Williamsburg Hotel

Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick


Just two blocks from the water, this eight-story, industrial-chic hotel is blessed with spectacular river and Manhattan views. It's worth paying extra for one of the 'terrace' rooms on the northern side, which give you an unbroken view of the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and the Upper East Side from your artificial-grass-carpeted balcony (some have swing chairs).

Floor-to-ceiling windows and glassed-in showers with bright subway tiles make the smallish rooms feel more open. Minibars, leather headboards, safes and essential-oil amenities by local maker Apotheke all come standard. There's a rooftop bar in the shape of a classic NYC water tower (open 6pm to 4am Wednesday to Saturday) and an outdoor rooftop swimming pool, plus free pushbikes for cruising Williamsburg.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick attractions

1. Brooklyn Brewery

0.06 MILES

Harking back to a time when this area of New York was a beer-brewing center, the Brooklyn Brewery not only brews and serves tasty local suds but also…

2. East River State Park

0.17 MILES

This 7-acre waterfront park is a slice of greenery with sublime views of Manhattan and cobbled vestiges of its cargo-handling past. It's home to plenty of…

3. Brooklyn Art Library

0.48 MILES

Enjoy an intimate glimpse into the creative minds of artists, both professional and amateur, at Brooklyn Art Library, which has assembled the world's…

4. McCarren Park

0.5 MILES

The grassy 35-acre McCarren Park makes a good picnic spot, and barbecues and bikinis define the action on warm summer weekends. On sweltering days you…

5. City Reliquary

0.54 MILES

You knew Brooklyn was bizarro, but this repository for New York–related ephemera is something else. Tenderly curated displays exhibit objects from the…

6. Domino Park

0.76 MILES

Opened to the public in 2018, five-acre Domino Park has a riverside walkway with big Manhattan views and a playground styled like big metal pipes –…

7. East River Park

0.85 MILES

In addition to the great ballparks, running and biking paths, 5000-seat amphitheater that hosts concerts, and expansive patches of green, this park has…

8. Williamsburg Bridge

0.85 MILES

Built in 1903 to link Williamsburg and the Lower East Side (at Delancey St), this steel-frame suspension bridge helped transform the area into a teeming…