Affinia Gardens Hotel offers generous living spaces, including suites with full kitchens and large vanities with Hollywood lighting. The hotel is away from all the chaos of New York City — but not too far. (We’re not talking New Jersey-far!) Affinia Gardens is located on a quiet street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where the sound of birds chirping in the garden outside your suite could almost fool you into thinking you had left the city altogether. But Affinia Gardens remains close to many of the city’s biggest attractions. Central Park is just four blocks from the hotel’s front door, and world-class shopping on Fifth Avenue and at Bloomingdale’s and Bergdorf Goodman is a few steps more.

Pick a soothing tea from Affinia’s custom-made collection in the Serenity Lounge, to unwind from a day of sightseeing, then choose your pillow from the hotel’s “Dream Pillow Menu.” It’s thoughtful details like these that will help you face another day in Manhattan completely rejuvenated.

This tranquil retreat in the beautiful Upper East Side neighborhood also features something very few hotels can claim: first-floor Private Garden Terrace Suites, where you can relax on your very own furnished patio that opens onto a green space with a lovely fountain. Each terrace offers more than 600 square feet of space, including a brick patio, cast-iron table with four chairs, and a fence, providing a comfortable, and private, outdoor space. A special menu for terrace guests includes everything you would want to enjoy your private, open-air space: S’mores-making kit, tents and flashlights for families with children, and sunscreen and towels for sunbathing.