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Gramercy Park Hotel

Address: 2 Lexington Ave., at Gramercy Park, Gramercy Park, New York, NY, 10010 | Map It
Phone: 212/920-3300
www.gramercyparkhotel.com

Price range: $$$
Location: Gramercy

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 2.4/5

Fodor's Review:

The GPH is on such a different plane of cool in comparison to all other NYC hotels, it might as well have its own hospitality category. Ian Schrager, who forged the boutique-hotel concept just over a decade ago, turned the design reins of this hotel over to famed painter and director Julian Schnabel. Embracing a spirit of High Bohemia, the property has a rock-and-roll baroque feel. Works by Cy Twombley, Andy Warhol, and Jean-Michel Basquiat mark the lobby and the two exclusive, ground-level bars that have become key components in the city's nightlife. Only guests, however, enjoy access to the rooftop deck and its interesting lounges—no small privilege. Rooms are an assemblage of specific tastes: opulent velvets; studded leathers; moodily dark bathrooms and showers; photo prints from the famed Magnum collective. If it's your thing, you've just found your new favorite hotel, but some find the hipper-than-thou aspects uncool. Pros: great discreet city location, near all but private; radical design; superhip bars and lounges. Cons: if you don't like the moody design it will be hard to be comfortable here; dark bathrooms; tiny spa; inconsistent service.

Hotel Details: 140 rooms, 40 suites
In-room: safe, refrigerator, DVD, Internet.
In-hotel: restaurant, room service, bars, gym, laundry service, parking (paid).
Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V
Subway: 6 to 23rd St.

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Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by dicooley from Washington, DC on 9/7/08
I believe that when you pay $800/night you should get great value, which this hotel failed to deliver. We were upgraded on arrival from a deluxe loft ($800/nt) to a corner 1 bdrm (normally $1200/nt), had we been paying $1200 for the room we got we would have left. The rooms are tiny and dark. I understand that the darkness is part of the whole feel of the place and I'm sure there are many people who would think it was cool, but for us it didn't hit the right note. The bathroom is so small that the sink cannot fit inside it and is in the room instead. For another 100-200/nt you can get a whopping 700 sq ft at trump intl (where we usually stay) or about 600 sq ft at tribeca grand (another favorite). While the hotel has a nice, funky vibe it struck me as trying a little too hard: the hallways were so dark it was absurd. Service was mostly good but spotty at times. The private rooftop bar is fantastic and the best part of the hotel. The gym is nice though a little small. The bathroom amenities were very nice and unique.