Lodging

Dukes Place is named after Duke Ellington

Experience a different side of New York. Forget the high-rises and chain hotels. Stay in a neighborhood with some history.

Entryway to the Cotton Club

Now Harlem has history! Between 1906 and 1920 Harlem became the largest community of black people in the United States. It also became a capital of entertainment, with names like the Savoy, the Cotton Club, and Smalls Paradise, bringing Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Lena Horne among others.

The Savoy Ballroom was one of Harlem’s best known nightclubs, legendary for bringing people of all ethnicities together and known as “The Home of Happy Feet.” The Cotton Club continues to be a popular club for dinner and entertainment, with the ghosts of famous jazz musicians floating around.

Sugar Hill Harlem Inn keeps alive the memories of the past. The Victorian townhouse built in 1906 was once a home for a middle class family. The rooms have been lovingly restored, and named for famous jazz musicians.

The function/reception room is called Duke’s Place. Duke Ellington came to Harlem as a young man and played at the Cotton Club. The room can be rented out for events and parties.

Lena

Lena’s room is a tribute to Lena Horne, who played at the Cotton Club at the tender age of sixteen. They’ve got Satchmo’s room named for Louis Armstrong, and Miles room for Miles Davis. You get the idea–this place celebrates jazz.

The New Yankk Stadium

So while you’re there, celebrate another fine American institution–Baseball! The new Yankee Stadium is less than two miles away. Go watch the Yankees, then listen to some jazz in Harlem. You will be getting a New York experience that will stay in your memory for a long time.

Photos courtesy of Sugar Hill Harlem Inn

Sugar Hill Harlem Inn
460 W. 141st St.
New York, NY
212-234-5432