Hotel bars are normally so Business-Trip-With-Nothing-Better-To-Do or A-Convenient-Meeting-Place-For-An-Affair... but that was before the Ace.
The Ace Hotel on West 29th Street has redefined the hotel bar (and the hotel lobby, and the midtown hangout...) all in one fell swoop. With a look that's prep-school library meets hunting-enthusiast den, bellhops who resemble Dave Grohl, a whole menu of gin and tonics, plus food from the Breslin Bar next door, this is not your dad's hotel.
The lobby is always full, with a refreshingly adult (read: not Lower East Side) crowd. There's a photo booth so you can remember the night you had the best burger in Manhattan (it's lamb and it's spectacular). The downstairs space, called Liberty Hall, hosts events and concerts; but if there's nothing on, you can hang out there like we did, with a DJ, a food menu, and lots of comfy couches.
If you're there during daylight hours, visit the Portland coffee roaster Stumptown in their lobby nook for a divine jolt of joe and then browse the second NY location of Opening Ceremony, located just off the lobby. It's being billed as an anti-souvenir shop, with designers like Proenza Schouler and Alexander Wang rethinking souvenirs and travel essentials just for this location.
This is your new go-to spot. You just might forget it IS a hotel.
The Ace Hotel, 20 W. 29th Street, between 5th Ave and Broadway
Perfect for reading a hardbound leather book with a G&T in your hand
Graffiti mural wallpaper on the staircase leading up to the hotel
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