The Bryant Park Hotel is a hip luxury hotel located across the street from Bryant Park on 42nd Street in Manhattan – just two blocks away from Times Square. From its red-padded lobby walls to the cavernous Cellar Bar, the Bryant Park Hotel seems too hip to be located two blocks from Times Square. The pricey 128-room luxury boutique, housed in the historic American Radiator Building, provides extras that keep guests like Leonardo DiCaprio coming back for more. For years, the hotel played host to a variety of fashionable folk attending New York Fashion Week across the street at Bryant Park, offering events, pampering and free gifts to those stumbling around the giant white tents in six inch stilettos. Located in the heart of Midtown-Manhattan, the Bryant Park Hotel opened on Valentines Day in 2001. Since it’s grand opening, the hotel has become a popular place to stay for both business travelers and pleasure seekers. This historic building was originally the American Radiator Building. Overlooking Bryant Park, the hotel provides its guests with phenomenal service in a luxurious environment.

Features and Amenities

From the moment that guests first step into the lobby they are enveloped by the coziness of the déor. The walls are covered in burgundy leather paneling while the reception area boasts warm earth tones. Retro furnishings give off the feeling of being back in the disco days of the 1970′s. Eleven of these guestrooms feature a beautiful terrace that is an ideal spot to enjoy an evening cocktail while admiring New York City’s magnificent skyline. Each guestroom is stylishly furnished. The floors are covered with exquisite Tibetan rugs.You’ll find beds that extend from chocolate leather headboards and are dressed with 400-count Italian linens and a goose down comforters. A cashmere throw is the perfect thing to snuggle up with and take-in a movie.

The opulent bathroom features a tub that is ideal for soaking in and a separate standing shower. Fresh cut flowers enhance the brightness of the guestrooms. All deluxe view rooms and Junior Suites at the hotel are nicely sized and provide views of Bryant Park. The Bryant Park Suites are the largest rooms and overlook Bryant Park. The Penthouse is a 1,100 square foot space encompassing the entire 24th floor with French doors opening on the terrace providing spectacular surrounding views of the New York City skyline. It features one and a half baths and a dining area that can seat up to 6 people. The suite is also equipped with two 32″ High Definition LCD flat screen televisions. It is perfect for the luxury travel but also as a meeting or event space when available. The Loft and Boardroom Suite are also availble as Event Space.

The Bryant Park Hotel offers top-of-the-line amenities, even by Manhattan’s standards. Each floor has it’s own butler service that is available 24-hours a day. In-room buzzers will have a butler at guests’ doors with-in seconds. The butler will be more than happy to place a guest’s dinner order or keep an eye out for incoming faxes or packages. Each guestroom is equipped with the Intrigue multimedia system. Through this system, guests can gain access to the Internet quickly, view movies, play video games and shop. Business travelers will be pleased to find that the hotel is not only a great place to stay but a conducive working environment as well. Each guestroom has a fax machine with direct dial in addition to a dual-line telephone system that features voicemail, speaker phone and data port for personal computer hookup. Posh bathrobes, loofahs and towels as well as Molton Brown bath products await each and every guest making bathing a tranquil and relaxing experience.

The highly professional staff at the Bryant Park Hotel strives to provide their guests with the best services possible. Workout buffs will be happy to discover that the hotel has it’s own fitness area that features stationary bikes, treadmills and weights as well as a steam room. Fresh fruit and bottled water are on hand to refresh guests after a hard workout. Returning guests will be pleased to note that they need not deal with the check-in/out process. This service has made the hotel very popular with business travelers. The hotel also houses a screening room that can comfortably seat up to 70 people in addition to a private boardroom with video conferencing capabilities. Other available services include shoe shine, daily newspaper delivery and valet parking. The Bryant Park Hotel is home to Koi, featuring outstanding Japanese culinary creations. Two bars on the property, Cellar Bar and Lobby Bar, are an ideal place to unwind after a day of sightseeing or business meetings. The Bryant Park Hotel is also more than happy to cater special events as well as corporate functions.

Location

The Bryant Park Hotel is centrally located in Midtown Manhattan, in the historical American Radiator Building, situtated directly across from New York City’s stories Bryant Park, and steps away from the media, fashion, retail and transportation centers of Manhattan. Just one block from 5th avenue and two from Times Square. Located at 40 West 40th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue.

Bryant Park is one of the signature examples of New York City’s revival in the 1990s. Essentially crime-free, the park is filled with office workers on sunny weekdays, city visitors on the weekends, and revelers during the holidays. Daily attendance counts often exceed 800 people per acre, making it the most densely occupied urban park in the world. In the early 2000s, BPC added a custom-built carousel and revived the tradition of an open-air library, The Reading Room, which also hosts literary events. The Bryant Park Grill and Bryant Park Cafe have become popular after-work spots, and ‘wichcraft, the sandwich chain owned by Tom Colicchio, operates four kiosks on the park’s west end. In the summer of 2002, the park launched the free Bryant Park Wireless Network, making the park the first in NYC to offer free Wi-Fi access to visitors. Improvements in 2008 significantly increased the number of users who could log-on at a given time.

The hotel’s centralized Midtown location offers a great jumping off point to see all the sights of the city. Whether you want to head over to Times Square to see a Broadway show, or want to shop the luxury stores of Fifth Avenue, you’re in the right place. If you want to go downtown, the subway is right on the corner next to the hotel.