Around the corner on E. 4th St, Bowery Hotel offshoot Lafayette House (38 E4th St) riffs along a similar theme.

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The most sought after rooms in the house are high-floor corner suites in the exclusive 176-room Towers section of the hotel, which are 25% larger than other rooms and offer sparkling Manhattan skyline views.

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