The Marlton Hotel

Built in 1900 as a residence for Greenwich Village artists, The Marlton Hotel keeps its narrow brick facade on West 8th Street, steps from Washington Square Park and the NYU campus edge. Jack Kerouac and Valentino both once kept rooms here, a detail absent from most listings.

Rooms run small by design, echoing the original single-occupancy layout, with French-press coffee service replacing minibars. The lobby's Parisian-brasserie-style Margaux restaurant opens to non-guests, useful for early meetings before Village shops open.

Sixth Avenue subway access sits three blocks east, putting Soho and the West Village within a ten-minute walk.