Location. The Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park is located in New York City, N.Y., between Central Park and Broadway. The Central Park Zoo is less than six blocks from the hotel. The Museum of Modern Art and Rockefeller Center are within nine blocks. Times Square is less than one mile from this Midtown Manhattan hotel.
Hotel Features. Upon check in at the Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park, guests are offered warm towels placed in a gold basket. The lobby is scented with fresh flowers and features marble floors with vibrantly colored rugs, contemporary furnishings, stately pillars and Art Deco flourishes. South Gate restaurant features the culinary artistry of celebrated chef Kerry Hefferman. The restaurant serves seasonally inspired American cuisine and offers more than 1,200 wines. The Art Deco style Lobby Lounge serves a selection of sandwiches and appetizers. The hotel offers 11,000 square feet of meeting and event space, some featuring chandeliers and pastoral murals. Recreation includes a fitness center outfitted with cardiovascular and weight training machines. Personal trainers offer exercise instruction. The spa offers massage treatments, steam baths and saunas.
Guestrooms.The Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park offers 509 Art Deco style guestrooms decorated with custom designed alligator print leather accents and honey toned wood veneers. Cabinetry features leather bound handles. Beds include pillowtop mattresses, down comforters and down pillows. Accommodations feature rich, red leather framed mirrors and white leather ottomans with hammered nail studs. Window blinds are patterned in a leaf motif evocative of Central Park. Tech savvy enhancements include flat panel televisions, and high speed wired and wireless Internet access, for a fee.
Expert Tip. The hotel, in association with Central Park, offers Central Park walking tours that include audio podcasts, maps and interactive guides. The tours target some of the parks most photogenic and historic sites.
Rates:
243.42 - 1750 USD
Year Property Opened: 1931
Year Property Renovated: 1999
Number Of Rooms: 509
Number Of Floors: 39
Check In Time: 3 p.m.
Check Out Time: 12 p.m.
Amenities:
Fitness Facility
In House Dining
In House Bar
Children Allowed
Pets Allowed
Data Ports
Meeting Rooms
Business Center
Mini Bar In Room
Hair Dryer
Family Rooms
Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park
160 Central Park S
New York, NY 10019
Driving Directions:
From LaGuardia Airport:
Approximate distance to the hotel is eight miles.
Take Grand Central Parkway West to I 278 West.
Exit to SR 25A and turn right on Queens Plaza North.
Continue on Queensboro Bridge and exit 2nd Avenue South.
Continue off exit onto 60th Street.
Turn left on 5th Avenue.
Turn right on West 59th Street (Central Park South).