The Peninsula New York
The building went up in 1905 as the Gotham Hotel, to stand beside the grandest club in the city. Since 1988 it has been the New York house of the Peninsula group of Hong Kong.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1905
- Rooms
- 241 rooms and suites
- Area
- Fifth Avenue at 55th Street
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What sets The Peninsula New York apart
The pool on the roof
A glass pavilion added above the old roofline holds the swimming pool and the spa, with Fifth Avenue twenty floors below.
The roof terrace
A bar on the roof, open to the sky in the warmer months, looks straight down the avenue.
The building
Twenty-three floors of limestone and granite by Hiss and Weekes, designed to match the University Club next door.
Fifth Avenue
MoMA is two blocks south and Central Park four blocks north. St Patrick's Cathedral and Rockefeller Center are a short walk down the avenue.
What it has
- Rooftop swimming pool
- Spa
- Roof terrace bar
- Clement restaurant
- Fitness centre
Where The Peninsula New York is
Address
700 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10019, United States
Nearest subway
Fifth Avenue/53rd Street, on the E and M lines
Museums and sights nearby
- The Museum of Modern Art200 m
- Central Park1.4 km
- Empire State Building1.7 km
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art2.2 km
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum2.7 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
From the Gotham to the Peninsula
The Gotham Hotel opened on 1 October 1905. It was sold within three years, having failed to obtain a licence to serve drink because it stood too near a church, and changed hands many times over the following decades.
It was rebuilt inside in the 1980s, when the glass floors were added on the roof, and became the Peninsula in 1988.
The Peninsula New York: common questions
- Where is The Peninsula New York?
- At 700 Fifth Avenue, in Midtown Manhattan, New York. The nearest subway station is Fifth Avenue/53rd Street, on the E and M lines.
- Which museums and sights are near The Peninsula New York?
- The Museum of Modern Art is 200 m away, Central Park is 1.4 km away, Empire State Building is 1.7 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does The Peninsula New York have a swimming pool?
- Yes. It has a swimming pool under glass on the roof, with a spa beside it.
- When did The Peninsula New York open?
- In 1905. It has 241 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about The Peninsula New York
Rating from Google
Tickets and tours near The Peninsula New York
Things to do near The Peninsula New York
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 6Stand in front of The Starry Night at MoMA200 m awayMuseum, 2 to 3 hours, ticket
- 8See the skyline from Top of the Rock450 m awayMonument, 1 to 1.5 hours, ticket
- 9See a Broadway show950 m awayShow, 2.5 to 3.5 hours, square free, ticket for a show
- 12Go up SUMMIT One Vanderbilt from Grand Central1.0 km awayMonument, 2 to 2.5 hours, ticket, station free
Where to eat near The Peninsula New York
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in New York. Distances are in a straight line.
- The Modern4.6Museum restaurant, Inside the Museum of Modern Art150 m away
- Le Bernardin4.6Grand restaurant, Midtown, near Rockefeller Center550 m away
- P.J. Clarke's4.5Saloon, Midtown East700 m away
- Grand Central Oyster Bar4.2Oyster bar, Inside Grand Central Terminal1.0 km away
Artists to see near The Peninsula New York
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
The Museum of Modern Art, 200 m away
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2.2 km away
- Hans Holbein the Younger
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- El Greco
- Caravaggio
- Diego Velázquez
- Rembrandt
- Johannes Vermeer
- Francisco Goya
- Jacques-Louis David
- Edgar Degas
- Winslow Homer
- Paul Cézanne
- Claude Monet
- Henri Rousseau
- Paul Gauguin
- Vincent van Gogh
- John Singer Sargent
- Gustav Klimt
- Henri Matisse
- Pablo Picasso
- Edward Hopper
- Jackson Pollock
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