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Roger Smith Hotel

An artist-run hotel on Lexington, with murals and a gallery.

Midtown East, New York, NY

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Roger Smith Hotel, Midtown East, New York City
Roger Smith Hotel, Midtown East, Manhattan.

What Roger Smith Hotel actually is

The Roger Smith has been run by an artist family for decades and behaves accordingly: murals in the public spaces, a working gallery on the ground floor, sculpture in the lobby, and a general refusal to look like a chain hotel.

Rooms are individually decorated and vary considerably — some have kitchenettes, some are unusually large for the price. The location on Lexington Avenue at 47th Street is convenient, with Grand Central four minutes' walk away. It is characterful rather than polished, and that is exactly the appeal.

What stands out

  • 01 Artist-owned with murals and a working ground-floor gallery
  • 02 Individually decorated rooms rather than a single scheme
  • 03 Four minutes' walk from Grand Central
  • 04 Kitchenettes in some categories

Rooms and suites

Standard Queen

Sleeps 2

Individually decorated, compact

Deluxe King

Sleeps 2

Larger, some with kitchenette

Suite

Sleeps 3

Separate seating area

Room names and availability vary by season — the live inventory is on the booking page.

Facilities and amenities

  • Art gallery
  • Fitness access
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant and bar
  • In-room dining
  • Business services
  • Meeting space
  • Pet friendly
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi

Eating and drinking on site

Lily'sAmerican restaurant and bar

Where it sits

The corridor of Park and Madison Avenues, where corporate New York keeps its address book. Grand Central sits at its heart, which makes Midtown East one of the easiest places in the city to sleep if you plan to ride trains rather than hail cabs.

Nearest transit

  • Grand Central–42 St (4, 5, 6, 7, S)
  • Lexington Av/53 St (E, M)
  • 51 St (6)
  • Metro-North at Grand Central

What's nearby

  • Grand Central Terminal
  • Rockefeller Center
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral
  • United Nations Headquarters
  • The Morgan Library & Museum

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Questions people ask about Roger Smith Hotel

Is the gallery open to the public?

Yes, the ground-floor gallery runs changing exhibitions and is open to non-guests.

Are all rooms different?

Largely, yes — the hotel decorates individually rather than to a single standard, so room character varies.

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