Despite the name, this hotel isn’t actually in Greenwich but in Tribeca. It sits on Greenwich Avenue, which runs a good length of lower Manhattan from Meatpacking to Battery Park. This smart section of the city contains plenty of upscale restaurants and bars, as well as shops and art galleries. It’s also just a short walk from the affluent West Village and a short Subway ride from the main tourist attractions. The hotel is easily reachable by taxi or public transport from all three New York airports. As downtown locations go, you can’t do much better.

Quiet luxury reigns supreme. The Greenwich Hotel is the best of the best and, quite frankly, doesn’t need to shout about it. You’d hardly be surprised to learn that the hotel is part-owned by Robert DeNiro; there’s an old-school New York feel to it. We’re talking soft, well-worn leather chairs, wooden floors, heavy doors, couches that you sink into and thick rugs in rich materials. There’s a cosy drawing room bathed in soft mood lighting and a courtyard with greenery weaving its way up the walls. It’s effortlessly elegant.