How this stylish New York hotel borrowed a surprising element from cruise ships

The 349-room hotel, in Chelsea’s flower district, opened its doors earlier this year.

It comes hot on the heels of Moxy’s Times Square establishment yet, with the second of five planned hotels, Mitchell Hochberg of property developer Lightstone, told how they were savvy about architecture – with the help of life at sea.

He spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk about how the 35-storey budget offering, which is priced around 159dollars per room, had harnessed the company nature of cruise life.

He said: “We were inspired by cruise ships, where rooms are often less than 100 square feet but thoughtfully designed with clever use of space and high-quality finishes.

“The guest isn’t hanging out in their room – they are enjoying their time on the ship or ashore.