Hotel on Rivington

Hotel on Rivington Review

A pioneer when it opened in 2004, THOR is no longer the only glass-walled hotel on the Lower East Side. Furthermore, the years are starting to show, as some fixtures in the room are starting to get tatty. Still, the views of downtown remain breathtaking. The bathrooms aren't for the modest or faint of heart—you'll either want to shower with your glasses on, or you'll blush at being completely naked before the entire city (privacy curtains can be requested). Downstairs, the hotel bar is pure excess—it and the jumping restaurant are velvet-roped mayhem on weekends. (Staying here also gives you access to a small VIP bar next door.) The bar-art library-billiard room on the mezzanine is a hangout you can call your own.