Two New York landmarks, a 1907 château and an 1883 office block, and neither has a pool. The Plaza, from about $1,170 plus a $65 nightly fee, if you want Central Park across the road, tea under the Palm Court's stained glass and a spa upstairs; The Beekman, from about $505 plus $45.89 a night, if you would rather be in the Financial District under a nine-storey atrium of cast-iron galleries, with Tom Colicchio's Temple Court and Daniel Boulud's Le Gratin downstairs.
Hardenbergh's 1907 château on the corner of Central Park, where the Palm Court still serves tea under stained glass.
$$$$From about $1,170 a night
Choose The Plaza if
A first New York trip
Milestone birthdays
Eloise fans and their parents
Central Park mornings
The catch
The entry rooms do not face Central Park or Fifth Avenue. The Plaza King and Deluxe rooms look over the inner courtyard or 58th Street, and in January the Carnegie suites, with a partial park view, and the Pulitzer suites, over Fifth Avenue, cost more than $1,000 a night above them.
An 1883 office block built round a nine-storey atrium of cast-iron galleries, an interior landmark since 2024, with Colicchio and Boulud restaurants downstairs.
$$$From about $505 a night
Choose The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel if
Design hotels
Architecture lovers
Downtown sightseeing
Cocktails and jazz brunch
The catch
Laissez Faire, the club in the cellar, plays until 4am on Fridays and Saturdays, and The Bar Room serves until 1am, so low floors hear the weekend.
Two New York landmarks, a 1907 château and an 1883 office block, and neither has a pool. The Plaza, from about $1,170 plus a $65 nightly fee, if you want Central Park across the road, tea under the Palm Court's stained glass and a spa upstairs; The Beekman, from about $505 plus $45.89 a night, if you would rather be in the Financial District under a nine-storey atrium of cast-iron galleries, with Tom Colicchio's Temple Court and Daniel Boulud's Le Gratin downstairs.
Good questions about The Plaza vs The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel
The Plaza or The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel?
Two New York landmarks, a 1907 château and an 1883 office block, and neither has a pool. The Plaza, from about $1,170 plus a $65 nightly fee, if you want Central Park across the road, tea under the Palm Court's stained glass and a spa upstairs; The Beekman, from about $505 plus $45.89 a night, if you would rather be in the Financial District under a nine-storey atrium of cast-iron galleries, with Tom Colicchio's Temple Court and Daniel Boulud's Le Gratin downstairs.
Is The Plaza worth it?
Book The Plaza to sleep inside the château on the corner of Central Park, take tea in the Palm Court and be in the park before breakfast. Pay the small step to a Terrace Room King, and keep the park view for a suite budget, since even the Carnegie suites see it only in part. A famous, classic and very expensive hotel on the corner of Central Park, where the public rooms and the address are the point and the entry rooms face away from the park. Expect company in the lobby and the Palm Court, and expect to pay for the name.
Does The Plaza have a pool or a beach?
There is no pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Is The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel worth it?
Book The Beekman for a landmarked Victorian atrium, with the Brooklyn Bridge and the 9/11 Memorial on foot. Pay up to a Premium King on a high floor, and make the bar downstairs your night out rather than your alarm clock. Design and history are the whole argument: an 1883 office block wrapped round a nine-storey atrium of cast-iron galleries, with two big-name kitchens downstairs and a busy public bar on the floor of it. It is lively rather than restful, and there is no spa or pool.
Does The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel have a pool or a beach?
There is no pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
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