Peninsula Hotel New York

Introduction

If you are into some state of the art technology, as well as elegance and grace then the Peninsula Hotel New York is the right place for you. It is one of the eight luxury hotels of the peninsula group. The other peninsula hotels are mostly brought into being throughout Asia.

Address and Neighbourhood

It is located on the Fifth Avenue at 55th Street in Manhattan. Since the Peninsula Hotel New York stands in the heart of mid-town Manhattan, you can enjoy easy access of the finest and hippest shopping malls in the city. Other New York attractions accessible are the Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, and Central Park.

Architecture

The Peninsula Hotel New York, with its five-star magnificence and 22-floor structure, hosts a number of important and high-profile events. The hotel has 54 suites and 239 guestrooms to choose from. These wide range of rooms and suites are equipped with marvellous marble bathrooms. The basic amenities of an outstanding luxury hotel are, of course, present in this hotel.

Others

Special packages are offered by the Peninsula Hotel New York such as an accommodation and spa package. There are also, seasonal offers that await every hotel guest. You may even nab their Chinese New Year package in their hotel restaurant.

Designed by ESPA, the hotel spa has sauna and steam baths among other installations. Hotel guests and New Yorkers who seek relaxation are all welcome to have skin and scalp treatments, and massage offered by the hotel spa. For those pregnant mothers, the spa even has special treatments catered for them.

There is also a private spa suite which is open from 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM. The adjoining fitness center, on the other hand is available at 5:30 AM to 9:30 PM.

Hotel Star Rating: 5 Stars

Peninsula Hotel New York Approximate Room Rates:

• Superior Room 1 King Bed - £820 (approx.)
• Deluxe Room 1 King Bed - £960 (approx.)
• Grand Luxe Room 1 King Bed - £1,100 (approx.)
• Jr. Executive Suite 1 King Bed - £1,240 (approx.)

Peninsula Hotel New York Amenities:

• Roof top pool.
• Yoga studio
• Cardiovascular equipment and accessories
• Personal trainers
• Bar/Lounge
• Laundry Service
• Parking
• Tourist information
• Valet service
• Cable TV
• Internet Access
• Mini fridge
• Movies
• Telephone
• Writing desk

Peninsula Hotel New York Customer Reviews:

Excellent:

“Luxury in New York”

Hotel review by: Tania_Chris
From: Australia
Date: Jan 10, 2010

We stayed at the Peninsula Hong Kong in October, and my husband and I agree it is probably one of the top three hotels in the world for us (George V, Paris and Wynn Tower Suites, Las Vegas being the other two) so we had exceptionally high expectations. This is now our favourite New York Hotel. The service was impeccable. We are Australian and we don't have cell phones on roaming in the USA, so the check-in desk said they would find a way to text us when the room was ready, even though they had never done this before. The room, whilst it didn't have a view, {Well, it is Manhattan) was lovely and newly refurbished. The gym was fabulous. We like to watch televisions and ride elliptical machines and the number of hotel gyms around the world who have sub-standard equipment or audio-visual problems is astonishing. We swam in the lovely indoor pool and even ate breakfast at pool-side. A strange idea for us in Manhattan! But it was lovely an relaxing. I would thoroughly recommend this hotel.

“5 star hotel, if you have the money, go for it!”

Hotel review by: shijon
From: Dublin
Date: Jan 10, 2010

We stayed in the Peninsula hotel for 3 nights in December, and loved it! The service was wonderful and a very high standard, food was also excellent. The location is outstanding, in the centre of everything [Central Park/ 5th Avenue/ Rockefeller Centre/ Times Square]. The design of the hotel is very understated glamour, and you might expect more for your money, but it is New York, and the service is second to none.

The hotels hidden gem is the rooftop terrace bar [Salon de Ping], which gives amazing views of 5th Avenue, cocktails are great too! The hotel is very pricey to stay at, but we went for a very special occasion and felt it was worth the treat! Do it if you can!

“Fantastic Hotel!”

Hotel review by: NJBrit
From: New Jersey
Date: Dec 6, 2009

This is a pricey hotel but it certainly is a fantastic hotel, they had taken note of my husbands birthday and upgraded us to a room overlooking 5th avenue, very nice rooms, I especially like the TV in the bath tub!

Ate in the resturant in the evening, as well as taking afternoon tea in the tea room, breakfast was great there too,

Poor:

“Stay away from this hotel - the maids steal!!!!”

From: Los Angeles
Date:Oct 19, 2005

My Husband and I checked into this hotel for a 5 night stay in New York. Upon check-in we felt a thick fog of SNOB all around. There is NOT a single smiling face around. The conceirge was even rude and acted like making a dinner reservation was TOOOO much. There was no politeness or friendliness from a single employee. The worst part of the trip was having money stolen from my purse, exactly $80. I had accidently left a few hundred dollars in the zipper compartment of my purse. I had switched purses when leaving and fogot that I left some cash in my other purse. Upon arrival to my room I found exactly $80 missing. I am positive this money was not somehow misplaced beacuse I had not spent any cash yet and had counted exactly how much I had earlier the same day. When we filed a complaint with the hotel management they told us to go and file a report with NYPD about the missing cash! We were not going to waste our vacation time filing a report with NYPD when it is the responsibilty of the hotel to investigate and question its employees. We did not so much as even get an apology or a meeting with the hotel manager regarding this incident. To be honest, I felt more angry and violated that someone had went through my purse than I cared for the $80. I expected A LOT more from a supposed five star hotel that I was paying $660 a night for. We checked out after the second night and stayed at The Palace on 51st and Madison. What a world of a difference!!!! The Palace New York is a real luxury hotel and we will never stay anywhere else in New York.

“The most ordinary hotel. Save your money.”

Hotel review by: jad376
From: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Jan 6, 2005

My friends, excuse the ghastly pun; the Peninsula has submerged. What once was a grand and glorious example of five-star luxury has apparently deteriorated to a point which will require a major intervention. I deliberately avoided writing anything here (I stayed nearly a year ago) out of sheer apathy...which, I'm sorry to say, reflected the apathy of the Peninsula's hospitality staff.

This gleaming bastion of old-world elegance and grace on Fifth Avenue now contains an establishment trumped by dozens of three-star hotels at one fifth the cost. Between the condition of my bland room, which had a dingy, motelesque bathroom, tired, worn, perforated furnishings, and smelled faintly of mildew...and the apathetic staff...not to mention the horrible, overcooked, overpriced room service fare, this hotel made me glad to check out at the end of my two-night business stay. Out of courtesy and sheer exhaustion from travel, I did not ask to change my room as I did at the W hotel in July. "But this is the Peninsula!", I kept telling myself along the way..."...it has to get better!". However, optimism languished through the first night into the realm of "coulda, shoulda, woulda.".

What left a particularly sour taste in my mouth is that when I repeatedly made an earnest attempt to comment to the staff of my observations, i was met with blank stares and inferences that the management didn't give two toenails who complained. I tried to keep an open mind after I returned home and wrote a letter to the manager, trying not to sound like an embittered young whippersnapper, but rather an experienced traveler offering constructive criticism. I received no response...in truth, I nearly forgot the whole thing happened until I stumbled upon a copy of my letter last night. Travelers, be forewarned. For this kind of money, you are entitled to a really special New York experience, not the most ordinary hotel that has rested on its laurels to the point where it seems to get by on its name alone.

Go to the Essex House where the folks love their jobs and you'll get the best sleep ever. Go to the Trump, where you'll feel like a celebrity. Go online and get a great rate at the Four Seasons, where everything is designed to pamper. Get a suite at the W Court, which feels like your own exclusive apartment in the city...all for probably less than I paid for my Peninsula debacle.

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