Best Western Premier Empire State Hotel

Forty steps from Madison Square Park, the Best Western Premier Empire State Hotel occupies a restored Beaux-Arts building on East 30th Street, its façade predating the skyscraper it's named for by decades. NoMad's tech offices and Koreatown's restaurants sit within a ten-minute walk, making this a practical base for business travellers and sightseers alike.

Rooms keep period window proportions but add modern fittings: safes, refrigerators, and blackout-ready air conditioning. A ground-floor coffee house serves early departures before the subway's 28th Street stop, two blocks south, opens the rest of Manhattan.