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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- Jason
- Stayed December 2008
- Rating: Fair
What I liked:
Hotel was trendy, clean, fun atmosphere and in a pretty good location. Good place to stay if the price is right and you are only staying for a day or two.
What the hotel could do better:
Extremely small rooms. Library bar was pretty small. Even when you get spot at the library bar early to sit and hang they may still kick you out after a while if someone reserved the table. So if you plan on having drinks and hanging I suggest you reserve a spot. Don't even bother with the concierge..they are too busy tending to personal phone calls. Overall a very non-spacious hotel, which is too be expected in New York, but this hotel takes it to another level.
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- Brian
- Stayed January 2009
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
the hudson hotel is a bit like setting foot on a cruise ship with it's petite rooms but generous & ample public spaces. the atmosphere, nonetheless, is excellent with dark decor & chartreuse accents. emphasis on design was evident as even a small room was made to feel larger by use of seductive scrim curtain and clear glass window between bathroom and bed chamber. wood panelling & restrained (thankfully) use of mirrors also added to the illusion. cruise ships should take note as they could clearly learn a thing or two from these compact rooms.
What the hotel could do better:
minor point, but the $10/day wifi charge always irritates me. if a coffee shop can manage to stay in business by offering free wifi with a $2 cup of coffee, i would think that a hotel could manage the trick just as well
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- David
- Stayed December 2008
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
Very well designed, and the rooms albeit small, served well for tourists out and about in the city all day long.
What the hotel could do better:
Long lines at check-in and for concierge. One gentlemen at the concierge desk had a bit of an attitude, but generally the staff were great.
