These Are the 23 Best Four-Star Hotels in NYC - AFAR
"When the Nine Orchard opened in 2022, the culinary world perked up. For the first time, NYC star chef Ignacio Mattos (Estela; Altro Parardiso; Lodi) helmed a hotel program, opening both the now-celebrated restaurant, Corner Bar, and the hotel’s gorgeous cocktail lounge, Swan Room. The owners collaborated with an architectural historian on a painstaking restoration of the 1912 building—the former Jarmulowsky Bank—including its neoclassical facade. Nine Orchard has 113 guest rooms, 12 of which can be converted into two-bedroom suites via an adjoining door. Three of the suites have large brick-paved terraces with plants, Grecian-style sculptures, and tremendous uptown city views. Reza Nouranian, the firm behind a number of prominent New York homes, designed the rooms in collaboration with the L.A.-based gallerist Ray Azoulay. Together, they furnished each space with a rich mix of new and old—think antique French desks and vintage chrome chairs from the 1970s." - Jennifer Flowers
