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Library Hotel by Library Hotel CollectionvsLowell Hotel
Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection and Lowell Hotel are both praised by expert reviewers. On balance, Lowell Hotel ranks marginally better than Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection. Lowell Hotel comes in at 86 with approval from 14 reviews like Gayot, Travel + Leisure and Departures.
Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection
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299 Madison Ave., New York City, NY 10017
From $309/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide "The Library’s concept, one of New York hostelry’s quirkier, has each floor devoted to one of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System."
Michelin Guide "This place is one-of-a-kind and offers a different slant on harried midtown east."
Frommer's "The Library’s public spaces... all help make it a welcome refuge in the heart of the city." Full review
Concierge "Apart from the good-looking rooms and appealing public spaces, including a rooftop bar and second-floor book-filled lounge, this hotel, located near Grand Central Terminal, wins points on generosity."
Fodor's "Bookishly handsome... the staff is hospitable, and the whole property is old-leather-armchair comfortable." Full review
Insight Guides "The nearby New York Public Library inspires this unique Midtown oasis, where lounges and guestrooms are filled with books."
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You can choose your room according to a subject of interest to you (literature, science, erotica).
Travel + Leisure "Although nonbibliophiles may find it a tad precious, it's hard not to be charmed by the schtick of this bookish hotel." Full review
DK Eyewitness "This unique boutique hotel features cleverly designed rooms organized around a library theme."
Time Out "This bookish boutique hotel is organized on the principles of the Dewey decimal system—each of its ten floors is allocated a category, such as Literature, the Arts and General Knowledge." Full review
Gayot "It's fitting that this unique hotel resides just blocks from the famed New York Public Library. The property is crammed with more than 6,000 books, all arranged using the Dewey Decimal System."
Lowell Hotel Michelin Guide Frommer's Concierge
Oyster Travel + Leisure Gayot
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28 East 63rd Street, New York City, NY 10065
From $3,684/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide "Lovely, charming, and delightful, The Lowell is a slice of the English countryside in the heart of the Upper East Side."
Frommer's "The Lowell's style of luxury is best described as elegant, sophisticated 20th-century opulence." Full review
Concierge "Clubby and intimateonly 23 rooms and 47 suiteswith the tiniest of lobbies, this is the hotel of choice for VIPs who want to drop out of sight."
OysterLuxury
"The Lowell is a high-end boutique known for its top-notch service and gorgeous individually decorated rooms." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Less glamorous than the Carlyle and less fanciful than the Plaza Athénée, the Lowell at first seems more conservative than its genteel Upper East Side neighbors." Full review
Gayot "If discretion and top-notch service rate at the top of your list of wants, stay here."
Zagat4.2
""One of New York's hidden gems" rave fans of this "posh" Midtown boutique hotel with a "European sensibility"."
Forbes Travel Guide 4 Stars
"Located in a landmark 1920s building on the Upper East Side, The Lowell captures the essence of an elegant country house." Full review
Jetsetter "An airy European-style pied-à-terre on a tree-lined block of the Upper East Side." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"Some rooms feature that rare Manhattan delight: working wood-burning fire places. Designer Michael S. White’s subtle interiors include elegant silk drapes and rich mahogany furnishings." Full review
