Library Hotel
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Located steps away from New York City's Bryant Park, Library Hotel is a welcoming boutique hotel that boasts 60 smoke-free rooms and over 6,000 books for guests to choose from for enlightenment or relaxation. Each of our floors are uniquely dedicated to one of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System, with several additional spaces thoughout for meetings and holiday gatherings. We also offer several holiday packages and various amenities including complimentary selections of coffees, teas, juices, cookies and fruits. And don't worry about maintaining your waistline during your stay with us - we also offer complimentary passes to the nearby New York Sports Club! Visit our website today to see more information on all of our exquisite packages for weddings, holidays, business, or private getaways. We can't wait to see you!
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In ShortThe property is filled with over 6,000 books, all arranged using the Dewey decimal system. Rooms are thematically designed based on book topics, including erotic literature, world culture, the paranormal, dinosaurs and more. Some suites have bay windows that look down onto Madison Avenue. All accommodations come equipped with bathrobes, VCRs, and loads of reading material. Every evening the hotel hosts a complimentary wine and cheese gathering in the second floor Reading Room.
Key Points
- Free European breakfast buffet
- Free wine & cheese 5-8 daily
- Free Wireless Internet access
The Inside Scoop
- Know Before You Go - The hotel's complimentary video library comprises the American Film Institute's top 100 films.
- The Extras - You can hold your business meeting in an executive conference room with windows on the 15th floor; the room accommodates 12. There's also a business center with computer stations.
Reviews for Library Hotel
The Library Hotel is a small boutique hotel who's theme is of course a library! located a block away from NYC library, this extremely clean, well decorated and professionally staffed hotel is amazing. Each floor's theme is from libraries all over this country, such as History, Art, Science, and each of the rooms per floor are a subset of the main topic with such varied choices as zoology, ancient history, photograpy,logic and even paranormal science. Food and drinks are available 24hrs a day, with a continental breakfast and an afternoon wine and cheese reception. All of this is included in the price of the room. The staff is professional and very freindly. Although some of the rooms are a little small, the decor makes up for it.
Posted 11/08/05 | Report Abuse
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after a hectic day of ny tourism, it was great to come back to the calm and comfort of the hotel to rejuvenate for the nightlife. location was FABOLOUS, service was nice, room was well done (small but with high ceilings and very nice bathroom). overall, LOVED IT.
Pros: location, great ambience, good service
Posted 11/11/04
This place is seriously cool even for NYC. Service was always nice and very agreeable. The outdoor rooftop garden is a wonderful escape. Rooms are small, but aren't most in the city? Enjoyed it and will return.
Pros: rooftop garden, amenities, service/staff
Cons: , cramped rooms
Posted 07/01/04
We had to go to a function at the Waldorf, but we didn't want to stay there, so we entered NY 10017 into Citysearch and this popped up as highly rated. It couldn't have been nicer. Just 60 rooms, but with a great location. Clean, quiet (for NY), and low-key with an amusing theme. Breakfast, included, was good. Nice indoor sitting area with cityviews and fireplace on the roof. We can't wait to go back. Our friends who stayed at the Plaza were jealous. We were not nickled and dimed, either. Free amenities like bottled water, afternoon wine, and videos to watch.
Pros: Generous, Warm Atmosphere, Quaint
Posted 03/19/04
The style is subdued but quite impressive.
Solemn and can get the right impact at the right time.
Worth staying here. Friendly staff.
Pros: Great Staff, Astonishing RoomIdeas, Friendly Staff
Posted 06/25/03
Just returned from a 5-night stay at the Library Hotel and can only say it enhanced my trip 100%. Previous reviewers had commented that the petite rooms were indeed petite, but I found the room to be a perfect size with beautiful mellow furnishings/bathroom to match. From our arrival to departure the staff were nothing but courteous, and when my partner ordered flowers to be delivered with our breakfast they were only too happy to oblige. The bed was thoughtfully turned down every night even if we had only been gone from our room for ? an hour. The breakfast was very enjoyable and tasty for a continental, but the highlight of their service was the evening cheese and wine reception held in the 2nd floor reading room. The only slight hitch to this hotel is that you never want to leave it to explore New York
Pros: Quite, atmosphere, decor
Posted 04/29/03
My boyfriend took me here for my birthday & it was great!!! I love the whole concept of each room having it's own theme!!! The decor is incredible, and even though our room was a little small, it didn't matter, all the furniture was VERY comfy! The service was perfect, when we checked in my boyfriend told them it was for my birthday & they gave us a coupon for a free bottle of wine to have in their resturant, which was also great! The service there was a little slow, but luckily we weren't in any hurry! The seperate reading rooms & upstairs rooms were awesome!! I highly recommend this place!!!
Posted 10/17/02
We have stayed here 5 times and love the intimate feeling as well as the amenities. While other hotels (i.e. Plaza) may offer more 'grand' entrances and old world charm, the Library can't be beat for it's combination of convenient location, value and 'intimate' and comfortable public spaces in the hotel. It has become "our place" to stay in NYC whenever we go! Also quite a romantic setting! I suggest a room service dinner in front of the fireplace!
Posted 10/11/02
This is one of my favorite hotels in Manhattan. It is near Times Square, without being in Times Square. It is tasteful, well-designed and feels very expensive. However, it can be pricey. The hotel is designed as an actual library. Look behind the front desk to see the old card catalogue files! Each room has it's own theme. It's a great idea for a hotel. Do not reserve the "petite room." It is quite petite.
Posted 08/29/02
A place for all bookworms, academic et al could find a serene oasis for hiding in when the world outside gets a tad bit harsh on ones nerves.
Posted 08/28/02
We have stayed at Library Hotel since it opened. Each visit we eagerly wait to find out in which literary category we'll be staying. We have been in Advertising, Photography and Erotic Literature just to name a few and, believe it or not, we've actually read, or at least glanced through, many of the books. The hotel and its staff could not be more delightful.
Posted 08/26/02
Got a room for my girlfriend's birthday and was very impressed. As far as little Manhattan boutique hotels go, this one should be the top of anyone's list. All the rooms are based on different sections in a library- Fantasy, Poetry, Greek Literature, etc... making every single room unique. Alos, ideal Midtown location just a block and a half away from Grand Central. All in all, highly recommended.
Pros: Decor, Location, Service
Posted 07/09/02
If you're going to be traveling to/from Grand Central, this hotel is super-convenient and a wonderful place to pamper yourself without the uber-cool, we're-too-chic attitude of some of the city's other boutique hotels. I loved the bookish theme (you can see the nearby NY Public Library from some windows), with great books in all the rooms and a "reading room" with a fireplace and additional books (including a solarium with poetry books). Get a cup of tea and some cookies from the breakfast/snack room on the 2nd floor and go unwind on the lovely outdoor terrace on the 14th floor. Room was very clean, nice dark-wood appointments, wood-slat blinds, silky sheets, free mineral water, desk, radio/CD player, a well-arranged bathroom with cool fixtures (magnifying mirror, Qtips, a jar of cotton balls, robe). Only drawback: nighttime construction noise outside.
Pros: lots of books
Cons: construction noise
Posted 05/15/02