"Spacious rooms, all with floor-to-ceiling windows, plus a trendy restaurant, means stiff competition for the well-established Bowery Hotel nearby." Full review

"Checking in over a glass of wine, admire the contemporary lodgelike library-lounge, stocked with diverse reading matter from Housing Works... and furnished by B&B Italia." Full review

"It is an inviting option in a historic and nostalgic neighborhood that will appeal to a broader demographic that includes corporate styles and even up-to-tempo baby boomers." Full review

"With even the Bowery now sporting destination restaurants, The Standard East Village is, quite possibly, one of the best-situated lodgings for those who want to explore East Side cool."

"The IAC building's eastside twin now in André Balazs's competent hands. Lobby revamped into cozy welcome hall, leads into cosseting Cafe Standard."