The Bar/Lounge at The Ludlow New York City

"Still, you will feel like Sarah Jessica Parker or Alec Baldwin when you stride past the hopping bar scene in the lobby, and up to your itty bitty space, where you can wrap yourself in one of the real sheep's skin throws that casually drapes your chair, gaze out at a spectacular view of Lower Mahattan (if you have a room on an upper floor), and cozy up in your oh-so-trendy spindle-topped four wooden bed (the mattresses are darn good, I must admit)"

"There's a gorgeous lobby bar and outdoor patio, plus a stylish French bistro"

"The Lobby Bar and its enclosed courtyard are a hangout for cocktails; a continental breakfast is also served there, while the hotel eatery, Dirty French, serving up a modern take on bistro fare, is a neighborhood hotspot"

"Start the day off with a cold brew and chia seed breakfast pudding at El Rey Coffee Bar & Luncheonette, or get your art and caffeine fix simultaneously at (Blank), a coffee counter that serves Intelligentsia brews in the back of a gallery space"

"The lobby bar is a see-and-be-seen destination and the restaurant, Dirty French, is one of the neighborhood's hot tables"

"Enjoy cocktails in the popular Lobby Bar & Garden, or sample red wine in Parisian-inspired ground-floor bistro, Dirty French"

"Rather, it’s Sean MacPherson’s styling – a distressed-limestone fireplace in the lounge, custom turned-wood bedframes in the rooms – that make it feel right at home in one of New York’s historically hippest ‘hoods"

"House restaurant Dirty French serves contemporary French fare; it's the place to see and be seen, as is The Lobby Lounge and Garden, offering inventive cocktails in fashionable but unpretentious environs"

"A red-brick entryway leads visitors into a stylishly dishevelled lobby lounge, lined with oak panelling and floored in marble mosaic"

"YOU SHOULD KNOW By day, the lounge is cozy and relaxing, but by night, the lounge is not cozy at all"