best hotel in New York?

[Guest]

Can somebody tell what is the best hotel in New york and it's prices. i don't have any plans for now. but I'd like to know in case i take a vacation by myself there.
i can only think of the Carlyle or the plaza.

[Cordovan]

The Plaza, St. Regis, and New York Palace are 3 standard luxury hotels. There are however a number of interesting smaller boutique hotels. I suppose it depends on what you're really looking for.

Cordovan

[rjman]

Is the Plaza still a hotel or is it being all turned into condos?

I think best is extremely subjective. One hotel may have wonderful room amenities for its standard guest rooms, another may have better suites, another may have better concierge services or location or dining or what have you, to say nothing of styles.

Suffice to say when the OP reaches 18 there will still be good hotels in NY.

[Guest]

The Plaza seems beautifully located, but i was thinking maybe there was an hotel with some history, not just bankers or industrialist that makes the place boring.
i discarded the Waldorf since it's own by Hilton hotels, but it's very well located.
i checked those luxurious hotels on the internet but they don't seem as elegant as the Ritz in Paris, and they probably are as expensive.
This is a hard decision, the plaza is incredibly located and beautiful, seen from the outside. i can only imagine being there for Christmas.
i wonder where would Oscar Wilde stay if he was to stay a week on New york.

[shredder]

i wonder where would Oscar Wilde stay if he was to stay a week on New york.

Not in a hotel.

[storeynicholas]

The Algonquin has some interesting old associations.
NJS

[Jordan Marc]

Hmm, didn't Oscar Wilde die at L'Hotel in Paris? A charming place to rent a room, if you have deep pockets. As you step out the front door, L'Ecole des Beaux Arts is toward your left (art students--love 'em!) and the Marche Busee is toward your right (gr-reat openair grocery market!).

Regarding New York City hotels: The Plaza (Eloise's haunt) has been cut-up into Co-ops that aren't selling very well. The few folk who bought apartments in the old landmark are spooked by the lack of neighbors.
How would you like to be the only tenant on a floor? Shades of King's
The Shining. The famous Palm Court, which originally had a beautiful Tiffany glass ceiling, has been restored and is open to the public. The glass ceiling has been meticulously restored by the Botti Tree Studio in Evanston, Illinois (the first shoreline suburb north of Chicago). Botti does a lot of work for churches as well as owners of Frank Lloyd Wright homes with art glass windows. If it's stained glass restoration you want, Botti is THE source.

Back to New York City hotels. The Regency Hotel on Park Avenue is a great place to stay, if price is no object, and not bad for breakfast or lunch. It's within walking distance of all the extravagant stores for shopping in midtown Manhattan. Although the prices are exhorbitant and the goods on the cusp of crappy, European tourists flock to the shops. Rather comical, when you consider that Americans are flocking to London to shop because the dollar is much stonger than the pound.

Don't we all have enough stuff in our cupboards to last a lifetime?

JMB

[shredder]

I think that there would be a queue all the way out to Idaho with people wanting Wilde as a house guest in Manhattan. In other words, they probably won't LET him stay in a hotel. Ironically, the likely result is that Wilde probably would have escaped NY because of the fuss.

[Guest]

the hotel Du cap in Antibes, where Hemingway and Fitzgerald stayed. was famous for not accepting credit cards, of course that is on France.
You see I'm not busy, i have no business though i wear suits. i need a sort of historical place, where i can feel relaxed and artful. that's the kind of place i always look for.
if not i would rather stayed in a cheap hotel, with just a bed and breakfast.
the ones i being to are the Waldorf Astoria which impressed me a bit, and the 4 seasons on 57th. they were nice and expensive but nothing special. but the location is fascinating.

[Cufflink79]

I like the Roosevelt on 45th & Madison.

http://theroosevelthotel-px.trvlclick.com/Reservations/

The Waldorf Astoria is a great place as well.

http://waldorfastoria.hilton.com/en/wa/ ... A&key=HOME

Best Regards,

Cufflink79

[pvpatty]

There is another option to consider if you are a member of a private members' club. Many such clubs have reciprocal arrangements with other clubs across the globe, especially in places like New York, and most offer some sort of accommodation. This is probably the path I will take next time I visit New York.

[palmer]

You might try the Plaza Athenee at 64th and Madison. Smallish, elegant, and a bit less pricey than the Carlyle , it may not qualify as the "best" hotel in New York, but it's very well-located if you're looking for something on the upper East Side. Having stayed there several times, I've never left disappointed.

I second many of the comments about the Plaza. Unfortunately I dont think it's what it used to be. As other writers pointed out, the condo conversion failed to a large extent, and Fairmont, I believe, continues to operate a number of hotel rooms. I last visited the Plaza in June 2008 -- for or a drink only and when ongoing construction may have clouded my view -- but the lobby bar, adjacent loud party, and overall atmosphere were sadly trendy and not reminiscent of the best of old New York.

Wherever you may stay one day, I wish you a safe and happy trip.

Best regards,

[Robert Watkins]

I think the Pierre has retained a little more of the old elegance of New York City than the other top hotels. This is partly due to the fact that the building is over half residential; most floors are divded between private apartments and hotel rooms. The staff, including the elevator operators, have largely been there for years, if not decades.

In recent years, the hotel has become a little frayed at the edges, in a pleasant way. It is closed until later this year, while the new management (the Taj group) redoes all the rooms. Hopefully, its quiet elegance will not be lost.

The location, at 5th and 61th, fronting on Central Park, can't be beat.

Robert

And the penthouse is on the market for 70 million, if you're looking for a pied-a-terre.