Carnegie Hotel

What to expect: Occupying a vintage New York building with modern updates, the Carnegie Hotel hosts theatergoers, shoppers, and sightseers from around the world. The hotel, formerly an apartment house, opened in 1998. Small and intimate—five stories and just 20 rooms—the Carnegie is an appealing alternative to the city’s larger hotels.

Amenity highlights: Location is the star attraction, with Broadway just around the corner, Central Park one block north, Columbus Circle and the Time Warner Center two blocks away, and prestigious Fifth Avenue shops within four blocks. Guests can fuel up for the day with a complimentary Continental breakfast, including bagels, muffins, and croissants.

Insider tip: The Ansonia, an architectural gem, is on Broadway and West 73rd Street, a pleasant walk or short subway ride from the Carnegie Hotel. Opened in 1904 as an apartment hotel, the Ansonia featured a palm court and a lobby fountain with cavorting seals. Residents and guests included conductor Arturo Toscanini, composer Igor Stravinsky, and slugger Babe Ruth. Bette Midler began her singing career in the building’s Continental Baths (now closed).

This New York City hotel is a block from two subway stations, providing fast access to Times Square, the Empire State Building, and other top attractions. Carnegie Hall is three blocks away, and Lincoln Center is five blocks north.

Wireless Internet access is available in the lobby, which also offers a computer with high-speed Internet access (surcharges for both).

Self-parking:
$31–$35 ($41–$45 for SUVs or minivans) per 24 hours. Adjacent to hotel. No in/out privileges.
$18–$24/day in garage about eight blocks away for guests staying longer than one night (hotel delivers car after check-in).
Fees do not include tax and are subject to change without prior notification.

The Carnegie Hotel offers 20 guestrooms in a five-story building with elevators. Each room measures at least 400 square feet. Outfitted with antique-style furnishings, rooms include microwaves, compact refrigerators, safes, cable TV, and dial-up Internet access. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) may be available in some upper-floor rooms; signal strength varies. Tiled baths feature telephones and British Gilchrist & Soames toiletries. Rooms are nonsmoking.

The hotel serves a daily complimentary Continental breakfast with muffins, bagels, croissants, juice, coffee, and tea.

The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are numerous dining options within the surrounding area.

Nearby restaurants:
Carnegie Deli
Le Pain Quotidien
Angelo’s Pizzeria
Trattoria dell'Arte
Brooklyn Diner

Guests enjoy discounted access to a health club about three blocks away.

Central Park, one block from the Carnegie Hotel, encompasses 843 acres of meadows, woods, ravines, gardens, paths, and lakes in an emerald setting. Popular walking and running routes include Central Park Drive (closed to traffic during scheduled hours) and the path around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir. The Loeb Boathouse, on a 20-acre lake, rents rowboats and bicycles. The Wollman Memorial Skating Rink has ice-skating in the winter, in-line skating during the warmer months, and splendid views of the park and city year-round.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
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.