SIXTY LES Hotel

The Cool Kids Guide to Downtown Manhattan Hotels

"Once you see the rooftop swimming pool of SIXTY LES, bearing the image of Andy Warhol on the base of the pool, you’ll immediately get the vibe of this 137-room hotel in the heart of the bar-and-gallery-strewn Lower East Side. Opened in 2008, the hotel was one of the first hip properties to flick on its lights in this once-gritty, now fashionable downtown neighborhood. Rooms are sleek, with floor-to-ceiling windows and black-mirrored walls, plus walk-in slate showers. The rooftop cocktail bar, Make Believe, and the ground-floor Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya, tempts guests to spend time ensconced in the warm embrace of this fashionable hotel." - David Farley