TOP TAKEAWAYS:

Hard Rock Hotel New York is dogfriendly, and the hotel offers pet amenities like SWAG bags and velvet memory foam beds.

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At the on-site Rock Shop, travelers can peruse clothing, accessories and musicinspired items.

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Thanks to my suite upgrade, a colleague was able to also stay overnight rather than head back to Pennsylvania after the late-night event. She slept on the sleeper sofa in the living room and used the half bathroom, and it was basically like we had our own guestrooms.