Andaz Wall Street

In lieu of a conventional check-in desk at the tech-savvy, Rockwell Group–designed Andaz, a host greets you in the lobby, offers you a seat and a glass of wine, and checks you in with a tablet. Every room has at least 345 square feet of crisply designed space, 10-foot ceilings, dark stained-oak floors, and seven-foot-high windows, which means that the bleached-wood interiors (some complete with soaking tubs) are flooded with natural light. At the hotel's bar and restaurant, Dina Rata, chef Chris Cummer serves American bistro food.