I reviewed the St. Regis New York back in 2014, when the hotel's public facilities were still being renovated. While I had stayed at the St. Regis before, Ford hadn't, and I knew he'd love it. This is a Category 7 SPG property, meaning that a free night redemption costs 35,000 Starpoints per night. I…
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What did Ford think you were going to NY for, since he knew about that part of the trip?
Since I am from NYC I am not in touch with the hotel market there. The entire hotel seems designed for old-money folks. The prices at breakfast are ludicrous and stupid for anyone who cares about the value of their dollars to actually pay (and I say this as someone who loves fine dining and goes to numerous 1-3 Michelin starred restaurants each month). But then again I am assuming most people who stay here either have their breakfast included or don't actually care about how much money they spend on breakfast.
This review brought back fond memories of my two stays there back in 2004, when SPG had a fall promotion giving a free weekend night at any property after staying several nights at any other SPG property. I laughed as I lugged my cheap carry-on from Marshalls into a lobby full of Louis Vuitton-carrying guests. And I laughed again when the butler rang the doorbell! Champagne taste on a beer budget, indeed!
Thanks for the review. We are planning a stay here (first since the renovation) in 2018 and appreciate the descriptions and photos with the updated styling. The suite certainly is cleaner and more current for classical styling than it was on our last stay. From then to now, our favorite in NYC actually has been the Chatwal...but we are looking forward to returning here to the original StR and seeing how it now compares.
Thats sooooooooo expensive for breakfast....I'd rather spend that eating out in one of the millions of restaurants NYC has to offer
The layout of that room is strikingly familiar. It reminds me of the layout of our room at St. Regis Langkawi with the only difference being that the NY hotel has a guest bathroom and Langkawi didn't but Langkawi of course had a balcony being that it's a beach resort.
Did you learn the true meaning of the famous mural in the King Cole Bar?
Also, I'm relieved to hear you didn't have to spend 43 bucks on that pared down Denny's Grand Slam. Absolute ripoff! The ingredients on that plate are worth about $2.00.
What room type did you book and what were you upgraded to at booking? and finally what suite type did you get... one of the great deals is the third night free here, booking a grande luxe room and getting a confirmed at booking upgrade an Astor suite....
FDW
Stayed 4 nights late April for our Anniversary. This review is spot on. Great hotel & great service. Yes expensive but worth it. We were able to get 2 of our nights at $225/my + 15,000 points. The other 2 were 32,500 puts or about $1000/not with tax. We used points. SPG/Marriott Platinum. Great upgrade and same benefits like Lucky's.
This used to be a points blog. Now you just waste the money you earn from your readers on flying and staying in $1000/night all-paid hotels.
Thank you for selecting the bagels and Shakshuka for breakfast as they were the two items I would have ordered. To those who are surprised by the menu prices, one needs to consider the silver (literally) service, ambiance and quality of ingredients used in creating the breakfast - these prices are not outrageous in that context.
@carrie I can get that same service and better quality food for half the price in many New York City restraunts. 15 dollars for juice? Those ingredients cost them a couple of dollars max not anything very high end/
Bloody Mary was invented at Harry's New York bar in Paris and they still make a very fine one to this day. Well worth a visit.
Ben and all,
Was great. Emphasizing Was. Although quite pretentious before, still one could use points and have a nice 2 nite stay.
The breakfast was great many years ago. Eggs Benedict was special. As many in this column noticed the poor quality, it is true, we stayed a year ago and extremely disappointing. In fact they had to make our orders over 3 times, regardless the quality has gone.
Did anyone notice Ben's pieces of fruit welcome amenity? $1,000 per nite?
Were there other guests in the hotel during your stay or vacant as your photos show?
Not a favorite any longer for us.
We were in NYC for a theatre weekend in January and used SPG points to stay for 3 nights. Our first visit to this hotel We thought the location, our room, the reception staff and our butler were fantastic. Not so thrilled with King Cole Bar staff. Inattentive, rushed and unfriendly. Used our SPG gold gift of a free drink. We took one look at the prices in the restaurant and went elsewhere. Found a fantastic pub on 54th and 7th much more suited to our tastes and pocketbook. One of the big spiffs at the SR is the use of the house car, a Bentley. It was in the shop during our stay and replaced with a Mercedes. You can't preschedule its use and every time we asked for a ride (one way within 10 blocks), it was in use and we were told it would be a 15-20 min wait. We could walk there faster, so we did. I will stay there again and stay long enough to get the extra day free when using points.
Surprised u didnt mention the wonderful King Cole bar...having stayed there since a child and returned often Starwars has done a decent job of returning the Old Girl to her former state.
Maxfield Parrishs' mural in the KIng Cole is the heart of the hotel along with the characters that drift in and out..
Did anyone else notice the typo on the breakfast menu? Incredibly minor detail of course, but I wouldn't have expected that to slip by on a St. Regis menu.
I loathe all that "olde worlde" "elegance". Give me the sleek, minimal décor at the Four Season NY any night.
I've stayed there several times.
In that area, I prefer the Four Seasons, the JW Marriott (despite the JW's often broken air conditioning), or the Plaza.
The King Cole bar is okay, but small.
The new gym is poorly equipped unless you're a jogger. The old gym in the basement was a little odd, but had more to work with.
@Ben - when they adjusted the complimentary 3rd night at check out, did they just refund the room rate or did they refund the room rate/taxes/ service charge for that 3rd night?