The Wythe Hotel

Perhaps no establishment embodies Williamsburg’s take-off from hipster habitat to bona fide destination than this red-brick boutique hotel.** **

• The stunning skyline views from tall factory windows in the city-facing rooms
• The ultra-hip crowd and artisanal cocktails at rooftop bar The Ides
• The location in vibrant Williamsburg—conveniently close to Manhattan, but in the center of its own trend-setting neighborhood

Occupying a converted factory right by the riverfront, the Wythe Hotel has an industrial aesthetic due to the fact that many of the building’s original details—tall timber-beamed ceilings, concrete floors—were preserved. The 70 guest rooms are spare, spacious and—with locally sourced furnishings—effortlessly stylish. Request a Manhattan View room for unobstructed skyline panoramas.

The Wythe is more than the place to stay in the borough. The farm-to-table restaurant, Reynard, is worthy of a trip itself, and the rooftop Ides Bar has been a place to see and be seen since the hotel’s 2012 opening. The lobby-adjacent boutique, known as the Shop, offers themed offerings that rotate every few months, from A.P.C. raw denim to buttery leather handbags made from the pelts of the same animals served for dinner.

Fashionable couples and young travelers will love the hotel’s cool scene and design. That being said, the property is better suited towards independent visitors; there is no onsite gym or spa, and the property does not offer room service so as to encourage interaction in the communal areas.