Hiro Ballroom

The spillover crowd from Matsuri restaurant, the nearby Meatpacking bars, and the event-circuit types tend to wind up in the lounge/club deep below the Maritime Hotel. The kinda-sorta Japanese theme takes the backseat to the stylish crowd and special events that go on at Hiro, and the atmosphere is usually charged and vibrant. Buy it by the bottle in the lounge or dance the night away on the roomy dance floor to the music, which runs the gamut.