The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: This 1930s landmark has been transformed into an intimate hotel with a residential feel, with French limestone walls, inlaid onyx floors, antique chandeliers, and a notable art collection. Attentive Ritz service and the prime location attract sophisticated business and leisure travelers.
Amenity highlights: The hotel’s exclusive spa was the first La Prairie Spa in the United States. Swiss-based treatments include the Diamond Perfection body indulgence, the Gentleman’s Heads Up Deep Cleaning Facial, the Manhattan Minutes: Executive Stress Break, and Gifts From the Sea, featuring La Prairie’s Skin Caviar. The Ritz-Carlton's gemologist offers private services for guests interested in purchasing precious gems without leaving the comfort of their guestrooms.
Property Amenities
Notable amenities at the Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park include a pre-arrival call by a guest relations manager to smooth the check-in process, special treats for children and pets, and a Technology Butler available around the clock to solve computer problems. Almost all of the hotel's concierges are members of the prestigious Les Clefs d'Or, open only to the best in their profession.
Le Atelier, the hotel’s awarding-winning restaurant, showcases French cuisine. The Star Lounge offers a living-room–style setting for afternoon tea, a bistro menu, and cocktails created by one of Manhattan’s favorite bartenders. A fitness center is open around the clock. Pets under 60 pounds are permitted for a surcharge.
Valet parking:
$55 ($65 for SUVs and larger) per 24-hour period. No in/out privileges.
Fees do not include tax, may vary by weekday, and are subject to change without prior notification.
Ground transportation:
Private cars and shuttle vans of varying prices are available. They can be selected during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
This New York hotel is entirely smoke-free.
- 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
This New York City hotel offers 261 spacious guestrooms and suites with traditional furnishings, brocade draperies, and richly patterned carpets. Beds are dressed with custom 300-thread-count Italian Frette linens, featherbeds, and down duvets (pillow menus are available). Other amenities include 27-inch Sony Wega flat-screen TVs, DVD players, multiline cordless phones, and high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Roomy marble bathrooms feature oversized tubs, separate showers, makeup/shaving mirrors, robes, slippers, and Frédéric Fekkai products.
Bath menu offerings (surcharge) include the Chanvre Bath, with lily-of-the-valley and rose fragrances, hemp oil, a glass of Chardonnay, and a bowl of grapes; and the candlelit Milk Bath, featuring bee soap, milk-based lotion, a glass of Bailey’s Irish Cream, and white-chocolate truffles.
Smoking is not permitted inside hotel rooms.
Room Features
- Cable/satellite TV
- Internet access - high speed
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Multi-line phone
- Hair dryer
- Voice mail
- Premium bedding
- Turndown service
- In-room safe
- Bathrobes
- Air conditioning
- Designer toiletries
- Clock radio
- Housekeeping
- Complimentary newspaper
- Desk
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- CD player
- Climate control
- DVD player
- Extra towels/bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Minibar
- Internet access - surcharge
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Pay movies
- Rollaway beds
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wake-up calls
- Complimentary toiletries
- Makeup mirror
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
Area Attractions
Central Park - across the street
Fifth Avenue - 1 block
Park Avenue - 3 blocks
Broadway - 1.5 blocks
Tiffany & Co. - 3 blocks
Barneys New York - 3 blocks
Carnegie Hall - 4 blocks
Museum of Modern Art - 6 blocks
Cartier - 8 blocks
Rockefeller Center - 10 blocks
Christie's (renowned auction house) - 10 blocks
Saks Fifth Avenue - 11 blocks
Theater District - 13 blocks
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - 1 mile
Metropolitan Museum of Art - 1.25 miles
Guggenheim Museum - 1.5 miles
American Museum of Natural History - 2 miles
LaGuardia Airport (LGA): Approximate driving time to this New York hotel is 25 minutes and distance is 8 miles.
JFK International Airport (JFK): Approximate driving time to this New York hotel is 40 minutes and distance is 16 miles.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Approximate driving time to this New York hotel is 40 minutes and distance is 18 miles.
Getting there: Taxis are a good way to get to the hotel from the airports ($26–35 from LaGuardia; more than $50 from JFK and Newark). The hotel can also arrange private limousine or Town Car service; contact the concierge for details.
Private cars and shuttle vans of varying prices also are available. They can be selected during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
Getting around: Walking is an excellent way to reach the many attractions in the immediate area. For other destinations, taxis are a good choice, as is the subway (less than $5). Private car service can be arranged through the hotel. Rental cars are not recommended.
All prices are subject to change.
Activities
The Ritz-Carlton's complimentary fitness center, open 24 hours, contains cardio machines with individual TVs, along with weight equipment and free weights. Personal training, yoga, and Pilates are available for surcharges.
Central Park, across from the hotel, encompasses 843 acres of meadows, woods, cliffs, ravines, gardens, paths, and lakes in an emerald setting. Popular walking and running routes include Central Park Drive (closed to traffic during scheduled hours) and the path around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir. The Loeb Boathouse, on a 20-acre lake, offers rowboat and bicycle rentals.
The recreational activities listed below are available at or near this Manhattan, New York hotel; fees may apply.
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Boating
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Bird watching nearby
Restaurants & Bars
Atelier - This intimate 70-seat restaurant is decorated with sycamore paneling, contemporary art and sculpture, and soft leather-and-silk banquettes in mint-and-celadon tones. The menu for lunch and dinner offers modern French cuisine emphasizing seasonal ingredients and herbal accents. Especially recommended are seafood dishes such as Halibut Poached in Saffron Broth or Sea Bass with a Piquant Grapefruit and Mustard Sauce. Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. Star Lounge - Elegant drawing-room decor in pale green and gold is a warm setting for all-day service of coffee, lunch, appetizers, and cocktails, and a menu offering dozens of tea varieties. The Star Bar between the lounge and dining room is a popular gathering spot. The bartender has a loyal following among New Yorkers and visitors. |
Location
50 Central Park S
New York, NY 10019
USA
Nearest major airport:
New York, NY (LGA-LaGuardia)
Area:
Central Park, New York, United States of America
Important Information
This New York hotel permits pets up to 60 pounds for a fee of $125 per stay (subject to change). Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
There are no room charges for children 11 and younger occupying the same room as their parents.
Rollaways and cribs may be available and fees may apply; both should be requested at time of booking.
All bedding requests are subject to availability and should be requested at the time of booking.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required upon check-in for incidental charges.
All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in.
- Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
- Pets accepted
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
