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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- Jamie
- Stayed June 2009
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
Starting off with the porter ushering us into the unsignposted entrance, and into the stylish foyer area, we were transported to another world. The bars, the lighting, the decor - all very unpretentiously cool and classy
What the hotel could do better:
Rooms were tiny, but we expected that from the hotel description, so we spent very little time in there - barely big enough for a double bed.
And long waits at the front desk reception for service - definitely recommend an over-the-phone checkout!
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- Michael
- Stayed July 2009
- Rating: Poor
What I liked:
Public Spaces are amazing
What the hotel could do better:
Too many rules in the public spaces. We were not permitted to use our laptops after 4pm.
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- Shawn
- Stayed May 2009
- Rating: Poor
What I liked:
Great location, trendy bars and lounges, helpful manager who reduced rate when he heard of my terrible stay.
What the hotel could do better:
Terrible, terrible, terrible room. A/C didn't work. Door to room was broken. The bath tub was clogged. Pillows were disguisting.
