PUBLIC Hotel
Hotel · Lower East Side ·
Sleek rooms, rooftop bar with skyline views, chic lounges
Sleek rooms, rooftop bar with skyline views, chic lounges
"As the name might imply, the public spaces are a big factor here, and once you walk through the ground-level garden and take the glowing, futuristic elevators up to the lobby, an entire community awaits—one with big white sofas, work spaces, and plenty of locals who come to get some work done in a setting that's a bit more exciting than their neighborhood café. Public also raises the bar when it comes to hotel restaurants, with Peruvian-inspired cuisine at Popular and Cantina & Pisco Bar. Whether you're mingling at the rooftop bar (which morphs into a nighttime scene post sunset) or joining one of the complimentary yoga or pilates classes, you're bound to have your next meet-cute at this hang-out-friendly hotel." - Jessica Sulima
"“Set atop the sleek Herzog & and de Meuron-designed Public Hotel is The Roof, a chic cocktail bar where DJs spin, yoga classes are held, and the fashionable downtown cool kids go to sip spritzes and slurp tomato soup while the bright lights of the city’s skyline twinkle.”" - David Farley
"This Lower East Side spot was born out of a dream-team collaboration between lauded Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, hip hotelier Ian Schrager and celebrated Peruvian chef Diego Muñoz, whose ground-floor restaurant serves up creative takes on Peruvian fare. The 367 rooms are Manhattan-small, but smart and comfortable, with hardwood floors, low-rise mattresses, Bluetooth speakers, floor-to-ceiling windows and remote-controlled blackout shades. The hip, artsy guests flock to the sleek rooftop bar for well-executed cocktails and panoramic views of the city." - David Farley
"Provides affordable wellness classes and treatments with rooftop views, including pilates, yoga, and more, alongside IV drips and seasonal spa partners."
"Ian Schrager is at it again. The boutique-hotel innovator has always been ahead of the curve, and with his nascent PUBLIC brand it’s apparent he’s caught on to something the world’s luxury hoteliers have failed to notice: inclusive is the new exclusive. There’s a little hint there in the name, of course, but it’s apparent that from bottom to top, a place like New York’s PUBLIC is meant to be warm, open, and welcoming — without sacrificing style or excitement. There’s no front desk, but fear not: when you arrive, one of the hotel’s “PUBLIC advisors” will find you and check you in." - The MICHELIN Guide