ROGER SMITH HOTEL, New York

The Roger Smith Hotel offers 130 guest rooms, each individually decorated in New England Country Home style. Decor is traditional throughout, with hand-picked antiques, wood finishes, and a soft neutral palette in both common spaces and rooms. All guestrooms include perks such as first-run movies and laptop-friendly workspaces, free WiFi, air conditioning, ironing facilities, heating, tea and coffee facilities, and a sitting area. Rooms also provide an in-room safe, a dining table, a hair dryer, free toiletries, a refrigerator, a kitchen, cookware/kitchen utensils, an AM/FM alarm clock, a flat-screen TV, and cable/satellite television. Certain rooms have a kitchenette with a microwave, a fridge and a minibar. Superior rooms offer an upscale residential feeling. Room options include double rooms, larger corner rooms with a queen sofa bed, junior suites, and one-bedroom suites. Suites overlook 47th Street and Lexington Avenue and feature either a king or a queen or two twin beds in the master bedroom. The living room has a queen size sofa bed, live plants, and a book collection. Bath amenities are by Beekman 1802. Some suites have a queen bed, a seating area with a queen size sofa bed, a mini fridge, a microwave, and a tea and coffee maker.

The hotel provides dining at its on-site restaurant for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, featuring a variety of gourmet dishes as well as traditional American fare. Henry's Rooftop Bar offers drinks in a casual setting with views of midtown Manhattan and features a curated selection of cocktails, beer, wine, and snacks.

The Roger Smith Hotel is home to the Lab Gallery, an art gallery featuring artwork from local to international artists. Art, fashion, film, music, and pop culture are all highlighted through the many events and exhibitions taking place on property. Additional amenities include a television in a common area and discounted use of a nearby fitness facility. The hotel features five fully equipped meeting rooms, including one with a wraparound terrace and Chrysler Building views. Guests receive free wireless internet access, gym passes to New York Sports Club, DVD movie rentals from an extensive movie library, free local phone calls, and yogurt granola and green apples as a healthy snack.

The Roger Smith Hotel is in Midtown West, a neighborhood popular among tourists and business travelers due to its proximity to numerous sights, offices, and subway lines. It is within walking distance of corporate headquarters, the United Nations, the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, MOMA, Times Square, the Theatre District, Central Park, and Fifth Avenue shopping. Landmarks nearby include Central Park (3 km), The Museum of Modern Art (1 km), Times Square (1 km), the Chrysler Building (0.5 km), the New York Public Library (1 km), Bryant Park (1 km), St. Patrick's Cathedral (0.5 km), and Fifth Avenue (0.5 km).

The Roger Smith Hotel offers wedding services and safety features including a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards. Sculpture by artist/owner James Knowles can be seen on the facade of the building. The lobby features red wall-to-wall carpeting, mustard grandma armchairs with flower prints, and a heavy wooden front desk with delicate carvings.