The Living Room Bar & Lounge

Some of the most beautiful real estate in New York right now is hiding inside a 1911 Beaux-Arts landmark on Park Avenue South. The Living Room at the newly transformed W New York Union Square occupies the hotel's former ballroom, a showstopping space with original white marble columns, ornate Corinthian capitals, and soaring ceilings carved with rosettes. Part of the hotel's $100 million renovation, it offers locals and travelers a communal place to unwind with a craft cocktail and small plates, inspired in part by the grandeur of Grand Central. Add in weekly cultural programming spanning live music, DJ sets, and art activations, and it becomes clear this is less a hotel lobby and more Union Square's newest place to gather.