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The Library Hotel Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

299 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017
Rates from
$270.00+
Frommer's ReviewMap ItPhotos and Video
Location At 41st St, Midtown East & Murray Hill
Transportation Subway: 4, 5, 6, 7, or S to 42nd St./Grand Central
Phone 877/793-7323, 212/983-4500
Fax 212/499-9099
Web site www.libraryhotel.com
Room Information 60 units
Prices $239–$289 double; $329 Love Room or junior suite; $619 2-room family suite. Rates include continental breakfast buffet, all-day snacks, and wine and cheese nightly. Check the website for packages and weekend rates (as low as $329 at press time)
Credit Cards AE,DC,MC,V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV/VCR, CD player, iPod docking station/radio/alarm, hair dryer, minibar, Wi-Fi (free)
Parking Parking $30 nearby

The Library Hotel Review

Located 1 block from the New York Public Library, the Library Hotel has a pleasing, informal feel. Each of the Library Hotel’s 10 guest-room floors is dedicated to 1 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal System. When I visited the hotel, I was appropriately booked into a “Geography and Travel” room. Guest rooms, which come in three categories—petite (really small), deluxe, and junior suites—feature mahogany built-ins, generous desks, and immaculate marble bathrooms; all are extremely comfortable. The Library’s public spaces—a reading room where weekday wine and cheese and a complimentary daily breakfast are served, a writer’s den with a fireplace and flatscreen TV, and a rooftop terrace—all help make it a welcome refuge in the heart of the city.

Facilities:
Restaurant; roof garden lounge; free access to nearby health club; room service; video library of American Film Institute’s Top 100 films

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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