The Ace Hotel on 29th Street exudes a low-key chic that even native New Yorkers are comfortable with. Your one night stay in one of the sparse but hip mid-sized rooms promises all the amenities, including wi-fi and a full gym. Want to hang out, order a movie and room service or lounge in one of the deep comfy couches in the open lobby and sip a coffee from the adjoining Stumptown Coffee bar with the cognoscenti?  Your call.  Or make reservations at The Breslin, another winner from April Bloomfield of Spotted Pig fame, also conveniently located off the lobby.  A one-stop way to experience all the best of NYC, the Ace also is home to the fashionable Opening Ceremony and No.8., two off-beat boutiques with one-of-a-kind frocks and frills. 

20 W 29^th St., 212-679-2222.

http://www.acehotel.com/newyork