It's no surprise that this hip hotel hosts a who's-who list of designers, media bigwigs and celebs during New York's Fall and Spring Fashion Week shows, thanks to its proximity to the tents erected to host the runway shows across the street. But many of these fashionistas frequent this boutique property the rest of the year, too. They enjoy the amenities in the mod rooms (think leather chairs, Tibetan rugs and Travertine marble bathrooms) like high-def flat-screen televisions, BOSE Wave music systems and Obus Forme sound therapy machines that can lull them to sleep with gentle waterfall sounds and wake them with chirping birds. There's also a loft meeting space that's popular for sample sales, a 70-seat theater-style screening room and "entertainment planner" (really just a clever title for the concierge) at guests' disposal. Japanese restaurant Koi and the large underground Cellar Bar are always packed with the young and fashionable. Book one of the 10 rooms that face the park—these come with terraces where you can take in all the action.

Bryant Park Hotel Amenities:

• 129 rooms. Wireless Internet access. No children. Restaurant, bar. Fitness center.