Boutique hotel designed to look like a vintage luxury liner
Trendy location across from Chelsea Market and near Meatpacking District
Easy walk to subway, with convenient access to Manhattan attractions
Large "ship cabin" rooms with teakwood walls and porthole windows
Generously stocked minibars, HDTVs, and digital music players in rooms
Penny-tile bathrooms with rainfall showers, robes, and C.O. Bigelow toiletries
Italian trattoria with a tapas bar and a Michelin-star dinner menu
Stylish basement-level nightclub serves dinner and drinks until late
Fitness room with free weights and modern cardio equipment
Concierge service and 24-hour room service
Free Wi-Fi throughout hotel
Limited wellness facilities (small gym, no pool or spa)
Some street noise reaches rooms (earplugs provided)
Breakfast costs an extra fee
Housed in a porthole-window-studded building in trendy Chelsea, the 125-room Maritime Hotel is a charming, upscale property that offers the look of a vintage luxury liner. Large "ship cabin" inspired rooms are spacious for Manhattan and feature teakwood walls and penny-tile bathrooms with rainfall showers. They're packed with amenities, too -- HDTVs, minibars, digital music players, robes, and nice C.O. Bigelow toiletries. The hotel has a chic basement level nightclub and an Italian trattoria with a tapas bar and a Michelin-starred dinner menu. Staff offer concierge service and 24-hour room service, plus pets stay free. Wellness facilities are limited though -- there's a small gym, but no pool or spa. By comparison, Dream Downtown offers more amenities -- like a pool -- but lacks the thematic charm and intimacy of this smaller hotel.