Morgans Hotel is a hotel in East Village, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “former hotel in New York City”. It opened in 1927. It is owned by Morgans Hotel Group. The building has 19 floors. It stands about 2.5 km from the centre of East Village.[3]

Overview

Morgans Hotel was the world's first boutique hotel, located at 237 Madison Avenue in New York City. Founded by Studio 54 cofounder Ian Schrager as the first property in the Morgans Hotel Group, it opened in 1984.

From “Morgans Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1927. It was designed by Andrew J. Thomas, in the Romanesque architecture style. The building has 19 floors. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 2.5 km from the centre of East Village. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), about 11 km from the centre of East Village.[4]

It is one of 124 hotels in and around East Village recorded in Wikidata, 67 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 38 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Murray Hill Hotel, opened in 1884. See Hotels in East Village.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • The William — 0.1 km
  • The Kitano Hotel New York — 0.1 km
  • Iberostar 70 Park Avenue — 0.1 km
  • Hyatt Centric Midtown 5th Avenue New York — 0.1 km
  • Pestana Park Avenue — 0.1 km
  • The Langham, New York, Fifth Avenue — 0.2 km
  • Dylan Hotel NYC — 0.3 km
  • Library Hotel — 0.3 km, opened 2001
  • Hotel Hendricks — 0.3 km
  • Shelburne Hotel & Suites by Affinia — 0.3 km

See also

References

  1. ^ Morgans Hotel (Q6911961). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Morgans Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-08-18.
  3. ^ East Village (Q1043326). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in East Village. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.