Hotel 50 Bowery

Top choice in SoHo & Chinatown


Smack in the heart of Chinatown is this newcomer boutique with sumptuously sleek rooms, bespoke bath products, luxe linens, robes emblazoned with red dragons and original works by NYC-based artists. A hip rooftop bar boasts unparalleled views of the city and its an ideal base for accessing Tribeca, SoHo, Lower East Side and Brooklyn (via the Manhattan bridge) on foot.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby SoHo & Chinatown attractions

1. Mahayana Temple

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Mahayana is the biggest Buddhist temple in Chinatown and its magnificent 16ft-high Buddha statue – sitting on a lotus and edged with offerings of fresh…

2. Eastern States Buddhist Temple

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This storefront temple smack in the middle of Chinatown's bustle is a quiet little refuge lined with hundreds of Buddhas. You can buy a souvenir or…

3. Chinatown

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A walk through Manhattan's most colorful, cramped neighborhood is never the same, no matter how many times you hit the pavement. Peek inside temples and…

4. Church of the Transfiguration

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It's been serving New York's immigrant communities since 1801, and the Church of the Transfiguration doesn't stop adapting. First it was the Irish, then…

5. Museum at Eldridge Street Synagogue

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This landmark house of worship, built in 1887, was a center of Jewish life before suffering a decline in the congregation in the late 1920s. After WWII,…

6. Little Italy

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This once-strong Italian neighborhood (film director Martin Scorsese grew up on Elizabeth St) saw an exodus in the mid-20th century when many of its…

7. Columbus Park

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Mah-jongg meisters, slow-motion tai-chi practitioners and old aunties gossiping over homemade dumplings: it might feel like Shanghai, but this leafy oasis…

8. Mulberry Street

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Named for the mulberry farms that once stood here, Mulberry St is now better known as the meat in Little Italy's sauce. It's an animated strip, packed…