Information & Amenities
A lobby computer provides high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Guests can print (surcharge) from laptop computers anywhere in hotel to the hotel's printer. A small fitness center contains cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights.
Ground transportation:
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
This hotel is entirely smoke-free.
- Concierge desk
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fitness equipment
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Parking nearby
- Business center
- Banquet facilities
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Conference room(s)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Express check- in
- Number of rooms: 16
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Number of suites: 199
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tour assistance
- Medical assistance available
- Dry cleaning service
- Shoe shine
- Pool table nearby
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Smoke-free property
Rooms
The Excelsior Hotel offers 199 guestrooms and suites in a 16-story building. Decor, including damask down comforters and matching throw pillows, adheres to the hotel's French-country motif. Amenities include desks, two-line telephones, and wireless Internet access (surcharge).
Internet access (surcharge) is also available through televisions via wireless keyboards. In addition, televisions offer pay movies, video check-out, and video games (surcharges). Bathrooms contain shower/tubs, pedestal sinks, and floral accent tiles. Bottled water is complimentary. Guests can print (surcharge) from laptop computers anywhere in the hotel, including rooms and suites, to the hotel's printer.
All accommodations are nonsmoking.
In-Room Features
- Internet access - wireless
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- Video-game console
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Voice mail
- Internet access - TV
- Multi-line phone
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathroom telephone
- Shower/tub combination
- Makeup mirror
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
- Television
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Located Near
American Museum of Natural History - across street
Central Park - 0.5 block
Zabar's - 2.5 blocks
Broadway - 2.5 blocks
Children's Museum of Manhattan - 3.5 blocks
Riverside Park - 4.5 blocks
New York Historical Society - 5 blocks
Metropolitan Museum of Art - 0.5 mile
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - 0.75 mile
Neue Galerie New York - 0.75 mile
Whitney Museum of American Art - 0.75 mile
Midtown Manhattan - 1 mile
National Academy Museum - 1 mile
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum - 1 mile
Guggenheim Museum - 1 mile
Columbus Circle (Time Warner Center, CNN tour, shopping/dining) - 1 mile
Central Park Zoo - 1.25 miles
Carnegie Hall - 1.25 miles
Jewish Museum - 1.25 miles
Theater District - 1.5 miles
Rockefeller Center - 1.5 miles
Museum of Modern Art - 1.5 miles
Harlem - 1.5 miles
Columbia University - 2 miles(
Times Square - 2 miles
Grant's Tomb - 2.25 miles
Apollo Theater - 2.25 miles
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - 2.5 miles
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - 2.5 miles
LaGuardia Airport (LGA): Approximate driving time to this New York hotel is 30–45 minutes and distance is 8 miles.
Driving directions from LaGuardia: Take Grand Central Pkwy W to Triborough Bridge. Exit right for Manhattan, pay toll, and bear left for FDR Drive south to 96th St exit. Follow 96th St through Central Park, turn left onto Central Park W and right on 81st St. The Excelsior Hotel is on the right.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK): Approximate driving time to this New York hotel is 50–60 minutes and distance is 15 miles.
Driving directions from JFK: Take I-678 (Van Wyck Expy) north to SR 25 west. Bear left onto Queens Plaza N, take the Queensboro Bridge and exit to 2nd Ave south. Continue off the exit on 60th St, then turn right on Park Ave. Turn left on E 79th St, which becomes W 81st St. The Excelsior Hotel is on the right.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Approximate driving time to this New York hotel is 40–60 minutes and distance is 16 miles.
Driving directions from Newark: Follow signs to take US 1/US 9 north to I-95 (New Jersey Tpke) north (toll road). Take I-495 to the Lincoln Tunnel and exit to West Side Hwy/40th St. Turn left on W 42nd St, then turn right on SR 9A (West Side Hwy). Exit to W 79th St, then turn left on Amsterdam Ave. Turn right on W 81st St. The Excelsior Hotel is on the left.
Getting there: A taxi costs $26–$35 from LaGuardia Airport, $36–$75 from John F. Kennedy International Airport, and $36–$75 from Newark Liberty International Airport. From LaGuardia Airport, buses go to subway stops in Manhattan. From John F. Kennedy International Airport, trains and buses go to subway stops in Queens, from which there are subways to Manhattan. From terminals at Newark Liberty International Airport, a monorail goes to the airport's train station, from which trains go to Manhattan's Penn Station.
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
Getting around: Public buses and subways operate throughout Manhattan and to other boroughs. Taxis are available on streets outside the hotel.
All prices are subject to change.
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
There are no room charges for children 13 and younger when staying in the same room as their parents or guardians and using existing bedding.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Address
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New York, NY 10024
USA
Nearest major airport:
New York, NY (JFK-Kennedy)
Area:
Central Park, New York, United States of America