Howard Hotel, Historic hotel building in SoHo, New York City, US
Howard Hotel is a hotel building in SoHo, Manhattan, located at the corner of Howard Street and Lafayette Street. It has around 200 rooms with high ceilings and large windows, with interiors featuring oak floors and handcrafted furniture.
SoHo was an industrial district in the 19th century, packed with warehouses and factories, many built in the cast-iron architectural style that still defines the area today. The block where the hotel stands was part of that commercial fabric before the neighborhood changed course in the late 20th century.
SoHo built its reputation as an arts district starting in the 1970s, when artists moved into old factory lofts for the high ceilings and open floors. Walking the streets around the hotel today, you still find galleries, design studios, and boutiques that reflect that creative past.
The hotel sits at a walkable corner where several neighborhoods meet, making it easy to reach Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Bowery on foot. Going out early in the morning is a good way to see the streets before the crowds gather later in the day.
The name SoHo stands for South of Houston Street, not the London neighborhood, and locals pronounce Houston as "HOW-ston" rather than the way the Texas city is said. This stretch of Howard Street where the hotel sits marks one of the southern edges of the district, right where it borders Chinatown.
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