Freehand New York is located on the site of the former George Washington Hotel, which has been home to many legendary writers, musicians and creatives. It offers five restaurants and bars, a custom art partnership with Bard College, and is designed by Roman and Williams.

All rooms and suites have private bathrooms with bathrobes, slippers and Argan toiletries. Each room provides water, apples, HD smart TVs and safes.

The hotel's restaurants and lobby bars are led by restaurateur Gabriel Stulman's Happy Cooking Hospitality team. The team is known for its series of restaurants in the West Village. Matt Kliegman, Carlos Quirarte and Melia Marden own The Smile, which serves popular Noho coffee and offers takeout, making it a great spot for those on the go. Gabriel Orta and Elad Zvi of Bar Lab Management own Broken Shaker on the Freehand New York Rooftop.

Located on Lexington Avenue between 23rd and 24th Streets, Freehand NY is within walking distance of Union Square, Midtown and the Flatiron district. The 6 line subway station is 160 metres away, the Flatiron Building is 644 metres away and Madison Square Park is 483 metres away. The nearest airport is LaGuardia Airport, 14.4 km from Freehand New York.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.