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Property Amenities
Across the street from Central Park, Jumeirah Essex House sits in the heart of Manhattan's cultural and business core, two blocks from Fifth Avenue shopping, 5 blocks from Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and 12 blocks from Broadway theaters. A courtesy car offers drop-off service from the hotel within a 10-block radius (first come, first served).
The hotel, first opened in 1931, has completed a $90 million renovation (spring 2007) to its lobby, guestrooms, and suites that pays homage to its Art Deco heritage. An artist-in-residence program highlights commissioned works by Korean photographer Atta Kim and American painter Mark Innerst. The Heart of Central Park exhibition showcases photography in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York and Magnum Photos.
Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park also features a spa with separate men's and women's relaxation lounges, saunas and steam rooms, 1,000 square feet of well-equipped fitness space, and personal training. Nail and facial treatments are also offered. Additional amenities include a 24-hour business center and event and function space.
The hotel's South Gate restaurant overlooks Central Park and offers seasonally inspired American cuisine along with a 1,200-selection wine list. The Lobby Lounge offers casual meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Rooms
Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park offers 509 guestrooms and suites with marble bathrooms in a 40-story building. Renovated spring 2007, rooms feature custom-designed furniture with alligator-print leather accents, honey-toned cabinetry, lush carpets, and amber-colored glass vessel bathroom sinks.
Beds include pillowtop mattresses, down comforters (bedspreads), and nonallergenic down pillows. Desks offer wireless Internet connections (surcharge) and two-line speakerphones. TVs include cable/satellite channels and DVD players.
Additional amenities include designer toiletries, bathrobes, slippers, bathroom scales, and bathroom telephones. In-room massages are available.
Room Amenities
Dining
South Gate Restaurant and Bar adds a new dimension to the Central Park South dining landscape. Featuring celebrated chef Kerry Heffernan’s outstanding Modern American cuisine, South Gate offers a distinctive and seasonally-inspired menu.
Recently, South Gate’s chefs have partnered with farms throughout New York and New England to create a new tavern menu featuring locally-sourced cheeses and charcuterie.
South Gate continues to revolutionize the dining experience as the first New York restaurant to launch the new iPad wine tablet. Dufeu, South Gates sommelier, will use this interactive touch-screen handheld device to educate patrons on the 700 bottle seasonal wine list.
Recreation
Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park provides a 1,000-square-foot fitness facility that is well-equipped and adjacent to men's and women's lounges with saunas and steam rooms.
Central Park, across the street from Jumeirah Essex House, offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including ball fields, rowboat rentals, and miles of trails for hiking, biking, running, and in-line skating. Rockefeller Center's skating rink, nine blocks south, opens in winter, as does Central Park's Wollman Rink. A golf driving range is located at Chelsea Piers sports/entertainment complex on the Hudson River 1.75 miles away.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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out of 578 reviews
“Jumeirah Essex The Best Choice!!”
Awesome Location, right accross from Central Park, extremely Safe area! Fabulous Service, very accomodating Staff, rooms cleaned 2X a day! Beautiful rooms. I am extremely picky on where I stay and I would stay here again in a heart Beat!!!
“Great time!”
My husband & I stayed at the Essex House over 4th of July weekend. We really enjoyed our stay. The front desk gentleman was super nice at check in. We ordered room service one night and they forgot the cheese for my husband's burger. We waited a little while for the cheese and it was because they made him a whole new burger (-: We want to go back soon!
“Essex House-Central Park”
Hotel has relatively small lobby. The porters and staff are professional and excellent. The bell men and porters even wear white gloves and give a very "safe" feeling to the lobby and elevator hall. There is a car available for use within 10 blocks that we had no trouble gaining access to. There are never maid carts blocking the halls and the service was wonderful. The beds are very comfortable and the decor is tasteful..
“Very impressed”
I had a great holiday on Jumerah Essex House.
“WHat a great stay”
We stayed in the Manhattan Junior Suite and had a City view. Room was quite spacious for 3 (11 year old son slept on pull out sofa). Very cool room controls from the phone (lights & hvac). Very friendly staff. Great location on Central Park South. Highly recommend!
“M. E. Crawford”
Excellent hotel, great location, spacious and comfortable rooms and staff who were helpful and freindly without being too familiar. I will stay here next time I am in NYC.
“Food”
We used room service and ate at the buffet for breakfast. The food was consistently exceptional.
“very enjoyable stay...would return”
The only reason I rated "hotel service" a 4 instead of a 5, was due to one breakfast where service was not up to overall excellence of hotel.
“Can't wait to go back.”
Exceptional service and great location.
“Gorgous rooms, Beware of construction!”
The room at the Jumeirah Essex house is state of the art. It has an advanced lighting system which is very convenient. The room was spacious and we had a great view of Central Park and the skyline. The service is fantastic and the buffet served in the morning is delicious. The only negative about our stay was the construction. The first morning we woke up to hammering and drilling right outside our room! Upon our request they moved our room and we had no problems the rest of the stay.
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The closest major airports to Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park are:
New York, NY (TSS-East 34th Street Heliport) - 2.8 km / 1.7 mi
New York, NY (JRB-Downtown Manhattan Heliport) - 7.7 km / 4.8 mi
New York, NY (LGA-LaGuardia) - 9 km / 5.6 mi
Newark, NJ (EWR-Liberty Intl.) - 18.8 km / 11.7 mi
New York, NY (JFK-John F. Kennedy Intl.) - 21.4 km / 13.3 mi
The preferred airport for Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park is New York, NY (LGA-LaGuardia).
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.
