Maximalism Is Back, Baby, Say the Seductive Interiors of New York's Hottest Hotel Yet — Where Hosting Becomes Performance

A dazzling hotel bar with sculptural brass-clad ceilings reminiscent of a flower with a towering bar at its center, a wall-to-wall, horses-filled mural in the same tones, and mid-century modern black leather and brass bar stools.

Had we been able to show the boldly extravagant, lavish interiors of Hotel Faena New York to any of the masters of late 20th-century minimalism, chances are they would have dismissed them as excessive. But, if there is one thing that trailblazing Argentinian hotelier Alan Faena's Big Apple debut shows, it is that, as postwar optimism and stability give way to the uncertainty of the current age, holiday stays can no longer strive to simply accommodate — they have to transport, surprise, and entertain.

Launched on September 9, Hotel Faena has all the credentials to become one of the best hotels in New York, starting from its strategic location. Standing tall across the first ten floors of the Bjarke Ingels Group-designed, 26-story East Tower at the intersection between the artsy West Chelsea and the glamorous Meatpacking District, the 120-room-and-suite bolthole boasts views of the verdant High Line and the Hudson River while granting guests easy access to some of NYC's coolest attractions, from pioneering galleries David Zwirner, Gagosian, and Hauser & Wirth to beloved culinary institutions like Café Chelsea.