The Greenwich Hotel

Robert De Niro's Tribeca hotel hides one of the loveliest wellness rooms in New York — Shibui Spa, built around a swimming pool reassembled from the timbers of a centuries-old Japanese farmhouse, lit by lanterns and roofed in bamboo. The sauna here isn't trying to break a sweat record; it's part of a slow, candlelit ritual that makes the rest of the city feel very far away. The hotel above it is all warmth and texture — no two rooms alike, courtyard out back, the kind of place that feels private without being stiff. It's a splurge, but it's the splurge with soul. If you only do one hotel sauna in New York and you want atmosphere over square footage, come here. Confirm spa hours when you book — access for guests is generous but worth a quick check.