Best Hotels in New York City 2025: Manhattan Landmarks to Brooklyn Boutiques

New York City's hotel landscape is as vast and varied as the city itself — from the landmark luxury of The Plaza, The Mark, and the Mandarin Oriental to the design-forward boutique hotels of SoHo and the Brooklyn waterfront properties with Manhattan skyline views. This guide cuts through the noise to identify the best hotels in each Manhattan neighbourhood and the best reasons to cross the bridge to Brooklyn or Queens.