Hotel Giraffe by Library Hotel CollectionvsThe Bryant Park Hotel
Both hotels are rated highly by professionals. On balance, The Bryant Park Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Hotel Giraffe by Library Hotel Collection. The Bryant Park Hotel comes in at #42 in New York City with endorsements from 15 sources like Time Out, Gayot and Frommer's.
Hotel Giraffe by Library Hotel Collection Show All Reviews
365 Park Ave S, New York City, NY 10016
From $220/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"These rooms invoke the sleek Art Moderne style of the 1920s and 1930s."
Frommer's
"In the fashionable Madison Park area, this hotel is a real charmer with a calm, intimate feel." Full review
Fodor's
"The decade-old Giraffe remains a consistent property with friendly service, large rooms, and lots of repeat customers, particularly business travelers." Full review
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Be sure to take time to relax at the open-air Rooftop Garden bar, which is open for drinks in the warmer months, although the garden is open year-round.
DK Eyewitness
"Perhaps the Flatiron District’s finest full-service luxury hotel, the rooms are decorated with custom furnishings invoking the Moderne style."
Time Out
"Part of Library Hotel Collection, which also runs the Library Hotel and Hotel Elysée, the Giraffe confines references to the titular animal to tasteful artwork." Full review
Gayot
"Hotel Giraffe is far more chic and fun than most nearby lodgings."
BlackBook
"Glitzy boutique from the peeps behind the Library, Elysée, and Casablanca. Not cheap, rooms a tad tiny, but only seven to a floor so you won't feel trapped in a hive."
Zagat
3.5
"This "nicely maintained" NoMad boutique leaves fans "very, very pleased" thanks to all the "little extras", including complimentary breakfast."
The Telegraph
7.0
"It’s not much to look at, but the location almost makes up for the rather soulless décor." Full review
Star Service
"With the subway a block away, everything is close at hand, and the chaos of Times Square is blissfully out of eye- and earshot. " Full review
The Bryant Park Hotel Show All Reviews
40 West 40th Street, New York City, NY 10018
From $134/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"This hotel – in the old American Radiator Building, a striking black-and-gold mix of Gothic and Deco architecture – shows off its edgy attitude in its stylish contemporary rooms."
Frommer's
"Falls into that hip/boutique category, with its whitewashed rooms filled with high-tech goodies." Full review
Concierge
"Close to the Seventh Avenue showrooms and just across the street from Bryant Park, the former location of New York's fashion shows, this modern hotel remains popular with the style crowd."
Fodor's
"A New York landmark in brown brick that towers over the New York Public Library and Bryant Park, this sleek hotel is still a Midtown hot spot." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The stunning American Radiator Building (with all the gold leaf) is home to minimalist design luxury across from Bryant Park."
Time Out
"When the shows and the shoots are done, the fashion and film folk flock to this luxe landing pad (it’s particularly busy during Fashion Week)." Full review
Star Service
"This minimalist boutique-hotel has a tradition of attracting style hounds and eager international tourists with an elan that few in its class can match." Full review
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For views of Bryant Park, request rooms in the -02 to -08 series.
Gayot
"A location alone... is enough of a selling point for travelers wishing to be in the center of New York City. But the hotel offers far more appeal than just its address."
BlackBook
"Rooms are gorgeous, spacious, comfortably modern and quiet, many with treetop park views."
Zagat
3.5
"Tucked in a near-"perfect" location close to Grand Central, this Midtowner puts you "awfully close to where you need to be" and provides "great" views."