The St. Regis New YorkvsHotel Giraffe by Library Hotel Collection
Both Hotel Giraffe by Library Hotel Collection and The St. Regis New York are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, The St. Regis New York ranks significantly higher than Hotel Giraffe by Library Hotel Collection. The St. Regis New York comes in at #8 in New York City with recommendations from 18 reviewers including Time Out, Forbes Travel Guide and Insight Guides.
The St. Regis New York Show All Reviews
2 East 55th Street, New York City, NY 10022
From $845/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Michelin Guide
"This hotel specializes in all-out refinement... The ultimate taste of how the other half lives is the St. Regis' highly acclaimed butler service."
Concierge
"If Louis XVI were alive today and in the market for a New York pied-à-terre, this landmark on 55th at Fifth Avenue is the hotel he'd pick."
Fodor's
"World-class from head to toe, this 5th Avenue Beaux Arts landmark comes as close to flawless as any hotel in New York." Full review
Insight Guides
"One of the world’s legendary hostelries, built by Colonel John Jacob Astor just before he went down on the Titanic."
Oyster
Luxury
"The grand, century-old St. Regis is known for its extraordinary service... but the hotel has many other outstanding features." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This 1904 Beaux-Arts landmark is filled with luxury and old-world glamour, with chandeliers, expensive rugs, and a butler assigned to each floor."
Time Out
"Butlers still attend to your every need and the liberally gilded interior retains an air of old-school opulence." Full review
Gayot
"A walk through the marble-floored lobby of this 1904 Beaux Arts-style building is like taking a trip back to the Gilded Age."
BlackBook
"Marble, gold, crystal, tremendous bouquets, and white-gloved butler service."
Zagat
4.3
""Oozing old-world elegance", this "quiet and discreet" luxury hotel, located a block from Central Park, is "gorgeous inside and out"."
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