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Hotels with a spa in the city centre, Harlem

Sofia Marchetti

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Updated 1 September 2026 · 22 Harlem hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Harlem, out of the 22 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.4.

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel is the one I would book myself.

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel

Highest rated of the five

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel

★★★★★4.5 from 1,251 reviews

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 1,251 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under city centre and around $1724 a night on the dates we checked.

22 hotels in Harlem qualified for this list and five made it. The Mark Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road

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All five, ranked

  1. The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel1

    The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel

    ★★★★★4.5 from 1,251 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  2. The Mark Hotel2

    The Mark Hotel

    ★★★★★4.5 from 935 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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  3. The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel3

    The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel

    ★★★★★4.4 from 392 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  4. The Phillips Club4

    The Phillips Club

    ★★★★★4.8 from 188 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly

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  5. Opera House Hotel5

    Opera House Hotel

    ★★★★★4.4 from 1,433 reviews

    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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How this list was put together

22 Harlem hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

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