Sunshine Hotel
A Bowery property with a long and documented history.
245 Bowery, Lower East Side, New York, NY, 10002Opens a live Booking.com search for this hotel · we may earn a commission
What Sunshine Hotel actually is
The Sunshine Hotel is one of the last of the Bowery lodging houses, a building type that defined the street for most of the twentieth century when the Bowery was the city's principal skid row. Its history has been documented in radio and film.
It remains a very basic, low-cost property and should be understood as such rather than as a tourist hotel. The Bowery today is transformed — the New Museum, galleries and restaurants are on the same street, with Nolita, the Lower East Side and Chinatown all within a few minutes' walk.
What stands out
- 01 One of the last surviving Bowery lodging houses
- 02 A documented piece of New York social history
- 03 On the Bowery near the New Museum and galleries
- 04 Nolita, Chinatown and the Lower East Side all minutes away
Facilities and amenities
- 24-hour front desk
- Heating
- Shared bathrooms
- Housekeeping
- Luggage storage
- Tourist information
- Air conditioning
- Television
- Guest lounge
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
Where it sits
Tenement history on one block and a natural-wine bar on the next. The LES has the highest concentration of late-night rooms in Manhattan and hotel rates that undercut Midtown.
Nearest transit
- ▸Delancey St–Essex St (F, J, M, Z)
- ▸Bowery (J, Z)
- ▸2 Av (F)
What's nearby
- ▸Tenement Museum
- ▸New Museum
- ▸Essex Market
- ▸Katz's Delicatessen
- ▸Dimes Square
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Questions people ask about Sunshine Hotel
What kind of accommodation is this?
A historic Bowery lodging house offering very basic, low-cost rooms with shared facilities. It is not a conventional tourist hotel — read recent guest reviews carefully before booking.
What is the Bowery like now?
Transformed from its skid-row past — the New Museum, galleries, music venues and restaurants line the street, with Nolita and the Lower East Side adjacent.