Radio Hotel
Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York
“Vibrant vertical village”
MICHELIN Guide
“The most immediately arresting thing about Radio Hotel NYC has to be its location; this spot, in the corner of Washington Heights known as Little Dominican Republic, is at least 100 blocks uptown from the majority of Manhattan’s boutique hotels.”
Vibe
MVRDV's stacked blocks of glazed ceramic brick rise over Washington Heights, anchored by a lobby with custom hair-curler chandeliers.
“Vibrant vertical village”
A stacked vertical village of multicolored glazed ceramic bricks by MVRDV with saturated monochromatic guest bathrooms.
Dominican culinary staple Jalao anchors the ground floor alongside neighborhood-inspired decor and custom hair-curler chandeliers.
The eight-thousand-square-foot El Patio courtyard serves tropical cocktails and hosts lively outdoor Latin music gatherings.
In Washington Heights along Amsterdam Avenue, a short subway ride from Midtown Manhattan attractions.
Rooms
Warm wood accents frame wall-to-wall windows, paired with retro radio speakers and saturated, monochromatic subway-tiled bathrooms in bold primaries.
Backstory
Dutch architecture firm MVRDV conceived their first North American project as a vertical village echoing the scale of surrounding neighborhood storefronts.
Eat & drink
Santo Domingo import Jalao serves Dominican classics alongside cocktails in El Patio, an eight-thousand-square-foot courtyard hosting live Latin music.
The neighborhood
Set along Amsterdam Avenue in Little Dominican Republic, the hotel puts Washington Heights street life and subway connections at your doorstep.
The app
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