Stories Boutique Hotel

At this late date we expect more from a boutique hotel than just some modernist furniture and an interesting logotype. Stories Boutique Hotel has both of those, don’t get us wrong, but it goes far beyond its local competition in demanding that its guests not only use it as the backdrop for their own story, but “make it the best f*cking story you’ve ever heard.”

Easier said than done, but Stories does its part by setting a tone that’s not just elegant but decadent, even hedonistic, as well. Hyper-saturated colors, eclectic décor choices, and eye-catching original artworks ensure that it’s not just memorable but photogenic as well, and the suites are just as intense as the public spaces. Many of them have living rooms for entertaining, with the bedroom in a separate loft, while the two-bedroom presidential suite adds a jacuzzi and sauna on its third level.

Twenty-Six, the hotel’s neighborhood café, is the venue for breakfast; in lieu of other traditional hotel services, Stories offers a menu of what it calls “pleasures,” delivered in-room, which can include anything from a cocktail lesson or a massage to a personal training appointment, a haircut, or even a tattoo.