Hotels Ryan Gosling Has Stayed At

A hidden door to a whisky room, comic illustrations around a crimson bar, and a drawing room wrapped in a hand-painted mural give The Londoner its particular personality. These spaces form The Residence, a trio of rooms reserved for hotel guests—a distinctive centerpiece for a 350-room property spread across 16 stories on Leicester Square. The West End setting carries through to The Stage, where Champagne and live music share the bill, while the rooftop bar takes its cues from Japanese drinking establishments. With a wellness retreat and Mediterranean cooking at Whitcomb’s also under the same roof, the hotel gives guests plenty of reasons to linger between excursions into the surrounding theater district.

Gemma, the Italian trattoria on The Bowery Hotel's ground floor, gives this address at 335 Bowery a social center of gravity. Chef Andrea Taormina's rustic, seasonal cooking comes with an extensive Italian wine list, while the lobby offers a separate setting for cocktails. Upstairs, marble bathrooms have antiqued brass fixtures and C.O. Bigelow bath products. Rooms range from compact 250-square-foot queens and kings to garden rooms with private terraces and larger suites. The 14th-floor Penthouse Terrace Suite adds a 650-square-foot terrace, giving its occupants an outdoor space bigger than many of the hotel's bedrooms. Complimentary bicycles offer another way to explore beyond the hotel's doors.