The Benjamin
The Benjamin is a classic 1927 building that has 209 rooms with mini-bar, bathrobes, bathroom phone, cable TV, complimentary newspaper, high-speed Internet access (with surcharge) and premium 400-count bedding. Kitchenettes (in select rooms) include microwave, sinks and refrigerator. The Benjamin is one of only four Five-Globe ECOTEL-certified properties in the world, with environmental responsibility being of utmost important to hotel staff.
Brennan's Seafood and Chop House is a full-service on-site restaurant serving American cuisine. The Benjamin Restaurant offers fine dining with Asian cuisine. The intimate Benjamin Lounge provides guests with nightly cocktails and appetizers.
The Wellness Spa at the Benjamin offers aroma stone therapy and Swedish dream massage. An on-site 24-hour fitness center provides a full complement of exercise equipment.
The Benjamin
125 E. 50th St.
New York, NY 10022
(212) 715-2500
thebenjamin.com
Library Hotel
The Library Hotel, built in 1912, has 60 distinctive rooms, each individually appointed with 25 to 100 books based on one distinctive theme. Each room comes with complimentary breakfast and afternoon snacks in the reading room, cable/satellite TV with VCR, refrigerator, mini-bar, complimentary newspaper and Internet access.
Madison & Vine restaurant serving brunch, lunch and dinner is on site. Pera, just steps away, serves brunch, lunch and dinner.
Library Hotel
299 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 983-4500
libraryhotel.com
Millennium Broadway
Millennium Broadway Hotel has 750 guest rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows viewing Times Square and the Theater District. Each room comes with cable TV, wool blankets and down pillows, complimentary high-speed Internet access, complimentary continental breakfast and mini-bars. The Millennium has a fully equipped business center.
Charlotte, the on-site restaurant highly rated by Zagat Guide, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, serving American cuisine. Charlotte Lounge and Bar, located next to Charlotte Restaurant, serves cocktails and appetizers from noon to midnight. The Millennium Hotel is home to the 1903 landmark Hudson Theatre, available for meetings and conferences with a seating capacity from 200 to 700.
Millennium's well-equipped fitness center, located on the 19th floor, is open 24 hours daily and serves fresh fruit and water to guests.
Millennium Broadway
145 W. 44th St.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 768-4400
millenniumhotels.com
Renaissance New York Hotel
Renaissance Hotel has 305 soundproof guest rooms, starting on the fifth floor, with a AAA four-diamond rating. Each room includes three telephones, 37-inch flat-panel cable/satellite television, CD player, mini-bar, complimentary newspaper and high-speed Internet access (surcharge includes Internet, local calls and long-distance calls within America), granite-topped vanities, bathroom speakers with volume controls, phone in bathroom, bathrobes and refrigerators (upon request). A well-equipped business center is on the fourth floor.
Two Times Square Restaurant & Lounge on site provides a panoramic view of Times Square, serving American cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner in a casual setting. A casual lounge/bar serving American cuisine is open for lunch and dinner. Several excellent dining choices are nearby.
A fully equipped fitness center and health club is on the fourth floor. Bryant Park for hiking, bicycling and even Internet access is six blocks from the Renaissance. Central Park, 11 blocks to the north, offers guests walking, biking, running paths, birding and ice-skating.
Renaissance New York Hotel
Two Times Square
714 Seventh Ave.
New York, NY 10036
(212) 765-7676
marriott.com