In Photos: Every Three Key Hotel in New York City

"The Firmdale group earned Three Keys twice in New York City. Like their Crosby Street Hotel (below), they built the Whitby from the ground up, with large windows and plenty of natural light — and we’ll point specifically to the wonderful Whitby Suite, with its terraces on each side, as a particularly unique gem for the city. Inside, the hotel is another remarkable example of owner and interior designer Kit Kemp’s endless creativity. For this project, she wanted to create a “breath of fresh air in Midtown Manhattan” — a neighborhood, she’s said (and we can confirm), that can feel a bit too serious. The entire hotel is a riot of fabrics and patterns, the artwork fascinating and wonderfully curated. A loom, in a rainbow of colors, hangs above reception. Between the elevators, a grandfather clock is in fact an art piece — inside it, you can see an actual “grandfather” drawing the hands minute by minute. And above the bar, 52 handcrafted British baskets hang in one of the most original displays we’ve ever seen." - The MICHELIN Guide