John Jacob Astor IV’s 1906 Beaux-Arts building gives The Knickerbocker an unexpectedly substantial architectural presence at Broadway and West 42nd Street. Inside, the bedrooms are firmly contemporary, with 12-foot ceilings, large windows, bespoke furniture, oak finishes and marble bathrooms; many categories look towards Broadway or 42nd Street. Dining moves between Charlie Palmer Steak IV, Jake’s café and the Martini Lounge, while St. Cloud spreads across the rooftop with open-air terraces above Times Square. Soundproof windows and automated blackout drapes provide practical separation from the streets below. Bryant Park lies nearby, creating a calmer counterpoint to the hotel’s immediate Times Square address.