Travel Reference
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SoHo
Mondrian SoHo
HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 212-389-1000;
www.mondriansoho.com
; 9 Crosby St btwn Howard & Grand Sts; r from $249;
; 4/6, N/Q/R, J/Z to Canal St)
The trademark Mondrian playfulness now in-
habits over 250 rooms at this beautiful downtown property. The designs have dabbled
with fairy-tale color schemes while tricking the senses with an eclectic assortment of
oddly textured
objets d'art
.
Soho Grand Hotel
BOUTIQUE HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 212-965-3000;
www.sohogrand.com
; 310 W Broadway; d $195-450; ; 6, N/Q/R,
J to Canal St)
The original boutique hotel of the 'hood still reigns, with its striking glass-
and-cast-iron lobby stairway, and 367 rooms with cool, clean lines plus Frette linens,
plasma flat-screen TVs and Kiehl's grooming products. The lobby's Grand Lounge
buzzes with action.
Solita SoHo
HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 212-925-3600;
www.solitasohohotel.com
;
159 Grand St, at Lafayette St; r from $220; ;
6, N/Q/R, J to Canal St)
Part of the Clarion chain, the Solita is a clean, functional alternative
with boutique-style furnishings close to Little Italy, Chinatown, Soho and the Lower East
Side. Lower winter rates.
Lower East Side, East Village & NoLita
Nolitan Hotel
HOTEL$$$
( 212-925-2555;
www.nolitanhotel.com
;
30 Kenmare St btwn Elizabeth & Mott Sts; r from $143;
; J to Bowery, 4/6 to Spring St, B/D to Grand St)
Set behind a memorable facade of
floating postive-negative Tetris bricks, the Nolitan is a great find. Tuck into a good book
in the inviting lobby lounge, or head upstairs to your stylish pad, which feels like it's
waiting to be photographed in the next CB2 catalog.
East Village Bed & Coffee
B&B$$$
