New York: Iconic & Elegant - a conclusion to remember

From downtown pulse to architectural splendor – New York your way

New York is more than a city – it's a state, a sound, a pace. A place where every street is a story and every corner can become a scene. And you don't have to choose between smart and spectacular – here's the trip where you get both.

First: Stay affordably & discover the vibrant New York

Your journey begins with two nights at an affordable hotel in one of the city's vibrant neighborhoods – perhaps Lower East Side, Tribeca or Williamsburg. Here the rooms are simple, but the location unbeatable. You wake up to the sound of the city waking up – honking cars, clinking coffee cups, sneakers against the sidewalk.

You have breakfast at a café with neon in the window and hip-hop in the speakers, stroll through SoHo, climb up in the High Line park and take the evening drink with a view of the skyline. You get lost – in the best way – among bookstores, food markets, rooftops and backyards.

This is the vibrant New York. Straight on, moving, raw and full of soul. You're not just close to the pulse – you're part of it.

The Finale: A night at The Beekman – where history and height meet in pure magic

Then it's time for something completely different.

You check in at The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel and it's like stepping into another chapter – a chapter that begins in 1883, in one of New York's first skyscrapers. The building, known as Temple Court, has stood here for over a century, and was long hidden behind scaffolding. Today it is fully revived – a Victorian jewel in the middle of the Financial District.

The first thing that meets you? A nine-story atrium, with cast iron balconies that wind upwards like in a theater, and a glass roof that lets in a pencil-gray New York light. It's completely cinematic – and it has also been used as a backdrop in both The Alienist and Gotham.

The rooms? Modern, but with soul. Here are wood panels, soft textiles, patterned wallpapers and marble bathrooms. The restaurant Temple Court signed by star chef Tom Colicchio, is as much a lounge as a dining room – and the cocktail bar in the atrium whispers of days when men wore hats and stories were written by hand.

The hotel is today part of Hyatt's Thompson Collection but the feeling is more like living in a novel – where every detail carries a story.

New York, soulful and grand

Staying exclusive every night might be more than you need. But to finish with a night where architecture, history and design play together like music – that's something else.

This is your journey in two acts: first the city's pulse, then its poetic heart.

So – when do you step into The Beekman and let yourself be swept away?