Editorial Review
This 17-story hotel with a richly carved stone-and-brick façade was formerly home to writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Its prime location in the Murray Hill neighborhood in midtown Manhattan is less than eight blocks from attractions such as the Empire State, Chrysler, and United Nations buildings.
The hotel has 135 guestrooms. All rooms have dark-wood furnishings and large windows that open, some with views of the Empire State or Chrysler buildings. Studios and one-bedroom suites feature kitchenettes with refrigerators, two-burner stovetops, sinks, coffeemakers, cookware, and cutlery. Standard rooms have pantries with refrigerators, microwaves, and coffeemakers. Blue-tiled bathrooms have shower/tub combinations. Additional amenities include trouser presses, cable TVs, in-room safes, voice mail, and complimentary high-speed Internet access. There is even coin operated laundry machines available. Guests have complimentary access to a fitness center at the hotel’s partner property.
