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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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- victor
- Stayed December 2011
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
still nice vibe; service
What the hotel could do better:
the rooms and the public areas are getting a tad shabby. still, hotel fun.
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- Jeff
- Stayed December 2011
- Rating: Excellent
What I liked:
Location is just perfect. Nothing more midtown than the Bryant Park!
Bathroom was fantastic....great water pressure!
Staff was very friendly and helpful......we were upgraded to a King room (I had requested an upgrade if available) without saying a word.
They allowed us to check in at 11 am., as soon as we arrived.
The room was VERY clean!
Complimentary candy canes at the Front Desk....... ;o)
Complimentary bottle of wine, delivered to the room, for our first night......thanks again to Phil Columbo!
What the hotel could do better:
Decor in the room could be improved (was a little bland) by either hanging some art in the room OR wallpapering the long wall.
Too bad that the gym (was nicely equipped) didn't at least have a window or two....would have been great to work out with a view!
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- Angus
- Stayed December 2011
- Rating: Good
What I liked:
The view of the Times Square Ball drop for new years eve, the ice skating at Bryant Park and the city scape were beautiful and breath taking. We had a corner room and were blow away by the outlook. The bathrooms are huge and luxurious, if only the rooms were the same... The hotel staff were friendly and helpful and the rest of the facilities were great too.
What the hotel could do better:
Any room service was quite overpriced for what was being delivered, the fact that they try to charge you for every last detail took away from the experience a little (including the nearly $10 travel toothbrush). The room interiors were fairly lacking and I would have expected more from what is by reputation one of the more stylish hotels of New York.
