Where else could you live like a true New Yorker than at Robert de Niro's 88-room stylish hotel, set amid the unique industrial-age architecture, achingly hip boutiques and luxury lofts of Trendy Tribeca – home to New York’s annual Film Festival – so it’s appropriate that de Niro’s own hotel is at its heart.

And what a hotel. Each of the 88 bedrooms is individually styled, particularly the Duplex Suites with their kitchens, offices, stone fireplaces and stunning 30-foot skylight windows. ​Italian influences include the outstanding Locanda Verde restaurant and beautiful Tuscan courtyard, while the divine spa is truly Japanese, set inside a bamboo farmhouse imported from Kyoto, with a gorgeous pool that makes you feel like the frenetic pace of New York life is truly a world away. The staff, meanwhile, could hold a masterclass in customer service.