HOTEL GANSEVOORT - PlaceBee :

Address: 18 9th Ave
Zipcode: 10014
Website: http://www.hotelgansevoort.com

Two words: Rooftop pool. As one of the first boutique hotels to sprout in the über-trendy, nightclub-studded Meatpacking District, Hotel Gansevoort has been a media darling – and popular hipster haven – since opening day. This luxury hotel’s shimmering star only continues to rise, its popularity directly proportionate to that of the Meatpacking District, which seems to be getting hotter by the New York minute. People-watching in the Hotel Gansevoort lobby is entertainment enough, what with fashionistas, Hollywood types, models, and club kids tripping through at all hours of the day and night. It’s easy to see why: From the glowing pillars looming alongside the eye-catching entrance to the landscaped roof garden with 360-degree views and, yes, a heated pool with soothing underwater tunes, the Gansevoort is a hotel to be reckoned with. The ample rooms boast feather beds and, like all good boutique hotels, high-thread-count sheets, hypoallergenic duvets, flat screen TVs, and complimentary Wi-Fi. If that’s not enough pampering, the fall of 2005 the hotel opened a new spa.