On the fifth floor - devoted to math and science - guests stay in rooms themed after astronomy and dinosaurs

Every one of the hotel's 60 rooms is decorated according to a genre or topic within the categories

Each floor is dedicated to one of 10 of the Dewey Decimal System's categories, including history and technology

The luxurious Library Hotel has more than 6,000 books scattered throughout its guest rooms and public spaces


This is one ‘library’ where visitors don’t have to speak in hushed tones or risk the wrath of a shushing librarian.

With more than 6,000 books at their fingertips, New York City’s luxurious Library Hotel is every bibliophile’s dream.

The boutique hotel was designed around the Dewey Decimal System, with each floor dedicated to one of its 10 major categories and every room decorated according to a genre or topic within the categories.

More than 6,000 books are scattered throughout the guest rooms and public spaces at New York City's Library Hotel

Each floor is dedicated to one of the Dewey Decimal System's categories, and each room is decorated according to a genre or topic

Guests who don't get their fill of book in their rooms can find plenty more options in a dedicated reading room

Published by Melvil Dewey in 1876, the Dewey Decimal System is the standardised library classification system which sorts books into the following 10 categories; social sciences, literature, languages, history, math and science, general knowledge, technology, philosophy, the arts and religion.

It may seem like an unusual theme, but the Library hotel has gone all in with its tribute to the American librarian.

Located at Madison Avenue and 41st Street, just steps from the New York Public Library and Grand Central Terminal, every one of the hotel’s 60 rooms contains up to 150 books related to genres or topics including erotic literature, economics, Middle Eastern language, computers and Native American religion.

Guests on the fifth floor, for example, can stay in rooms devoted to maths and science, with individual themes of astronomy, dinosaurs, botany, zoology, geology and mathematics.

The Library Hotel is located at Madison Avenue and 41st Street in Manhattan, just steps from the New York Public Library

Rooms on the fifth floor are devoted to maths and science, with rooms themed on topics such as astronomy, dinosaurs and botany

The 11th floor – modelled around philosophy – has rooms related to love, paranormal, psychology, philosophy, ethics and logic.

Guests who can’t get enough of the books inside their rooms can find more options at the front desk, in the restaurant and in a dedicated reading room.

The hotel also boasts a rooftop bar known as the Writer’s Den & Poetry Garden, which becomes the Bookmarks Lounge at night and serves literary-themed cocktails.

A spokesperson for the hotel said: ‘The hotel is a bookworm's paradise.

The hotel boasts a rooftop bar known as the Writer’s Den & Poetry Garden, which serves literary-themed cocktails

The Dewey Decimal System is the standardised system which sorts books into 10 categories, including social sciences and literature

The hotel's reading room offers dozens of books, and each guest room contains up to 150 titles related to specific genres or topics

‘Each one of our rooms offers a personalised literary experience.

‘Whether you enjoy reading about zoology or Slavic languages, we've got it covered.

‘When the building was purchased, the idea was to offer something different.

‘Being so close to the library – one of New York's most loved landmarks – was the inspiration for that.’