Elite Park Avenue Hotel

After more than half a century in business, this hotel is once again a prestige address, even though it still lacks a certain character. Built in 1950, and radically renovated in 2005 and 2006 after its takeover by Sweden's Elite Hotel Group, this 10-story contemporary hotel stands as a highly visible fixture on the city's most central boulevard. With a pedigree that attracted, under different ownership, Henry Kissinger, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and David Rockefeller, it earned a new lease on life and a shot of additional glamour after its most recent reconfiguration. Its midsize-to-spacious bedrooms are attractive and comfortable, with tile or marble-trimmed bathrooms and lots of contemporary comforts. We go for the rooms on the upper floors because they have the most panoramic views of the water and the cityscape itself. On the premises are a restaurant, the Park Avenue Cafe; a bistro; and a second branch of a cozy English/Irish pub, the Bishop's Arms, whose clone (which lies in the cellar of this hotel's affiliate, the also-recommended Elite Plaza Hotel) is separately recommended in "Where to Dine," later in this chapter. A few steps from the hotel's entrance is the popular nightclub the Madison, which is loosely affiliated with this hotel.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bistro; bar/pub; room service; babysitting; laundry service; dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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