Editorial take
Who should book Hotel 50 Bowery?
If this is your first New York trip, shortlist Hotel 50 Bowery for a practical reason: Food-led trips, Chinatown, history, rooftop views. The name, star rating and lobby photos matter, but the real test is whether the location helps your days feel easier.
It is less compelling if you want quiet streets, midtown convenience or a luxury hotel. Before booking from the UK, compare the final price after taxes and property fees, check the exact room setup and make sure your airport arrival route is not needlessly awkward.
Location and map
Where is Hotel 50 Bowery?
50 Bowery stands at Canal Street on the boundary between Chinatown and the Lower East Side, which means excellent food in every direction and a busy, noisy street outside.
Nearby
Chinatown, Little Italy, the Tenement Museum, Nolita and the Manhattan Bridge.
Closest subway
Canal St and Grand St
Hotel facts
What to know before booking.
First-timer context
Why Hotel 50 Bowery might feel special.
What it is known for
- Excavation for the hotel uncovered artefacts dating from the seventeenth to the early nineteenth century, from the taverns, gambling dens and vaudeville theatres that once stood here.
- Finds included remnants of the Atlantic Garden beer hall, clay smoking pipes and a bottle of Dr Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, for which the hotel's archaeological team found the recipe and brewed a version.
- The second floor holds a permanent 1,500 square foot gallery created with the Museum of Chinese in America, covering the history of Bayard, Bowery, Canal, Doyers, Elizabeth, Mott and Pell Streets.
New York moments
- The site was the Atlantic Garden, a nineteenth-century German beer garden, long before Chinatown grew around it.
On screen
- The rooftop views over downtown are the hotel's most photographed feature.
Review questions
What travellers keep asking.
Is the hotel in Chinatown or the Lower East Side?
Both, in effect. The Bowery is the traditional boundary, so the hotel sits on the Chinatown side with the Lower East Side immediately east. In practice you get the best of both for eating.
Can you see the archaeological finds?
The hotel has displayed artefacts from the dig on site, alongside the permanent Heart of Chinatown gallery on the second floor created with the Museum of Chinese in America.
Booking checklist
Check these before you reserve.
Total price
Look beyond the nightly rate. Check taxes, destination fees, breakfast and cancellation.
Room layout
For New York, room size, bathroom privacy, bed type and storage can matter more than star rating.
Arrival route
Match the hotel to your airport, luggage and arrival time, especially after an overnight UK flight.
Sources and update notes
Last updated: 17 August 2026. Hotel rates, fees, rules and transport details can change.