The Standard, High Line New York

Eight hundred forty-eight Washington Street places The Standard beneath the High Line's elevated tracks in the Meatpacking District, straddling the park on stilts so the building itself is a landmark passersby photograph from below. The glass-walled rooms face either the Hudson River or Manhattan's downtown skyline, with West Village cobblestones a two-minute walk east.

The hotel's beer garden operates directly under the park's southern span, and Little Island's floating pier sits five minutes north along the water. This is a base suited to nightlife-minded travelers rather than those chasing quiet mornings.