The Best Sights And Sounds For Music Lovers On Vacation Are At Hard Rock Hotel New York

The rooms are comfortable and glamorous, fully stocked with a fluffy robe, slippers, Lavazza coffee maker and customizable ambiance. Changing the lights depending on your mood helps you feel like a rock star yourself, and you can even order a Fender guitar to be delivered to your room to pluck around or rock out for a while!

Across the room, find QR codes leading to Spotify playlists curated by Hard Rock for their "The Sound of Your Stay" program to amplify your experience, like the one I found on the bathroom mirror, full of shower-themed songs like TLC's "Waterfalls", and belting-worthy anthems like Paramore's "Misery Business". 

Some of the best features of Hard Rock Hotel may go undetected. The building is home to an Audacy Live studio, The Venue on Music Row is in the lower levels with CBGB's iconic facade on display, and a 1,600 square foot penthouse fit for your favorite stars called the Rock Star Suite— Dua Lipa was a recent guest.

You might catch a glimpse of your fave musicians if you're lucky, especially if you grab a drink at the gorgeous RT60 Rooftop Bar & Lounge just below the celebrity suite. 

It's no secret Hard Rock International has over 200 amazing properties worldwide, and now it's easier than ever for guests to explore each location thanks to their Unity loyalty program. This new program lets members earn points during every visit around the globe at their hotels, cafes, and casinos.

Points can be used for various rewards, like room upgrades, early check-in and late check-out, invites to members-only events, restaurant discounts, free play rewards, and more. Unity’s "Come Together" campaign stars Shakira, John Legend, Lionel Messi, and Noah Kahan, featuring an exclusive cover of The Beatles' 1969 classic track of the same name, recorded by Kahan. 

To cap off this trip, I got to see Noah Kahan perform his first ever Madison Square Garden concert, which sold out along with the second night’s performance. Kahan thanked the crowd and his family humbly and profusely during the set, while bubbly "snow" fell from the ceiling and paper leaves brought the "Stick Season" singer's Vermont roots to the city that never sleeps.