7 Best Hotels to Book in SoHo, New York’s See-and-Be-Seen Neighborhood The best design-forward hotels to retire to after a day spent shopping downtown. Simon Brown In SoHo , people are always waiting in line for something , whether that’s the latest sneaker drop or a croissant-donut hybrid. In contrast with the neighborhood’s old, cobblestoned streets and cast-iron lofts, there’s a palpable enthusiasm for the Next Big Thing. And that can take many forms, whether you’re after a massive Uniqlo store or a Prada flagship, an intimate art gallery or a stretch of street art, a standing slice at Prince Street Pizza or a white-tablecloth reservation at Raoul’s . But one thing’s for certain: You’re going to cover a lot of ground while in SoHo, and you’ll need a comfy hotel from which you can kick your feet up and gloat about your step count.…