Hudson
356 West 58th Street, New York City, NY, USA
Neighborhood: Manhattan - Midtown West
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Let’s get something out of the way: most of the guest rooms at the Hudson, a hyper-stylized Philippe Starck dreamworld of a hotel just two blocks from Columbus Circle and Central Park, are minuscule. Fittingly, they’re a modern take on old-fashioned trans-Atlantic ship cabins, and though they’re under-sized, starting at just 130 square feet, the design is fully realized — walls paneled in rich, dark cherrywood, African hardwood floors, bedside lamps by the British x-ray photographer Nick Veasey. Beds covered in crisp Egyptian cotton linens and billowing down duvets don’t make the rooms any larger, but like the C.O. Bigelow products in the bathroom, they certainly make things cushier.
If you’ve heard the cliché about the city’s sleeping habits, you know that the point here is not to hole up in your room, anyway. There’s plenty of acreage to roam in the Hudson’s de facto backyard — that would be Central Park — while the hotel itself offers an Alice-style wonderland of social spaces. To say that you’re transported as you enter the hotel is to put it quite mildly. The lobby, with soaring glass ceilings and brick walls dripping with ivy, is reached through an escalator encased in a luminous glass tunnel.
The theme continues in the heated, glass-roofed Private Park, home to forty-five-foot trees, still more ivy-covered brick, and a mix of antique and modern garden furniture that invites a long, drink-in-hand laze. For something cozier, the Library Bar is styled after an old English drawing room — enormous fireplace, antique billiards table, and classic leather sofas and wing chairs. But the Sky Terrace is the real pièce de résistance; from the fifteenth floor, views of the city and the Hudson are spectacular.
The bold, whimsical design makes for a hotel that feels as much like a social club, not so much an escape from the buzzing city outside as a more private, stylish version of it. It’s a departure from the midtown norm, to be sure, but if you’ve read this far, you’re probably as inclined as we are to score that in the Hudson’s favor.
- 1000 Rooms
- Style: Cutting-Edge
- Atmosphere: Happening
- 219 Guest Reviews
- Hudson
- 356 West 58th Street
- New York City, NY, USA
- Neighborhood: Manhattan - Midtown West
Hotel amenities and services
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- 24 hour concierge
- 24 hour front desk
- 24 hour gym
- Bar
- Boardroom
- Business center
- Central air conditioning
- Library
- Luggage storage
- Self service parking (charges apply)
- Valet parking (charges apply)
- Wi-fi (charges apply)
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219 Guest Reviews
All reviews are from Tablet guests with verified stays.
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- Alex
- Stayed January 2011
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Staff was very accommodating and friendly.
What the hotel could do better:
The beds were quite uncomfortable but we cured it by putting a few blankets on top. Also, the ice machine was dispensing particles inside the cubes (seems like the filter wasn't working) but they sent someone from engineering right up to look at it.
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- Tanya
- Stayed November 2010
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
I loved the rooms. They are tiny tiny tiny, but beautiful and artfully designed. Probably more comfortable for one person than two, but I was alone on this trip and really loved the place.
What the hotel could do better:
The parking situation was a mess for me...both coming and going. I kept calling from my cellphone to get answers,while driving around the block, and being forwarded to voice mailboxes (useless!). But the front desk upgraded my room after sensing my frustration, so that helped. Still, I found the overall service pretty inconsistent, but I was absolutely charmed by the overall decor and spirit of the place, and the really nice people in the breakfast restaurant. I would try again.
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- Martin
- Stayed November 2010
- Rating: Fair
What I liked:
The "public" spaces, the bars and resturants are great as is the location if you want to be near central park
What the hotel could do better:
the breakfast was a joke, I could not even get my eggs cooked the way I wanted or add opnion to the omelette as the chef was afraid to be fired if he didnt exactly follow the hotel instructions... no flexibility.
Also, the rooms are EXTREMELY small, and corridors etc are very worn down