The Lowell

The Lowell Review

This old-money refuge was built as an upscale apartment hotel in the 1920s and it still delivers genteel sophistication and pampering service in an unbeatable location. Steps from Madison Avenue shopping and the Museum Mile, the Lowell is on a leafy residential block. The lobby is small, but guest rooms have all the civilized comforts of home including stocked bookshelves and luxe bathrooms. Thirty-three of the suites—all decorated in different themes—have working wood-burning fireplaces, and 14 have private terraces. The Pembroke Room serves a fine afternoon tea, and the Post House serves some of the best steaks in town in a clubby environment. The in-room iPods and iPads (on request) and New York Times delivered to the room are particularly nice touches.