Renaissance New York Chelsea Hotel

Four blocks separate the Renaissance New York Chelsea from the Flatiron Building, with Madison Square Park's dog run and greenmarket a five-minute walk east on 25th Street. The Chelsea gallery corridor along West 20s runs parallel, making the property a natural base for weekend gallery-hoppers rather than Midtown convention traffic.

The four-star property occupies a converted early-1900s loft building, and several rooms keep the original cast-iron columns exposed against updated interiors. Ground-floor restaurant service leans on nearby Eataly for produce.

Penn Station's downtown-bound trains are an eight-minute walk south.