(Rates from $169.00)
Excelsior Hotel
New York hotel across from Museum of Natural History
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General Information
What to expect: The smoke-free Excelsior Hotel features a French-country motif that is exemplified by a marble lobby with dark-wood paneling, formal window treatments, gilt-edged sofas, and crystal chandeliers.
Amenity highlights: Full buffet breakfasts (surcharges) are offered daily in a library-like breakfast room with plasma television and table games. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available throughout the hotel. Guests can print from laptop computers anywhere in hotel to the hotel's printer (surcharges apply). |
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Insider tip: Zabar's, the Upper West Side's famed food emporium, is 2.5 blocks west at Broadway and West 80th Street.
Property 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 a smoke-free property.
- Concierge desk
- Fitness facilities
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Conference room(s)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Banquet facilities
- Business center
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Audio-visual equipment
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Number of rooms: 16
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Express check- in
- Number of suites: 199
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tour assistance
- Medical assistance available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Shoe shine
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Smoke-free property
- Wireless (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Self parking
- Wheelchair accessible
Rooms
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The Excelsior Hotel offers 199 guestrooms and suites in a 16-story building. Decor, including damask down comforters (bedspreads) 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 and video check-out. Bathrooms contain shower/tubs, pedestal sinks, and floral accent tiles. Guests can print (surcharge) from laptop computers anywhere in the hotel, including rooms and suites, to the hotel's printer.
All accommodations are nonsmoking units.
Room Amenities
- Wireless Internet access
- Premium television channel(s)
- Cable/satellite television channels
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access (surcharge)
- Voice mail
- Television Internet access
- Multi-line phone
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Wake-up calls
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathroom phone
- Shower/tub combination
- Makeup/shaving mirror
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Pillowtop mattress
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- In-room safe
- Non-smoking only
- Satellite television service
- Wireless high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Dining
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Excelsior Library - Buffet breakfasts (surcharges) daily in library-like breakfast room with plasma TV, electric fireplace, table games. The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
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Recreation
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Central Park, a half-block east of the Excelsior Hotel, offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including ball fields, tennis courts, rowboat rentals, horseback riding, and miles of trails for hiking, biking, running, and in-line skating. Rockefeller Center's skating rink, 1.5 miles south, opens in winter, as does Central Park's Wollman Rink. Upper West Side athletic clubs offer swimming, racquet sports, and exercise classes.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Ice skating nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
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 and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon