in shower, complimentary toiletries. Cafe in lobby. Breakfast $15. *Note: mandatory $40/day "resort fee". Parking $47/day. (2-night minimum stay required for popular days each month)

Modern hotel with stylish rooms and suites, 5 blocks south of Central Park, 5 blocks north of Times Square and the theater district. 3 blocks from "57th Street" subway station and Carnegie Hall. Free WiFi, fitness center, on-site dining.

Elegant boutique hotel on West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues). 1904 building (originally a private club). 3 blocks to Times Square or Grand Central Station. 65 rooms (cork floors, taupe furnishings) in various sizes, with free WiFi, mix of turn-of-the-century and contemporary decor. (Duplex suites with double-height ceilings were originally ballrooms.) Bistro restaurant, bar.

Luxury hotel built in 2010 at 36th Street. 234 rooms and suites in contemporary design with floor-to-ceiling windows, many with views of the Manhattan skyline.

Small, friendly boutique hotel 2 (long) blocks west of Times Square, on 46th Street near 9th Avenue, surrounded by restaurants. Rooms and suites have pillow-top mattresses, free WiFi. Rooftop terrace. 24-hour front desk. Free continental breakfast. Mandatory daily $27 "resort fee".

Sophisticated luxury hotel in the former 19th-century mansion at 28th Street and Fifth Avenue. Guest rooms in modern 24-story tower above are spacious, some with private terrace. Gilded Age decor in lobby and stunning restaurant (Café Carmellini). Fitness center. Member of Leading Hotels of the World.

Luxury hotel soaring 54 floors above midtown Manhattan. 5 blocks south of Central Park, on 54th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. Built 1990. Spacious rooms a well as 1 and 2 BR suites with contemporary decor and free WiFi, offering north or south views of New York City. Business center. 7 meeting rooms. Health Club. Full breakfast included. (Formerly, Conrad New York Midtown)

Recently renovated hotel on 42d street, 3 blocks south of Theater District and Times Square, near 3 subway stations. Restaurant (Paul's on Times Square). 24-hour Pavilion Pantry has snacks. Compact, non-smoking rooms with free WiFi, 50-inch HDTV, work desk with Herman Miller chair, refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker, safe and MP3 clock/music player. Fitness center. Pets allowed $75 fee.

Large, modern hotel facing Times Square with spectacular soaring atrium, surrounded by Broadway theaters. Spacious rooms, fitness center. Multiple restaurants, ballrooms.

Contemporary hotel 2 blocks northwest of Times Square at 48th Street and 8th Avenue, near 2 subway stations. 369 rooms (with 2 queen beds or 1 king bed) and suites with free WiFi, TV, minifridge, coffeemaker. (Suites have 1 king bed and sofa bed on upper floor.) 100% non-smoking. Business center, fitness center. Self-parking available. Meeting room. Grab-and-Go Breakfast for $1. Pet friendly.

Boutique hotel in former 19th-century hat factory on W. 38th Street, 2 blocks south of NY Public Library and Bryant Park (in former Garment District), with contemporary decor. 197 stylish loft rooms (high ceilings, large windows, distressed hardwood floors) on 12 floors. Popular rooftop bar. Parker & Quinn restaurant. (*Note: mandatory $45 + tax per night "facility fee" for coffee kettle, bath amenities, wine upon check-in, fitness center, luggage storage.)

Artsy hotel & members club with 167 rooms in lower midtown at 28th Street and Broadway (between 5th and 6th Avenues), 5 blocks south of Empire State Building. Designed with 1920s glamor. Public bar and "Cecconi’s" modern classic Italian restaurant, "Ned’s Club Upstairs" rooftop terrace, Magic Room, and Library. Mandatory daily "Guest amenity fee" $45 + tax. Operated by Soho House, known for its London flagship hotel/club.