Name: Hotel Elysee by Library Hotel
Address: New York City, US
Price range: From $485

Hotel Elysee by Library Hotel, New York CityHotel Elysee by Library Hotel in New York City, United States has a corrected score of 3.8 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), ranked 36 of 498 hotels we score in New York City. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 3.9 before correction: Booking.com 3.7, Tripadvisor 4.1, Google 3.8, Agoda 4.1. Rooms from about $485 a night (cached, not a live quote).Hotel Elysee by Library Hotel is a boutique property in Midtown Manhattan, set in a building dating from 1926 and renovated in 2008. It has around 100 rooms with flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi and marble bathrooms, plus a guest library, the Monkey Bar restaurant, a complimentary continental breakfast and weekday evening receptions. The location puts guests within walking distance of Fifth Avenue, Rockefeller Center and Central Park, and services include 24-hour reception, valet parking, dry cleaning and babysitting. It suits leisure and business travellers who want a classic, old-fashioned hotel atmosphere in central Manhattan. The main drawback is price: rates start at about $485 a night, and third-party booking scores are noticeably lower than guest review scores.What stands out

Comfortable classic rooms with marble bathrooms

Helpful staff praised by guests

Free breakfast and weekday evening receptions

Walk to Fifth Avenue and Central Park

Watch out for

Rates start around $485 per night

Booking.com score lower than guest reviews

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