New York

The Carlyle wraps Upper East Side discretion in Art Deco rooms, white-glove service and the late-night glow of Bemelmans Bar. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson stayed in a suite while Wilson was performing at Café Carlyle, turning the hotel into a temporary New York home complete with a famously good-natured encounter with their noise-sensitive neighbour.

The restored Waldorf Astoria New York revives Park Avenue's grandest Art Deco address. The glamour is personal for Paris and Nicky Hilton: both sisters spent part of their teenage years living in the hotel with their family.

The Greenwich Hotel feels less like a Manhattan landmark than a private Tribeca residence, with handmade interiors, a hidden courtyard and a subterranean Japanese-inspired pool. Jennifer Lawrence stayed in a sixth-floor suite for a summer weekend and later made the hotel such a familiar New York base that magazines joked she practically owned the place.

The Mercer gives SoHo loft living the discretion of a true downtown grand hotel, pairing Jean-Michel Gathy interiors with low-key service. Russell Crowe made it his New York base during the 2005 press tour for Cinderella Man, staying in one of the hotel's residential-feeling rooms above Mercer Street.

The Mark turns Upper East Side restraint into fashion-world theatre, with graphic marble floors, Jean-Georges dining and Central Park beyond the door. Johnny Depp and Kate Moss stayed here in 1994, placing their turbulent New York chapter inside one of Manhattan's most polished and private addresses.

Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid had an early dinner together at Gemma inside The Bowery Hotel in late 2015, giving the downtown landmark a small place in their relationship story. The encounter was dining rather than an overnight stay, but the setting feels right: fireside rooms, velvet and a deliberately private mood. It remains a New York hotel where being seen and disappearing can happen in the same evening.

Kim Kardashian and her family used Gansevoort Meatpacking as their New York base, with arrivals, departures and time inside the suite becoming part of the city's celebrity chronicle. The hotel remains closely tied to the energy of the district: social, fashion-conscious and active after dark. A stay places guests inside that scene rather than at a polite distance from it.

George Clooney is among the stars who have stayed at the Soho Grand, alongside names such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Lindsay Lohan. The guest history suits a hotel built into the social life of downtown Manhattan. Loft-like rooms, low-lit public spaces and a SoHo address create a stay that feels urbane and private, but never detached from the fashion and nightlife outside.

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher visited Hotel on Rivington for parties, placing the Lower East Side property firmly in New York's mid-2000s celebrity nightlife. The connection is about events rather than an overnight stay, but that is part of the appeal. Glass-walled rooms and downtown views make the hotel feel connected to the neighborhood's after-dark energy.

The Plaza turns Fifth Avenue into a world of chandeliers, grand staircases and private residential life. The Beatles occupied an entire wing during their first American visit, while decades later Tommy Hilfiger made the landmark his home in an exuberant penthouse duplex high above Central Park South.

The Times Square EDITION creates an improbably serene refuge above Manhattan’s brightest crossroads, moving from a living-wall reception to hushed rooms, leafy terraces and a cabaret after dark. Kendall Jenner joined its 2019 opening night, when the polished interiors gave way to a fashion-heavy crowd and a midnight performance by Diana Ross. It is a fitting connection for a hotel that turns Times Square’s spectacle into something more controlled: energetic when desired, private the moment the doors close.

The Surrey brings discreet Upper East Side glamour to a quiet corner near Central Park, with polished interiors and the private rhythm of a Manhattan address rather than a showy resort. Hailey Bieber used it as her 2026 Met Gala base, adding a modern fashion-world chapter to the hotel's old-New-York allure.

Baccarat Hotel New York feels less like a conventional Midtown tower than a jewel box hidden behind glass. Crystal chandeliers, deep red accents and hushed salons create a theatrical privacy, while the subterranean pool and Spa de La Mer turn a city weekend into a private retreat. It was a fitting base for Serena Williams’s bachelorette celebrations: polished, playful and unapologetically glamorous, just steps from Fifth Avenue.

Madonna arrived at The Manner for Off-White's New York Fashion Week after-party, moving through its lounges, rooftop and guest-room floor with her entourage. The event gave the hotel an instant dose of pop-culture electricity before its public debut. Lacquered rooms, jewel-box spaces and a private-residence mood make it feel less like a conventional SoHo hotel than a well-connected house.

The Lowell feels more like an elegant Upper East Side residence than a conventional Manhattan hotel. Individually styled rooms, wood-burning fireplaces and discreet, deeply personal service create the polished privacy that has long drawn fashion royalty including Cindy Crawford.