Above the Manhattan, N.Y., city streets and grassy lawns of Central Park, the Essex House: A Westin Hotel typifies the elegance of New York City's immortal prestige. A Midtown location adjacent to Central Park puts guests within walking distance of Broadway's theaters, ice skating at Rockefeller Center and the lights of Times Square. The brown-brick facade of the Essex House rises 40 stories into the sky, and the tower boasts its name in rooftop lettering, one of the last building-top signs to survive the city's mid-1990s renaissance. The lobby showcases the elegant ornamentation that marked the pre-war era. A marble- decked corridor extends from the hotel's grand entrance all the way to 58th Street. Banks of elevators line the walls, their doors gilded in gleaming bronze. The hotel lounge, with leather club chairs and sofas, dwells in the sophisticated indulgence of the 1920s.
Though the decadent atmosphere may hail from an era passed, the Essex House has benefited from meticulous care and superior service. The hotel offers business amenities including cell phone rentals, computer work areas, and meeting rooms with the latest audiovisual equipment. Celebrated French chef Alain Ducasse serves innovative gourmet courses in a dignified dining room. Café Botanica offers delicate Mediterranean and American fare in a garden venue with trickling fountains.
Essex House suites are interspersed throughout the tower among million-dollar condominiums. Suites feature satellite television, bathrobes and multi-head showers. Room service is available 24 hours a day, and announces its presence at the door not with a knock, but the chime of a doorbell. Heavenly Bedding elevates sleep to an enviable pleasure when guests are enveloped by down pillows and fine linens. Through superior service and style, the Essex House achieves the prestige and luxury associated with its historic name.
Number
of Rooms:
605
Number of Floors: 39
Check
in: 3:00 PM
Check out:
12:00 PM
Essex House A Westin Hotel Hotel Amenities
On
Site:
Lounge Laundry Service
In
Room:
Hairdryer In Room Safe TV Voicemail Iron Coffee Dataports Air Conditioning
Driving
Directions
From LaGuardia International Airport: Take Grand Central Pkwy West to I-278 West. Exit SR 25A and bear right onto Queens Plaza N. Continue on Queensboro Bridge to 2nd Ave S Exit. Continue off exit onto 60th St, turn left on 5th Ave. Turn right on W 59th St/Central Park South.
Taxi is available from the airport to hotel. Estimated Cost: $26-$35.00 USD (one-way). Prices are subject to change without notice.
The hotel is located near: Columbus Circle (Subway Station) Trains A, B, C, D, 1 & 9
Address:
160 CENTRAL PARK SOUTH Region: Midtown Reservations
#:
1-800-523-8699
Audio-visual equipment Babysitting or child care Banquet facilities Bar/lounge Business center Business services Children stay free - 18 Years and Under Children's activities - Supervised Comp newspapers in lobby - Comp/In the lobby Concierge desk - Desk Cribs - Comp/Upon Request Dry cleaning service Elevator/lift Event catering Fitness equipment Garden - Limited hours Gift shop or newsstand Housekeeping - Daily Lounge Meeting room (small groups) Parking (valet) - $45 Dly/No In & Out Pets not allowed Photocopy machines Restaurant(s) Rollaway bed - $25.00 Daily Safe-deposit box - At front desk Security guard - 24 Hours Shoe shine Wake Up Service Wheelchair accessible
Above the Manhattan, N.Y., city streets and grassy lawns of Central Park, the Essex House: A Westin Hotel typifies the elegance of New York City's immortal prestige. A Midtown location adjacent to Central Park puts guests within walking distance of Broadway's theaters, ice skating at Rockefeller Center and the lights of Times Square. The brown-brick facade of the Essex House rises 40 stories into the sky, and the tower boasts its name in rooftop lettering, one of the last building-top signs to survive the city's mid-1990s renaissance. 