Hotel rating: First class hotel
Chain: Myfidelio.net
Number of floors: 0
Number of rooms: 75

The Mercer, Sohos first luxury hotel, boasts 75 guest rooms on 6 floors of a landmark Romanesque revival in New Yorks thriving Soho district. Designed and built by noted architect William Scheckel for John Jacob Astor II in 1890, the building was completely gutted and redesigned by renowned French interior designer Christian Liaigre. The new space reflects the great cultural and commercial history of Soho updated with Liaigres calming modern vision and underscores the areas status. The guest rooms are open with long entrance hallways into loft-like spaces. High ceilings with fans, arched windows and oversized bathrooms with some king-sized tubs add special touches to these personal spaces, as do the luxurious dark African woods like Wenge and Ipe that grace much of the exclusively designed furniture. An intimate lobby enhances the domestic feel its vintage book library, living room and bar. The hotels 24-hours, 120-seat restaurant, dubbed the kitchen for its open kitchen plan and inclusion of communal tables, can accommodate large parties as well as solo guests. Renowned chef Jean Georges Vongerichten operates the restaurant.