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A glitzy Manhattan hotel has opened its doors to the city’s homeless to ease crowding at shelters during the coronavirus.

Former shelter residents are now living at the Bentley Hotel on the Upper East Side, where more than $200-a-night rooms offer stunning views of the East River and 59th Street Bridge.

Many of the men marveled at the plush digs as they waited for pizza deliveries in the lobby of the luxury hotel, grateful to leave what they described as dangerously crowded, drug-ridden shelters.

They credited the non-profit, Manhattan-based DOE Fund with securing the luxe housing.

“This a lot better. More disciplined. No one doing drugs [in the hotel], no one doing K-2. Much safer,” said Marvin Joseph, 47, who was waiting with about thirty other people packed into the hotel lobby at 62nd street and York Avenue.

Marvin had been staying at a shelter on Porter Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, where he said two people died of coronavirus, a claim that DOE Fund spokesperson Bill Cunningham said was inaccurate.

“We have had zero [COVID-19 related] deaths in our shelters,” Cunningham said, adding, “DOE Fund shelters are not dangerous, which partly explains why clients apply to join our program.”

Clients are also randomly tested for drugs twice a week, he said.

The new hotel guests huddled closely together Friday — with most not wearing masks — as they passed through a metal detector by the front doors. Any lighters or weapons were confiscated.

They were seen waiting for food delivery as dozen Dominos pizzas arrived for a late dinner.

They’d already been fed hot nutritious meals of chicken, rice and vegetables prepared by DOE staff — but were ready for a midnight snack.

“You still gotta be careful in here, wear a mask, wash your hands,” Porter said, gesturing to the crowd.

“I mean, look at this – all the people are close – I don’t like the way they have it.”

The hotel boasts a fitness center, cable, “premium” bedding, and close proximity to Central Park. It was not clear how many amenities, if any, the men would have access to.

The guests said they were under the impression that their stay could extend for six months.

“They said this may be seasonal,” one man said. “This just how we going to be living.”

The Manhattan-based DOE Fund helps find housing and work for homeless and formerly incarcerated men.