Park Central; great location! and other New York City, NY Hotel/Accommodation Reviews

Great hotel with a perfect location. You can walk out the door, take a left, and be in Central Park within 4-5 minutes. You can easily get to Times Square and Fifth Avenue. Our room was large (they are bigger than the standard rooms in New York), with a king size bed and plenty of room to relax and move around. You can also choose for a room at the concierge level. Than you'll have breakfast, newspaper, afternoon snacks and drinks. You can also use the internet for free during the time when breakfast and diner is served.

We stayed in this hotel for two times. Both in December (2003 and 2004). It was great. From our room we had a view on Times Square.

Unique Qualities: Fanatastic location, nice and clean hotel. Some rooms have a wonderfull view over Times Square.

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Prices: US$120-180  » Currency Converter
Address: 870 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Directions: Central Park, Fifth Avenue, Times Square, Broadway and lots of more interesting places on walking distance.
Website: www.parkcentralny.com

We visited the Helmsley Park Lane in May 2003. We printed an Upgrade coupon, so when we arrived, they given us a room on a higher floor with a view overlooking Central Park. I was amazed by the view. Each room has an oversized window that offers panoramic views of Central Park. The hotel room was very clean, large and spacious. It is from walking distance to all the mid-town attractions. In the guestrooms, look for the hotel’s special walking/jogging map of Central Park hung on a convenient neck cord. I would have chosen this hotel in December if it was that expensive in Christmas period. Beside that I highly recommend this hotel.

Unique Qualities: Magnificent view, large rooms, perfect location.

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Address: 36 Central Park S
Directions: Central Park across the street, Fifth Avenue a half block away.

For me it was a perfect hotel. Nice rooms, the location was perfect. Too bad it's too expensive this year. (december 2005)


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Address: 870 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019

After the Milford Plaza, Helmsley Park Lane and Park Central we decided to stay in the Hilton New York. We were very positive after reading some reviews on the internet. So we were happy with our choice. We’ve stayed in the Hilton New York from may 1st till may 8th.

The hotel is located at West 53rd Street and Avenue of the Americas. It is a large hotel with many guests, but with the enormous lobby it never looked crowded. There’s a special check-in for HHonors Gold members. It’s located across the main reception. It was nice that we didn’t have to wait at the check–in desk.

The room:
We didn’t have a renovated room, but it didn’t bother us. The beds and pillows where very comfortable; beautiful white linens, it was all so clean. The room was quite large, not bad at all for New York. The view was not spectacular. Only on the higher floors you’ll have Central Park views.

Breakfast:
Because we’re HHonors Gold members our breakfast was complimentary. We had breakfast every morning in New York Marketplace. We could choose from the cold buffet. If we wanted the full American Breakfast Buffet we had to pay extra. For us the continental breakfast was enough. There was plenty of choice of pastries, Ciabatta bread, different kinds of cheese, ham, fresh fruit, coffee and fresh squeezed orange juice. During the week it wasn’t crowdie in the restaurant.

Overall:
We really enjoyed our stay. The location was perfect! The premiere of Mission Impossible did take place in a movie theater called the Ziegfeld Theatre next door. The red carpet was already strolling out, people were waiting. The view from our hotel on the red carpet was perfect (see picture). We decided to go back to our room to wait for a few hours. I never saw Tom Cruise, because I fell asleep (thanks heavenly beds!)………..aaahh!! When I woke up he was already gone!

The only negative thing was that I found this hotel very expensive. Maybe it was a wrong time of year, because it wasn’t only expensive in the Hilton but also in other hotels like Park Central.


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Address: 1335 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10019
Directions: On Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave.) between West 53rd and West 54th Streets
Website: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=NYCNHHH