The Mercer Hotel
The loft-style hotel that defined SoHo luxury, still quietly doing it.
147 Mercer Street, New York, NY 10012Opens a live Booking.com search for this hotel · we may earn a commission
What The Mercer Hotel actually is
When The Mercer opened in 1998 in an 1890 Romanesque Revival building, it more or less invented the downtown loft hotel: high ceilings, exposed brick, steel-framed windows, and Christian Liaigre's spare furniture in African hardwoods. Almost every SoHo hotel since has borrowed from it.
The lobby doubles as a library and guest lounge, and The Mercer Kitchen in the basement — Jean-Georges Vongerichten's long-running downtown room — is still busy every night. Rooms are large by Manhattan standards with oversized bathrooms, several with two-person tubs.
What stands out
- 01 Loft-style rooms with ceilings up to 12 feet
- 02 Christian Liaigre interiors
- 03 The Mercer Kitchen by Jean-Georges Vongerichten
- 04 In the middle of SoHo's cast-iron district
Rooms and suites
Studio
Sleeps 2Loft-proportioned room with steel windows and a large bath.
Deluxe Room
Sleeps 2Corner exposure with additional seating.
Mercer Suite
Sleeps 4Separate living room, some with skylights.
Room names and availability vary by season — the live inventory is on the booking page.
Facilities and amenities
- 24-hour fitness access
- The Mercer Kitchen
- Library lounge
- 24-hour room service
- Valet parking
- Pet friendly
- Concierge
- Business services
- In-room entertainment
- Wheelchair accessible
Eating and drinking on site
| The Mercer Kitchen | American-French by Jean-Georges |
|---|---|
| The Lobby Library | Guest lounge with drinks service |
Where it sits
Cast-iron facades and the densest shopping in the city below Houston Street. Weekends are shoulder-to-shoulder on Broadway; the side streets stay calm.
Nearest transit
- ▸Spring St (6, C, E)
- ▸Prince St (N, R, W)
- ▸Canal St (A, C, E, J, N, Q, R, W, Z, 6)
What's nearby
- ▸Cast-iron Historic District
- ▸Broadway flagship shopping
- ▸New York Earth Room
- ▸Little Italy
- ▸Canal Street
Conditions at this address right now
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Questions people ask about The Mercer Hotel
Is The Mercer still worth it after 25 years?
The rooms have been refreshed but the design intent hasn't changed. If you want the original downtown loft hotel rather than a newer interpretation of one, it holds up.
How noisy is Mercer Street?
Quieter than Broadway one block west. Rooms facing the interior are the calmest option on busy weekends.