The Surrey
The Surrey was built for people who lived in hotels, and its guests over the years included Bette Davis and John F. Kennedy. It stands in the quietest part of the Upper East Side, among the art dealers.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1926
- Rooms
- 100 rooms and suites
- Area
- Madison Avenue at 76th Street
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What sets The Surrey apart
Between the museums
The Metropolitan Museum is ten minutes' walk north along the park and the Frick Collection ten minutes south. The side streets round the hotel are lined with galleries.
The restoration
The building was closed for several years and reopened in October 2024, with interiors by the designer Martin Brudnizki and a collection of contemporary art on its walls.
A hundred rooms
Seventy rooms and thirty suites. It is a small house, run by the Corinthia group of Malta as its first hotel in North America.
What it has
- Casa Tua restaurant
- Bar
- Spa
- Fitness centre
Where The Surrey is
Address
20 East 76th StreetNew York, NY 10021, United States
Nearest subway
77th Street, on the 6 line
Museums and sights nearby
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art550 m
- Central Park550 m
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.1 km
- The Museum of Modern Art1.8 km
- Empire State Building3.4 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
A residence hotel of the 1920s
The Surrey opened in 1926 as a residence hotel, a building of serviced apartments let by the season to people who preferred not to keep house. It closed in 2020, was sold, and reopened in October 2024 under the Corinthia name.
The Surrey: common questions
- Where is The Surrey?
- At 20 East 76th 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 Surrey?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art is 550 m away, Central Park is 550 m away, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is 1.1 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does The Surrey have a swimming pool?
- No. The Surrey has no swimming pool, though it has a spa.
- When did The Surrey open?
- In 1926. It has 100 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about The Surrey
Rating from Google
Tickets and tours near The Surrey
Things to do near The Surrey
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 18See the Frick's Vermeers in the house they were bought for450 m awayMuseum, 1.5 to 2 hours, ticket
- 2Spend a morning at the Met550 m awayMuseum, 3 to 4 hours, ticket
- 4Walk through Central Park550 m awayGarden, 2 to 4 hours, free
- 13Walk down the spiral of the Guggenheim1.1 km awayMuseum, 1.5 to 2 hours, ticket
Where to eat near The Surrey
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in New York. Distances are in a straight line.
- Café Sabarsky4.3Viennese café, Inside the Neue Galerie850 m away
- Tavern on the Green4.4Restaurant in the park, Inside Central Park1.1 km away
- P.J. Clarke's4.5Saloon, Midtown East1.7 km away
- Barney Greengrass4.4Appetizing shop and restaurant, Upper West Side1.8 km away
Artists to see near The Surrey
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 550 m 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
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1.1 km away
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