The Williamsburg Hotel, New York

Check in to this hotel with attitude and embrace one of New York's most eclectic boroughs.

The best views of Manhattan are not from a hotel in Downtown or Midtown but from the neighbouring borough’s coolest quarter. Make a beeline for Brooklyn’s Williamsburg, home to this hot new property with 150 rooms, an on-site restaurant and, of course, gleaming views of the Big Apple. Guestrooms – many of which have private balconies – feature oak floors, custom-designed lighting and furniture, and bathrooms with shiny brass tapware. And there’s more where that came from – three watering holes are set to open early this year, followed soon after by a rooftop pool, bar and café.

96 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NY; thewilliamsburghotel.com