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The best hotels near Sloan

Gerald Whitfield

Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada

Updated 1 September 2026 · 55 New York hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in New York, out of the 55 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.4.

All five are within 2.4 km of Sloan.

Four Seasons Hotel New York

Highest rated of the five

Four Seasons Hotel New York

★★★★★4.6 from 1,214 reviews

Four Seasons Hotel New York comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 1,214 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 poi and around $2911 a night on the dates we checked.

55 hotels in New York qualified for this list and five made it. The Plaza is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Four Seasons Hotel New York1

    Four Seasons Hotel New York

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,214 reviews

    1.3 km from Sloan, about a 16 minute walk

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    • The Plaza2

      The Plaza

      ★★★★★4.5 from 6,762 reviews

      1.5 km from Sloan, about a 19 minute walk

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      • Mandarin Oriental, New York3

        Mandarin Oriental, New York

        ★★★★★4.6 from 1,857 reviews

        2.3 km from Sloan

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        • Hotel Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square4

          Hotel Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square

          ★★★★★4.7 from 9,393 reviews

          2.4 km from Sloan

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          • Waldorf Astoria New York5

            Waldorf Astoria New York

            ★★★★★4.4 from 2,103 reviews

            1.7 km from Sloan, about a 21 minute walk

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            How this list was put together

            55 New York hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Sloan second, then 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.

            Gerald Whitfield

            Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada

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