Westin Essex House on Central Park

Pros: Location can't be topped in NYC
Cons: All parts of this hotel do not yet work together smoothly

The new St. Regis Club on the top 20 floors of the Essex House is one of the more recent entries into the NYC luxury sweepstakes. Whether or not it will win remains to be seen. Lobby and Public Rooms The St. Regis Club has a separate entranc ...

Pros: Spacious and beautiful rooms, attentive service, quality food, great location.
Cons: Price, slight sense of decline.

Luxury is Everything

This morning is my first day back from a massive business trip to New York, where I fought against an alleged Nor'Easter to try and present strategic research to 50 or so top execs. The upside of this Mission...

Pros: Great location, comfortable beds, fantastic service.
Cons: Rooms are just a little shabby, just do your research to get the best rates.

I traveled to New York the second week of June 2005 for business and discovered I intensely dislike New York but the Essex House at least made it bearable. I originally booked at room at the Marriott Marquis but changed my reservation when they ...

Pros: Great location, spacious rooms, amenities.
Cons: Pricey.

We almost always stay in the Sheraton Hotels whenever traveling. Especially once we had children, the extras meant everything - a refrigerator, coffee maker, larger bathroom, two beds or a spacious, comfy pull-out couch, in-house restaurant, etc.
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Pros: Location, service, furnishing
Cons: non encountered

I have been traveling to NYC for both business and leisure for many years and have stayed at many of the mid- and downtown hotels, including most of the Starwood (Westin, W, & Sheraton) and Marriott properties. By far my favorite is the Essex House,...

Pros: Great Location
Cons: Poor value, declining service

I have stayed many times over the years at the Essex House. Unfortunately it has now become "just another" hotel. Westin gives you points for staying, but the charm and character are gone. Most of the good staff have fleed, and they now charge you extra...

Pros: Location
Cons: Snooty staff, worn out, and not clean

On a recent visit to NYC I was unable to stay at my regular hotel (Parker Meridien) because a client was paying and had reserved my room at the Essex House. At first I was not upset, for I am always willing to try something new, but from the minute I...

Pros: nice entrance area into the hotel, good location
Cons: rooms and corridors need renovation

In New York for New Years 2003,

I had chosen to stay at the Essex House because of the millions of dollars in renovation that had been put into the hotel, the location, and the Art Deco decor that I had read about. However, I became soon...

Pros: Staff, Location, Restaurants, Comps.
Cons: Reservation system, Room assignment, Some hotel amenities

I was going down to NYC for a friday night on personal business. To get a hotel I used priceline the day before arrival. My bid was 125 for a 4 star hotel in midtown. I got the Essex House. I called their reservation system the next morning to try and arr ...

Pros: Great location , fantastic views of Central Park, beautiful classy rooms
Cons: Prices can be high for a room and some rooms seem a little outdated

Lobby - The lobby of the Essex House is supposed to be an Art Deco masterpiece and indeed the lobby is gorgeous. The marble floors and ceilings were beautiful.

Check-in - Check-in at the hotel was quick and we were upgraded to a room with a...

Pros: The service, the location, the bed
Cons: The awful room control system and those "hah-rubble" stumble lights

Cannot fault anything about this hotel. Perfect location opposite central park. Walking distance to the theatre and 5th ave. We were upgraded to a larger room without even asking. Towels changed twice a day. Huge flat screen TV on wall (had no time to ...

Pros: Great location, Westin service, and calm on Central Park make this a good choice
Cons: It's expensive unless you get a deal, and many rooms don't face the park

We stayed at the Essex House in summer, when Central Park was full of people, and the horse cabs stationed across the street gave a, shall we say, distinctive scent to the area. This is an intimate hotel, which now has turned the upper floors into part...

Pros: elegant lobby, great service, great location, great bathrooms
Cons: high prices, possibly small rooms

This hotel is great. Stayed there memorial weekend and had a great time. I cannot comment on value because I used starwood points to redeem a free night. The front desk personnel were very nice and accomodating. We got upgraded to a king room. The room...