Hoda Kotb shares a glimpse inside the sleek Manhattan apartment she shares with ... trends now

Hoda Kotb is a permanent fixture on television screens every morning as one of the hosts of Today, so it's no surprise that she chooses to live in Upper Manhattan to ensure she has an easy commute to NBC's Rockefeller Center studio.

The 59-year-old TV star is very active on social media and often gives her 2.4 million Instagram followers a good look at her New York City apartment, where she raises her adorable daughters, Haley, seven, and Hope, four.

Hoda left New Orleans to move to the Big Apple many moons ago when she landed a job at NBC News and struggled - just like everyone else - to find a decent living situation in the city that never sleeps.

In an article with Architectural Digest back in 2018, the broadcaster opened up about one particular apartment viewing and said: 'The lady was like, "there's the apartment I want to show you. Over here is the bedroom, now look right over here, turn, here's the living room." 

'I was standing in one room and I couldn't believe that that's what they were renting,' Hoda said, before adding: 'Oh yeah, they go, "and we've got beautiful outdoor space." They opened up these doors, and there was like a window box area and they go, "See, you can grow things!"'

Hoda didn't end up renting that apartment, but she admitted it wasn't because the space was so small, it was simply because she didn't move fast enough: 'People snapped that apartment up in five seconds... I do not get it. I do not get New York prices or New York outdoor space,' she said.

Of course, outdoor space is even more important to Hoda these days as she raises her two girls in New York City, and luckily she owns a four-bedroom waterfront property on Long Island - where her daughters get to spend plenty of time outside and on the beach.

But it seems the family spend most of their time at the Manhattan apartment, due to Hoda's job and the girls' school. 

This is evident from her photos on Instagram as the space is adorned with pink toys, giant teddy bears and children's books. 

In fact, many of the window sills in Hoda's living room are covered in her daughters' possessions as well as a couple of her own, such as a telescope and an acoustic guitar.

Hoda's apartment gets plenty of natural light thanks to the building's huge rectangular windows and her choice of simple white blinds - as opposed to heavy curtains. 

The color white is certainly a recurring theme throughout the apartment as all of the walls and cabinets are neutral, as well as Hoda's open plan kitchen - which features a large island that also acts as a breakfast bar.