1 Hotel Central Park

This eco-conscious property highlights natural materials but with tons of style, creating a luxurious oasis in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. Stellar service paired with modern, earthy interiors and a bustling Jonathan Waxman restaurant place 1 Hotel Central Park among New York's top accommodations.

Encouraging the reuse of bath towels is as far as eco-consciousness goes in most hotels, but 1 Hotel Central Park takes things further... taps are installed with filters, while, in a paperless approach, tablets are preloaded with newspapers.

The rooms are visually stylish quite apart from their construction, and the textured, organic look of the hotel's public spaces stamps an immediate identity on the place. Combine it with a restaurant, Jams, that serves impeccably sourced farm-to-table cuisine, and you've got a recipe for success.

Eco-tastic touches abound, such as reclaimed wood furniture, an egg timer in the showers to tell you when five minutes is up, chalkboards in place of notepads, upcycled cardboard hangers and adorable terrariums made (where else?) in Brooklyn.