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The Bryant Park Hotel
40 West 40th Street, New York City, NY, USA
Neighborhood: Manhattan - Midtown West
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The American Radiator building is a strange and imposing landmark, a black-and-gold gothic skyscraper, towering above Bryant Park like something out of a comic book. How pleasantly surprising, then, to find that it houses a boutique hotel that is as sober and restrained as many of its competitors are loud and garish.
Restrained doesn’t mean boring—just that the Bryant Park hotel eschews the kind of flashy showmanship that has become all too familiar in the boutique hotel world. The lobby, though decked out in rather unconventional black terra cotta and red leather, feels as serious as the building’s facade, without too-clever furniture or whimsical sculptural statements, and the Cellar Bar is true to its roots as well, with vaulted ceilings and tilework reminiscent of nothing so much as a restored subway station.
All the architectural sobriety doesn’t seem to be cramping the clientele’s style, especially during fashion week, which turns the park into an exhibition hall and momentarily makes the Bryant Park Hotel the most desirable address in New York.
As for the accommodations, a complete renovation from the American Radiator days apparently meant the death of many an interior wall—the rooms today are spacious, especially for a midtown hotel, and boast loft-style hardwood floors. Views tend toward the extraordinary, looking over Bryant Park, and some rooms come with private terraces, not at all New York standard. Expect lush goose-down duvets and rich linens, and massive tubs and sinks in the travertine bathrooms.
The cachet-meter has risen another notch or two with the opening of the New York outpost of LA’s painfully hip KOI sushi restaurant. Yet another reason for Bryant Park regulars to stop worrying about Soho and learn to love midtown.
- Complimentary upgrade upon hotel check-in, based upon availability
- Guaranteed 4pm check-out
- One complimentary glass of champagne or one cocktail, per guest, upon arrival
- Two Large Bottles of Saratoga Water in room
- 129 Rooms
- Style: Cutting-Edge
- Atmosphere: Happening
- 191 Guest Reviews
- The Bryant Park Hotel
- 40 West 40th Street
- New York City, NY, USA
- Neighborhood: Manhattan - Midtown West
Hotel amenities and services
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- 24 hour concierge
- 24 hour front desk
- 24 hour gym
- 24 hour room service
- Bar
- Central air conditioning
- Free wi-fi
- Lounge
- Luggage storage
- Multi-lingual staff
- No pets allowed
- Restaurant
- Self service parking (charges apply)
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191 Guest Reviews
All reviews are from Tablet guests with verified stays.
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- Renu
- Stayed August 2012
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
The hotel location was great. I was upgraded to a junior suite, which made all the difference because it had an amazing view and was really spacious. The view and spacious clean room and lovely bathroom made my stay memorable. A smaller room with not a great view would likely have given me a different experience. Staff were very attentive and provided great service and I enjoyed the complimentary water and drinks.
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
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- Peter R
- Stayed June 2012
- Rating: Poor
What I liked:
location at Bryant Park excellent
What the hotel could do better:
have stayed here before (1 yr ago) and had v good experience then in room facing park
this time had 4-day stay in side room, much smaller and hot water failed one morning
had another 1-day stay a week later this time in a "junior suite" on 23rd floor, woken at 5am by coughing and hawking from guest in adjacent suite - noise coming through common wall like it was tissue paper thin !
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- Timothy
- Stayed May 2012
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
Superb Room, very high specification and high class amenities.
What the hotel could do better:
Nothing, had a wonderful stay!
