Tag Style: New York Street Art-Inspired Hotels

“Back in the eighties, the battle was on with New York’s authorities over married couples, throw-up graffiti and broadside rollers. These days, street art has evolved, and far from being illicit and subversive, building owners commission tag artists to decorate their walls. Visit NYC to see some of the world’s most impressive street art.

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Hotel Indigo Lower East Side New York
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One of Manhattan’s coolest neighbourhoods is the birthplace of street art. Lower East Side with its creative energy and cutting-edge restaurants, shops and galleries is home to local legend and street-art pioneer Lee Quinones. Look no further than the ceiling of the Hotel Indigo Lower East Side New York‘s 14th-floor lobby for his overhead mural. You’ll also find street names painted on brick walls on the ground floor, avant-garde sculptures from Mr. Brainwash, and spray-paint can shaped cocktail shaker in your room’s mini bar.

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Brklyn House
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Inspired by its creative Bushwick neighbourhood, a stay at Brklyn House means rubbing shoulders with artists, influencers, and local tastemakers. The loft-style rooms are neat and comfortable, while communal areas are adorned with custom murals by local artists in conjunction with Renaissance Collective and I.M.A.G.E. Gallery. Diverse Bushwick has more than a dozen art galleries within walking distance of the hotel, plus bars, restaurants, live music and performance art. Visit nearby graffiti gallery, the Bushwick Collective, for guided tours of local street art.

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Gansevoort Meatpacking
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Gansevoort Meatpacking’s stand-out feature is probably its breath-taking 360-degree panoramic views of New York City. But it’s got a much grittier story to tell than its heated rooftop pool and swish interior. This luxury uptown hotel is all about the downtown drama of its super-urban meatpacking neighbourhood. Ask staff about its ‘Hit the High Line’ package which introduces you to the art movement that’s invigorated an elevated freight rail line turned public park. Here you can see sculptures, exhibitions and performances all year round.

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Ace Hotel
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It’s hard to imagine booking a hotel for one wall, but if you’ve a graffiti fascination this wall is a must-see. The entrancing mural at the Ace Hotel is made up of four thousand stickers by well-known graffiti-ers alongside those by unknowns. It’s curated by Bronx-born artist Michael Anderson who has been collecting the ubiquitous stickers that litter the city for nearly 30 years. The hipster hotel’s designer rooms feel like cool apartments – some have a full-size Smeg fridge, record player and guitar resting in the corner.

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citizenM New York Times Square
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This Times Square hotel is quite unlike any other. It’s built on the street art principle of being bold, rebellious and open to all. Walk into the lobby at citizenM New York Times Square and you’re in some kind of uber-lounge where anything goes. British conceptual artist Julian Opie’s striking work fills the double-storey atrium, where you can lounge, work, socialise and get inspiration. The hotel’s signature compact, comfy rooms are stacked above, and the skyscraper hotel is crowned with a cool rooftop bar.

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