The supermod steel-and-glass Hotel on Rivington offers 21 stories of hip and luxurious accommodations. All rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows for sweeping Manhattan views, and most include balconies. Sensuous details range from velvet sofas and chairs in the living spaces, bathrooms constructed with glitzy Bisazza tiles and glass-enclosed showers with skyline views, to Swedish Tempur-Pedic mattresses and Frette linens. The hotel sits in the heart of the rapidly gentrifying Lower East Side, where there's no shortage of trendy boutiques, hip restaurants and popular local watering holes, including the 1,500-square-foot onsite lounge, 105 Riv.

Hotel on Rivington Amenities:

• 110 rooms. Wireless Internet access. Complimentary continental breakfast. Restaurant, bar. Fitness center. In-room spa services. Business center. Pets accepted.