The Sherry-Netherland
The Sherry-Netherland is an apartment house that takes guests. Only fifty of its rooms are let by the night, and staying in one is as close as a visitor comes to living on Fifth Avenue.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1927
- Rooms
- 50 rooms and suites
- Area
- Fifth Avenue at 59th Street
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What sets The Sherry-Netherland apart
A small hotel in a tall building
The tower has thirty-eight floors and 165 apartments owned by their residents. The hotel rooms are scattered among them, each furnished differently.
The lobby
A vaulted hall with painted ceilings, set with carved stone panels that came from the Vanderbilt mansion which stood across the avenue.
The spire
The roofline, with its gargoyles and a slender spire, hides the water tank. When it opened, at 171 metres, it was the tallest apartment hotel in the city.
The corner of the park
The door is on Fifth Avenue facing Grand Army Plaza, opposite the Plaza, at the south-east gate of Central Park.
What it has
- Harry Cipriani restaurant
- Lift attendants
- Fitness centre
- Hair salon
Where The Sherry-Netherland is
Address
781 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10022, United States
Nearest subway
Fifth Avenue-59th Street, on the N, R and W lines
Museums and sights nearby
- The Museum of Modern Art550 m
- Central Park1.1 km
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art1.8 km
- Empire State Building2.1 km
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum2.4 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
Built on the site of an Astor hotel
The Sherry-Netherland replaced the Hotel New Netherland, built for William Waldorf Astor in the 1890s. Schultze and Weaver designed it with Buchman and Kahn. While it was going up, in April 1927, the wooden scaffolding round the top caught fire and burned for twelve hours, in sight of half the city.
The apartments were sold to their residents in 1954, and the building has been run as a cooperative since.
The Sherry-Netherland: common questions
- Where is The Sherry-Netherland?
- At 781 Fifth Avenue, on the Upper East Side of 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 Sherry-Netherland?
- The Museum of Modern Art is 550 m away, Central Park is 1.1 km away, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is 1.8 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does The Sherry-Netherland have a swimming pool?
- No. The Sherry-Netherland has no swimming pool.
- When did The Sherry-Netherland open?
- In 1927. It has 50 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about The Sherry-Netherland
Rating from Google
Tickets and tours near The Sherry-Netherland
Things to do near The Sherry-Netherland
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 MoMA550 m awayMuseum, 2 to 3 hours, ticket
- 8See the skyline from Top of the Rock800 m awayMonument, 1 to 1.5 hours, ticket
- 18See the Frick's Vermeers in the house they were bought for850 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 Sherry-Netherland
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 Art500 m away
- P.J. Clarke's4.5Saloon, Midtown East700 m away
- Le Bernardin4.6Grand restaurant, Midtown, near Rockefeller Center850 m away
- Tavern on the Green4.4Restaurant in the park, Inside Central Park1.0 km away
Artists to see near The Sherry-Netherland
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
The Museum of Modern Art, 550 m away
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1.8 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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