The Ludlow Hotel Is Quintessential NYC-That's Why I've Stayed There 10 Times

The Ludlow is a 175-room boutique hotel with a Lower East Side feel and a quiet, cocooned atmosphere. Rooms feature dark woods, brass accents, oversized windows, and marble bathrooms, with some rooms offering soaking tubs and skyline views. Guests can use 24-hour in-room dining and a 24-hour fitness center, plus a lobby for drinks and Dirty French for meals. The hotel is across the street from Katz’s and is minutes from popular bars such as Bar Belly, Double Chicken Please, and Attaboy, with nearby subway stops. Morning options include bagels from a bodega or pancakes at Clinton St. Baking Co., followed by exploring the East Village and Alphabet City for cocktails and stops like ABC Beer Co. and Bobwhite’s.

"The Ludlow somehow manages to feel both deeply downtown and quietly cocooned from it. The 175-room boutique hotel leans into a moody Lower East Side aesthetic-dark woods, brass accents, oversized windows, and marble bathrooms-with select rooms offering soaking tubs and skyline views. Guests have access to amenities like 24-hour in-room dining and a 24-hour fitness center, which make it easy to settle in and stay put, should the mood strike, or cope with jet lag."

"You can relax and have a drink in the lobby, or enjoy a meal in Dirty French's swanky dining room. It's the kind of place that works just as well for a night out in the neighborhood as it does for a full stay-in-and-reset above it all. The four-star hotel is essentially across the street from Katz's, the quintessential NYC deli that is in my favorite rom-com of all time, When Harry Met Sally."

"It's also minutes from some of the best bars in the city (head to Bar Belly, Double Chicken Please, or Attaboy for a good time), and it's close to plenty of subway stops. In the morning, grab a bagel at a nearby bodega or head east to get some pancakes at Clinton St. Baking Co. Walk north a little more, and you're in the East Village; go east from there, and you'll end up in Alphabet City, one of the best places to roam and get a cocktail (or two, or three)."

"Stop by ABC Beer Co. for a beer, then head to Bobwhite's to devour a chicken sandwich. Though the first time I stayed at The Ludlow was through a press invite, the next few times were splurges on my sma"

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