The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park provides a tranquil ambience featuring a collection of original works by 100 New York artists. A lobby with expansive displays of gray granite and light wood exemplifies the hotel's contemporary Art Deco styling.
Amenity highlights: Panoramic New York Harbor views are available from a 14th-floor bar/lounge and a complimentary 24-hour fitness center that's part of a health spa. On the lobby level, a restaurant that becomes a French-American steakhouse at night offers ground-level harbor views during breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch. Outdoor seating is available in warm weather. A lobby lounge features a pianist Tuesday–Saturday evenings.
Insider tip: The hotel is five blocks from Fraunces Tavern Restaurant, which dates from 1762 and is famous for having hosted George Washington’s banquets. Upstairs from the dining room is a museum devoted to early American history.
Property Amenities
The Ritz-Carlton's three-room spa offers treatments such as Glow Rejuvenation Facial, Hot Stone Massage, and Aromatic Salt Glow, as well as waxing and nail care. The spa includes a complimentary 24-hour fitness center overlooking New York Harbor from the 14th floor.
A business center offers three computers with high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas.
Children younger than 12 are presented FAO Schwartz teddy bears during turndown service that they can take home. Children may borrow board games and are given a "kiddie-comfort-food" menu.
Valet parking:
$50 per 24-hour period in garage with no in/out privileges.
Fee does not include tax and is subject to change without prior notification.
Ground transportation:
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Audio-visual equipment
- Banquet facilities
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Business services
- Coffee in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Concierge desk
- Conference room(s)
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors: 31
- Number of rooms: 312
- Parking (secure)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking (valet)
- Parking garage
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Security guard
- Tour assistance
Room Descriptions
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park offers 298 guestrooms and suites with large windows in the lower 14 floors of a contemporary 39-story building opened in 2002 that has condominiums on the upper floors. Elevator access to guestroom floors is controlled by guests' card keys.
Beds feature featherbeds, Frette Italian linens, and goosedown comforters/pillows. (Pillow options available.) Conveniences include large desks with two-line telephones and high-speed Internet connections (surcharge); umbrellas; and trouser presses. Televisions also provide Internet access (surcharge), as well as video games (surcharges) and video check-out.
Marble bathrooms contain deep-soaking tubs and separate stall showers and feature Bulgari toiletries. Terry-velour bathrobes and slippers provide lounging comfort. A Bath Butler is available to draw baths on request. Overnight shoeshines are complimentary.
Rooms and suites' contemporary Art Deco style features original works by New York artists, light woods, and soft colors.
Club-level rooms include access to an exclusive 14th-floor concierge/registration lounge, where guests are provided five complimentary food/beverage services daily: Continental breakfast; à la carte lunch; afternoon tea/snacks; evening appetizers; and cordials/chocolates at night. The lounge includes a computer with printer providing complimentary high-speed Internet access.
Smoking is not permitted inside hotel rooms.
Room Features
- Internet access - high speed
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- Pay movies
- Video-game console
- CD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Multi-line phone
- Voice mail
- Internet access - TV
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Minibar
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Bathroom telephone
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Sewing kit
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Bathroom scale
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (accomodates laptop)
- Television
- Desk
- Clock radio
- Window opens
- Trouser press
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Area Attractions
Skyscraper Museum - in hotel building
Battery Park - across street
Statue of Liberty Ferry terminal - across street
Museum of Jewish Heritage - across street
Museum of the American Indian - 1 block
Subway to Midtown - 1 block
Wall Street - 3 blocks
New York Stock Exchange - 5 blocks
World Financial Center (shopping/dining) 5 blocks
Staten Island Ferry Terminal - 5 blocks
Fraunces Tavern Restaurant (historical site/museum) - 5 blocks
9/11 Ground Zero site - 7 blocks
Seaport Historical District - 0.5 mile
Civic Center/City Hall - 0.5 mile
Brooklyn Bridge (running/bicycling deck) - 0.75 mile
TriBeCa (dining/nightlife) - 0.75 mile
Chinatown - 0.75 mile
SoHo shopping/gallery district - 1.25 miles
Washington Square Park (Greenwich Village) - 1.25 miles
Little Italy - 1.5 miles
Lower East Side (nightlife) - 1.75 miles
Meatpacking District (dining/nightlife) - 2.25 miles
Chelsea District - 2.5 miles
Chelsea Piers (sports/entertainment) - 3 miles
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - 3.5 miles
Midtown Manhattan/Theater District - 3.5 miles
Central Park - 4 miles
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - 4.25 miles
American Museum of Natural History - 4.75 miles
Metropolitan Museum of Art - 5 miles
LaGuardia Airport (LGA): Approximate driving time to The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park is 30–45 minutes and distance is 11 miles.
Driving directions from LaGuardia Airport: Exit airport and follow signs for Grand Central Pkwy westbound. Take Triborough Bridge into Manhattan and follow signs for FDR Dr south. Continue to the end of the drive, and follow sign to the Battery Park City Exit. Take Morris St. turn right onto Morris (first light). Turn right onto Washington St and then at the corner, turn right onto Battery Park Place; remain in left lane and continue a block. The hotel is on the right.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK): Approximate driving time to this downtown New York luxury hotel is 50–60 minutes and distance is 19 miles.
Driving directions from John F. Kennedy International Airport: Take Belt Pkwy west and follow signs for the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Manhattan-bound. Exit the tunnel to Battery Place. Turn left at the first stop sign onto West St. Turn right on Battery Park Place and immediately turn right onto Little West St.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Approximate driving time to this downtown New York luxury hotel is 40–60 minutes and distance is 13 miles.
Driving directions from Newark Liberty International Airport: Follow signs to take US 1/US 9 north, then take I-78 east. Follow signs to take the Holland Tunnel. Exit the tunnel and follow signs to take the West Side Hwy south. Continue south on West St to the end of the street, and the hotel in on the right.
Getting there: A taxi costs $26–$35 from LaGuardia Airport, $36–$75 from John F. Kennedy International Airport, and $26–$35 from Newark Liberty International Airport. From LaGuardia Airport, buses go to subway stops in Manhattan. From John F. Kennedy International Airport, trains and buses go to subway stops in Queens, from which there are subways to Manhattan. From terminals at Newark Liberty International Airport, a monorail goes to the airport's train station, from which trains go to Manhattan's Penn Station.
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
Getting around: Public buses and subways operate throughout Manhattan and to other boroughs. Taxis are available outside The Ritz-Carlton New York, Battery Park.
All prices are subject to change.
Activities
Battery Park across the street from the Ritz-Carlton New York and a waterfront green belt extending north from the park are popular places to run and walk. Sailboats and motor boats can be rented near the World Financial Center five blocks away. Neighborhood athletic clubs offer racquet sports, exercise classes, and indoor swimming pools. The Chelsea Piers sports/entertainment complex on the Hudson River three miles north of the hotel, includes a golf-driving range and ice-skating rink.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golf - miniature nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Basketball nearby
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Playground nearby
Restaurants & Bars
2 West - Lobby-level restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows offering views of Robert Wagner Park. Outdoor seating in warm weather. Buffet and à la carte breakfast, lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. Lunch choices of sandwiches, salads, grilled meat, seafood. French-American-steakhouse dinner menu, with saucier to prepare sauces at tables.
Lobby Lounge - Bar/lounge open afternoons, evenings. Bar menu. Afternoon tea. Pianist Tuesday–Saturday evenings.
Rise - 14th-floor bar/lounge with views of New York Harbor. Terrace seating in warm weather. Cocktails and bar menu. Open late afternoon to late night.
Location
2 West St
New York, NY 10004
USA
Nearest major airport:
Newark, NJ (EWR-Newark International Airport)
Area:
Wall Street - Financial District, New York, United States of America
Important Information
Pets are accepted for a fee of $125 per stay (fee subject to change.)
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
There are no room charges for children 12 and younger when staying in the same room as their parents or guardians and using existing bedding.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets accepted
- Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
