Nu Hotel
With its opening last July, the Nu Hotel in Boerum Hill confirms that Brooklyn is finally a true haute-hotel destination. Indeed, New York City's most populous borough is in the midst of its own hotel boom—and the Nu is clearly Brooklyn's style winner. Its 93 rooms have a clear aesthetic link to Manhattanesque minimalism; some of them have near-white-on-white interiors that provide the backdrop for industrial furniture, faux-sheepskin rugs, artwork from local talents and walls of windows draped with billowy curtains. Much of the furniture is made from recycled teak, in keeping with the hotel's eco-friendly design, and walls are stenciled with quotes from famous New York City residents such as Henry Miller.Other amenities include in-room hammocks for lazy days looking out on the City and bike-storage facilities for guests seeking to pedal around town using the hotel's small fleet of bicycles. If you're traveling with the family, the larger Nu Queen Suites include a full-size bed as well as a bunk bed.

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