Hotel collections

Rooms that cost less than the postcode suggests they should.

Connecting rooms, space to spread out, and staff who don't flinch at a pram.

Desks that work, wifi that holds, and meeting space on site.

The cheapest honest beds in the five boroughs.

Hotels where an architect or a designer clearly got the final say.

Hotels where the restaurant is a destination in its own right.

Low-traffic streets and hotels that keep the volume down.

Walking distance to the Broadway houses, for the post-curtain crawl home.

Quiet corners, good bathrooms, and rooms you won't mind staying in.

Buildings with a past — landmarked, restored, or simply old and proud of it.

A bar or terrace up top, and a reason to be there at sunset.

High floors and glass pointed at the good part of the horizon.

Full-service, properly staffed, and priced accordingly.

Stay where the evening is already happening downstairs.

Compact rooms, sociable lobbies, safe streets, sane rates.

Ballrooms, private dining, and room blocks that make sense.

Serious spas, lap pools, and gyms beyond a treadmill in a cupboard.