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The Plaza

  • Address: 5th Ave. at W. 59th St., Midtown West, New York, NY, 10019 | Map It
  • Phone: 212/759-3000

Fodor's Review:

With two sides of Central Park and 5th Avenue at its doorstep, this world-famous 19-story 1907 building claims one of Manhattan's prize real-estate corners. Henry Hardenbergh, who built the Dakota on Central Park West, here concocted a birthday-cake effect of highly ornamented white-glazed brick topped with a copper-and-slate French mansard roof. The original hotel was home to Eloise, the fictional star of Kay Thompson's children's books, and has appeared in many movies, including Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, Plaza Suite, and Home Alone 2. After a $400 million renovation, the Plaza reopened in early 2008. The legendary Palm Court, Oak Room, Oak Bar, and Grand Ballroom are all back, as are new high-end shops, luxury hotel rooms, and condo hotel units.

  • Subway: N, R, W to 5th Ave./59th St.
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