The Bowery House, Historic hotel on the Bowery in New York City
The Bowery House is a hotel with about 104 rooms in a 1924 building on Bowery Street in Manhattan. Rooms are small cabin-style spaces inspired by 1940s design, with lattice ceilings, windows overlooking the neighborhood or interior facing, and all share bathrooms with marble sinks and rain showerheads.
The building was built in 1924 as The Prince Hotel and became housing for returning soldiers and people in need during the 1940s. After decades as a simple flophouse, it was renovated in 2011 by race car driver Alessandro Zampedri and businessman Sanford Kunkel and reopened as a hotel.
The name Bowery comes from New York's Dutch past and means farm. Today the hotel keeps this history alive by housing long-term residents alongside travelers, continuing the neighborhood's role as a place where people in need could find shelter and start over.
The hotel has no elevators, so guests should pack light and be ready to climb stairs. Bathrooms are separated by gender and can get crowded in the morning, so arriving early helps. Wi-Fi is free throughout the building, and towels and earplugs are provided at check-in.
Rooms have lattice ceilings that do not block sound, so guests typically use earplugs. This unusual design choice was made on purpose to echo the feel of a shared military-era barracks.
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