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The Peninsula

Address: 700 5th Ave., at 55th St., Midtown East, New York, NY, 10019 | Map It
Phone: 212/956-2888; 800/262-9467
newyork.peninsula.com

Price range: $$$$
Location: Midtown East

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Fodor's Review:

Stepping through the Peninsula's Beaux-Arts facade onto the grand staircase overhung with a monumental chandelier, you know you're in for a glitzy treat. Service here is world-class, and personalized: Expect to be referred to by name as you make your way through the hotel. Rooms have the latest touches in luxury comfort. The views are stunning: see the northward sweep up 5th Avenue to Central Park past church steeples; or look east toward the beautiful St. Regis across the street. The high-tech amenities are excellent, from a bedside console that controls the lighting, sound, and thermostat for the room to a TV mounted over the tub for bath-time viewing (in all but standard rooms). The rooftop health club, with indoor pool, is monumental. The Salon de Ning, a rooftop bar bedecked with chinoiserie, has dazzling views of Midtown. Pros: brilliant service; fabulous rooms, including best room lighting of all city hotels (good angles, easy to use); unforgettable rooftop bar. Cons: expensive.

Hotel Details: 185 rooms, 54 suites
In-room: safe, refrigerator, Internet, Wi-Fi.
In-hotel: restaurant, room service, bars, pool, gym, spa, laundry service, parking (paid), some pets allowed.
Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V
Subway: E, V to 5th Ave.