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Refinery Hotel

Refinery Hotel

Midtown South, Manhattan, New York

Opened 2013   $$$

“Garment District factory revival”

Heritage Social Design
Central
Refinery Hotel — vibe

Vibe

Live jazz floats through the lobby lounge while the Garment District crowd gathers on the rooftop below the Empire State Building.

“Garment District factory revival”

Heritage

A 1912 neo-Gothic Colony Arcade conversion preserving the millinery factory architecture of the historic Garment District.

Social

An all-season rooftop bar facing the Empire State Building alongside live jazz nights in Winnie's lounge.

Design

Stonehill Taylor loft rooms with twelve-foot ceilings, distressed hardwood floors, and vintage Singer sewing machine desks.

Central

In the Garment District on 38th Street, two blocks south of Bryant Park

Refinery Hotel — rooms

Rooms

Twelve-foot ceilings and distressed hardwood frame industrial lofts detailed with custom desks modeled after vintage Singer sewing machines.

Refinery Hotel — backstory

Backstory

Built in 1912 as the Colony Arcade, this neo-Gothic tower once housed millinery workshops and Winnie McDonald’s ground-floor tea room.

Refinery Hotel — eat & drink

Eat & drink

Cocktails pour beneath reclaimed water-tower timber at the rooftop bar, while Parker & Quinn dishes up American classics downstairs.

The neighborhood

Set in the historic Garment District, Bryant Park sits two blocks north with the Midtown bustle right outside the front doors.

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