The Harlem Flophouse
Central Harlem, Manhattan, New York
“Vintage jazz brownstone”
Vibe
Live parlor jazz sessions, vintage radios playing upon arrival, and a resident cat named Phoebe set a bohemian, old-school Harlem mood.
“Vintage jazz brownstone”
Guest rooms honoring Harlem Renaissance icons, soft jazz on arrival radios, and live parlor sessions.
An 1890 Victorian brownstone featuring restored decorative fireplaces, vintage tin ceilings, and classic clawfoot soaking tubs.
Eclectic bohemian interiors styled by artist René Calvo with antique washbasins and collected period curiosities.
On a brownstone Harlem street, two blocks from the Apollo Theater and 125th Street subway lines
Rooms
Themed after Harlem jazz icons, quarters feature antique washbasins, pressed-tin ceilings, decorative fireplaces, and shared hallway clawfoot tubs.
Backstory
Artist and musician René Calvo acquired the 1890 Victorian brownstone in 2000, hand-restoring it as a bohemian sanctuary for traveling creatives.
The neighborhood
Central Harlem brownstones surround the house, with the Apollo Theater and 125th Street subway express lines just two blocks north.
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