The Peninsula
The Peninsula Hotel offers five star accommodation from its superb 5th Avenue location. It opened its doors to the public in 1988 but the building it is housed in is much older than that, being a Beaux-Arts construction built in 1905, so typical of this part of New York.
For the shopaholic, the Peninsula is the perfect place to stay as it is situated just a few minutes from the world’s grandest and busiest shopping area, the designer boutiques and household name department stores of 5th Avenue. The hotel is so close to all the action on 5th Avenue that you won’t need to carry all your purchases around with you. Just bring them back to the hotel and go back to the fray.
There are many other landmark sights of Manhattan close to the Peninsula. Central Park is practically on the doorstep and the Rockefeller Center and Times Square are both within walking distance.
To help its guests to learn more about the city they are visiting, the Peninsula has devised its own “Academy” which offers walking tours and other experiences.
Although this area of Manhattan has plenty for the visitor to see and do, there may come a time when you just want to stay in and take in some of the hotel’s amenities. For example, there is the Spa which offers all the usual beauty and therapeutic treatments for your body and skin. When you’ve done with all that pampering you can tire yourself out in the fitness centre. As well as the usual fitness machines you can try your hand at yoga, in the specially designed yoga studio. There is also a swimming pool, glass-enclosed to keep you warm when the weather turns nasty. Drinks are served at the poolside, adding to that holiday atmosphere.
Dining
The main restaurant at the Peninsula is the Fives. Here you can enjoy traditional American cuisine served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Bar at Fives offers lighter, pub style meals for lunch and dinner, and also a wide range of cocktails. Cocktails are also served in the Gotham Lounge, the place to go for that most English of meals, afternoon tea.
To complete the line-up of places to eat and drink at the Peninsula, there is the Salon de Ning. The Salon is situated on the roof and from the terrace you can delight in the panoramic views of the city whilst sipping a cocktail.
For a private tête-a-tête meal or when you want to watch a blockbuster movie on your room’s plasma TV whilst eating, the hotel offers guests a 24 hour room service.
The Peninsula’s rooms and suites are lavishly furnished and decorated, mainly in warm, neutral colours that most people will find relaxing after a hard day’s sightseeing. The features listed below are shared by all the room categories.
- marble bathrooms
- subdued atmospheric lighting
- hairdryer
- bathrobes and slippers
- telephone
- Peninsula bathtub TVs
- A control panel at the bedside for lights, heating and entertainment
Superior Room - 370 square feet / 34 square metres
These very spacious rooms are found on floors 4 to 20. They all have a view of the courtyard. In addition to the standard facilities, there is a 27 inch flat screen TV, DVD and CD players, a fully stocked minibar, safe and free wireless and wired internet. The room also has a large work desk complete with a fax machine.
Deluxe Room – 440 square feet / 34 square metres
Also found on floors 4 to 20, these larger rooms have views of the interior and of 55th street. There are the same amenities as in the Superior Room except that the TV is a 42 inch flat screen plasma version. There is also an iPod docking station.
Grand Luxe Room – 480 square feet / 45 square metres
These generous sized rooms are found throughout floors 4 to 20. The features are as found in the Deluxe Room. Views are of 5th Avenue or 55th Street.
Suites
All of the Peninsula’s suite categories are lavishly appointed. For the convenience and pleasure of occupants, a feature of them all is the use of a chauffeur driven Mini Cooper S Clubman for up to 3 hours per day for shopping trips or sightseeing.
Junior Suite – 575 square feet / 53 square metres
These are the smallest sized suites at the Peninsula and are found on floors 4 to 18. There is an option of one or two bedrooms. The rooms are open plan and the corner situation provides views of 5th Avenue, Central Park and the Rockefeller Center.
Disclaimer
Room pictures may differ from the actual room you receive. Hotel information contained in www.lowcostUSA.co.uk is based on advice from the hotel proprietors concerned and was cleared for accuracy at the time of publication. Whilst every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of such information, the publishers and their staff and contributors can accept no responsibility for the consequences of any action based on information or advice contained herein.
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