Ace Hotel Brooklyn: Brutalist Beauty Meets Brooklyn Soul
The Pacific Northwest’s coolest kid grows up—and goes east, in serious style.
Creative Legacy, Concrete Cool
Since their 1999 Seattle debut, Ace Hotels have been the indie darlings of the hospitality world—born from a love of music, design, and people who carry guitar cases instead of briefcases. That spirit lives on—and levels up—at Ace Hotel Brooklyn, a long-brewing project (since 2014!) that lands squarely at the intersection of brutalist architecture and Brooklyn creativity. Behind its monolithic concrete façade, this Roman and Williams x Stonehill Taylor creation softens with warm wood tones, vintage finds, and oversized Georgian windows. There’s even a nod to Hotel Okura’s mid-century Tokyo glam, with a cascading custom light fixture that steals the scene.
Lobby as Salon, Rooms as Studios
The lobby hums with Brooklyn energy—part design museum, part writers’ lounge. Think custom and vintage furniture, a bar wrapped in a sculpture by Verdan Jakšić, and abstract linework by Tara Geer. Art isn’t an afterthought; there’s a dedicated gallery space, and it shows. Upstairs, the 287 guest rooms are Brooklyn loft meets European modernist studio, with concrete ceilings, tactile materials, and textiles by local artists. It’s rugged, warm, and thoughtful—Ace’s calling card, but reimagined with borough grit and global edge.
DNA Hotels Verdict
Ace Hotel Brooklyn is a design-forward refuge for the creatively inclined. It’s not trying to be trendy—it just is. With its museum-worthy art, moody concrete charm, and neighborhood-native soul, this is Ace at its most grown-up and grounded, without ever losing its edge. Count us in.
