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The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, Upper East Side

At a Glance

    Pros

  • perhaps N.Y.C.'s best Central Park views
  • refined service
  • delightful array of dining and bar options

    Cons

  • removed from tourist Manhattan
  • stuffy vibe may not work for families

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The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel Review

On the well-heeled corner of Madison Avenue and 75th Street, this hotel's fusion of venerable elegance and Manhattan swank is like entering a Chanel boutique: walk in chin high, wallet out, and ready to be impressed. As you might expect, everything about this Upper East Side landmark suggests cultivated refinement: rooms decorated with fine antique furniture, vast Central Park views, white-gloved operators working the elevators 24 hours a day. It's all overwhelmingly grand—almost to the point of diminishing comfort. The range of the hotel's dining and entertainment options impresses: cabaret luminaries take turns holding court at the Café Carlyle (Woody Allen still performs every Monday). And Bemelmans Bar, with its fanciful murals and fancy drinks, is one of the greatest old-school cocktail spots in New York. The polished black slots behind the reception desk, once used to hold room keys, serve as a fashionable reminder of the hotel's storied history as host to presidents and celebrities. For pampering, the in-hotel Sense Spa and Yves Durif salon can buff, polish, and frost your every extremity.

2011 Fodor's 100 Hotel Award Winner

Upper East Side Living
An old-school, high-class New York City hotel must run through a checklist to achieve iconic status and the Carlyle ticks all the appropriate boxes. From the ladies who lunch location in the heart of the Upper East Side to Aubrey Sanders's re-imagined Bemelmans Bar to one of the most discreet staffs in the city, all a guest's bases are covered when they stay at this classic property that dates back to 1930. The Carlyle's diverse, yet classy appeal shows by two of its favorite visitors: John F. Kennedy, who spirited here after Marilyn Monroe sang him Happy Birthday, and Woody Allen, who regularly appears with his clarinet at the Cafe Carlyle.

    Contact Information

  • Address: 35 E. 76th St., between Madison and Park Aves., Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021 | Map It
  • Phone: 212/744-1600
  • Website: www.thecarlyle.com
  • Subway: 6 to 77th St.
  • Location: Upper East Side

    Hotel Amenities

  • 122 rooms, 57 suites.
  • Restaurant, bar, gym, spa, parking, some pets allowed.
  • Rooms have: a/c, safe, Internet.
  • Credit cards accepted.

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