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The Mark

The Mark is the hotel of the Upper East Side's museum mile. On the first Monday of May, when the Met holds its gala, half the guests of honour dress here and walk out of its door into the cameras.

Class
Five-star hotel
Opened
1927
Rooms
About 150 rooms and suites
Area
Madison Avenue at 77th Street

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    What sets The Mark apart

    1. Five blocks from the Met

      The Metropolitan Museum is seven minutes' walk up Fifth Avenue. The Frick Collection is the same distance south, and the Guggenheim fifteen minutes north.

    2. The interiors

      Jacques Grange redesigned the hotel in 2009, with a lobby floor in bold black and white stripes that has become its signature.

    3. The penthouse

      A suite on the top two floors with its own roof terrace, opened in 2015. At more than 900 square metres it is the largest hotel suite in the United States.

    4. The building

      Schwartz and Gross designed it in the Renaissance Revival style. It opened in 1927 as the Hyde Park Hotel, an apartment hotel.

    What it has

    • The Mark Restaurant
    • The Mark Bar
    • Hair salon
    • Fitness centre
    • Bicycles and pedicabs for guests

    Where The Mark is

    Address

    25 East 77th Street
    New York, NY 10075, United States

    Nearest subway

    77th Street, on the 6 line

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.

    From the Hyde Park to the Mark

    The Hyde Park Hotel opened in September 1927 and was sold at auction in the Depression. It became the Mark in 1988, was run for some years by the Mandarin Oriental group, and was bought by its present owners in 2006, who closed it for the redesign that gave it its look.

    The Mark: common questions

    Where is The Mark?
    At 25 East 77th Street, on the Upper East Side of New York. The nearest subway station is 77th Street, on the 6 line.
    Which museums and sights are near The Mark?
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art is 450 m away, Central Park is 650 m away, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is 950 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
    Does The Mark have a swimming pool?
    No. The Mark has no swimming pool.
    When did The Mark open?
    In 1927. It has about 150 rooms and suites.

    What visitors say about The Mark

    Rating from Google

    4.5

    949 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 7 October 2026.

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