Le Meridien New York, Central Park

Easy to check in with Arturo or front desk. Carlos was super helpful with luggage storage while we went out for lunch. Excellent rooms with great AC, nice and cold. Paris restaurant and rooftop were great

Yes, I booked this hotel with a free night award. I am titanium for years. No upgrade offered, no breakfast offered. They do give you $25 credit to use which I would have used towards breakfast but since I am here for only one night it says on brochure can’t use on day of departure. If I check in late it’s a useless benefit. They could learn from St Regis down the block how to treat there loyal members. Next time in the city will stay at the Hyatt across the street

Had stayed here before as location is perfect. Rooms are clean and great shower. Quite small even for premium rooms but then it's NY!! I go out early for breakfast (Viand was good) and eat out so don't use most of the hotel facilities. I have been to rooftop bar in the past and it was fine. So in terms of the overall ambience...fine. However (and should have seen this last year!) there is a charge of £119 added to my visa. I checked out early so had no receipt. It appears from here that it's a destination fee that includes various things. However, this was not fully explained. At check in I was told I could get a drink at bar and a few other things and I said I'd think about it not realising it is mandatory. I certainly received no special card or anything to use. I arrived on Sat and left on Tues early. Rooftop bar is shut on Sun and Mon!!!!!. So couldn't use the facilities anyway. So it's obviously in small print and more fool me but I paid as part of a flight/holiday so naively thought bar the odd city tax the price was what I paid up front. Dress it up any way you like it's duplicitous. So think I will go elsewhere.

Had a lovely trip! Eduardo was great at check in, we got an upgrade which was lovely! I ended up forgetting something in the room and the concierge Asimina was so kind to ship promptly to me ... meant a lot and I will definitely be back! Jenny

I’d been wanting to book this hotel a number of times but the reviews scared me away. I took a chance, and we booked two nights on points, as we needed to be near Central Park for an event. I successfully used my NUA’s and got upgraded to a city view suite, which was a great way to start. We walked by the hotel the day before and we checked in and stopped in to ask about luggage storage or early checkin the next day, Melissa at the front counter was great and suggested we call the next morning, which we did, and were told a room was available and we could come right over. The lobby area itself is small, but appears recently renovated. It’s not a wide hotel. Bryan checked us in and was very helpful explaining the amenities. Bonvoy members note - they don’t offer a lounge or breakfast, but rather bonus points. They are also doing what a lot of other NYC hotels do and charge a “destination fee” of $45. You do get a $25 credit to use for food drinks etc, and there are other things you can do it NYC they will reimburse you for the fee, but I’m firmly against these charges. The room itself was very large suite on the 20th floor, called a “city view” as in typical NYC fashion a building went up across the street blocking the Central Park views. That being said, we still did to see a bit of Central Park. The room had a seperate living area with water station, a little nook with coffee and a fridge, couch, table, TV, etc. A sliding door led to the bedroom area with a very comfortable bed, wall mounted TV and access to the ensuite bathroom. The bathroom was really unique and I wasn’t sure when I saw pics if I’d like the tiles with the green accents, but I actually did. The bathroom was large with double vanities, malin Goetz amenities, a walk in shower with a porthole window for those shower views and a seperate enclosed toilet. Great water pressure and hot water unlike the previous NYC hotel we had just stayed at. The room is definitely showing its age, with some minor touch ups needed, but overall the size and natural light and comfort more than made up for it. One issue arose when I asked for another blanket. I called front desk and got put on hold then accidentally hung up. I used the app to message them, and didn’t receive a reply for almost an hour. They apologized and said they’d send one up immediately. Another hour went by and no blanket. I messaged again and they responded that it had been sent. I checked the hall and didn’t see a blanket, and no one came to the room. I told them it was getting late and not to bother. They immediately without prompting sent me 5000 Marriott points. The next day we asked again and got it immediately. Gym is in the basement, which was great for hot days. Not a ton of equipment owing to its small size but had what we needed. Paris restaurant had great servers and staff. Had breakfast there one morning and dessert and drinks the night before. Be warned it’s pricy, but it’s NYC. All in all it was a great experience minus the blanket hiccup. Melissa Bryan and Carlos were always happy and helpful. I’d stay again if in that area and the price / points was appropriate.