The Plaza
The Plaza stands where Fifth Avenue meets Central Park, behind a fountain, and looks like a French château eighteen floors high. It has been in more films and books than any other hotel in the city.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1907
- Rooms
- 282 rooms and suites
- Area
- Fifth Avenue at Central Park South
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What sets The Plaza apart
The corner of the park
The hotel faces Grand Army Plaza on one side and Central Park on the other. The carriages wait across the street, and the Mall and Bethesda Terrace are fifteen minutes' walk into the park.
The Palm Court
A room of palms and marble columns under a stained-glass ceiling, where afternoon tea has been served since the hotel opened.
Eloise
The six-year-old heroine of Kay Thompson's books of the 1950s lives on the top floor. Her portrait hangs off the lobby, and the hotel has a suite done up in her pink.
The building
Henry Janeway Hardenbergh designed it in the style of the French Renaissance, in white brick and marble under a green mansard roof. It is a National Historic Landmark.
What it has
- The Palm Court
- Champagne Bar
- Spa
- Fitness centre
- Butler service
- Shops
Where The Plaza is
Address
768 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10019, United States
Nearest subway
Fifth Avenue-59th Street, on the N, R and W lines
Museums and sights nearby
- The Museum of Modern Art450 m
- Central Park1.1 km
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art1.9 km
- Empire State Building2.0 km
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum2.4 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
A century at the top of Fifth Avenue
The present Plaza opened on 1 October 1907, on the site of an earlier hotel of the same name. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald drank here, Truman Capote gave his Black and White Ball in its ballroom in 1966, and the Beatles stayed on their first visit to America in 1964.
After a renovation completed in 2008 much of the building became apartments, and the hotel now has 282 rooms. It has belonged to the Qatari company Katara Hospitality since 2018.
The Plaza: common questions
- Where is The Plaza?
- At 768 Fifth Avenue, in Midtown Manhattan, New York. The nearest subway station is Fifth Avenue-59th Street, on the N, R and W lines.
- Which museums and sights are near The Plaza?
- The Museum of Modern Art is 450 m away, Central Park is 1.1 km away, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is 1.9 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does The Plaza have a swimming pool?
- No. The Plaza has no swimming pool, though it has a spa.
- When did The Plaza open?
- In 1907. It has 282 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about The Plaza
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Tickets and tours near The Plaza
Things to do near The Plaza
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 MoMA450 m awayMuseum, 2 to 3 hours, ticket
- 8See the skyline from Top of the Rock750 m awayMonument, 1 to 1.5 hours, ticket
- 18See the Frick's Vermeers in the house they were bought for950 m awayMuseum, 1.5 to 2 hours, ticket
- 4Walk through Central Park1.1 km awayGarden, 2 to 4 hours, free
Where to eat near The Plaza
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 Art450 m away
- Le Bernardin4.6Grand restaurant, Midtown, near Rockefeller Center700 m away
- P.J. Clarke's4.5Saloon, Midtown East800 m away
- Tavern on the Green4.4Restaurant in the park, Inside Central Park900 m away
Artists to see near The Plaza
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
The Museum of Modern Art, 450 m away
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1.9 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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