Boasting stunning views of New York’s skyline, the Library Hotel is a unique boutique hotel just steps from New York’s famous Public Library and delights as an oasis of modern elegance.
Located on Madison Avenue, the Library Hotel is designed to feel more like a private club than a hotel. Read a book in the Writers Den Lounge or attend a meeting in the Poetry Garden. The attentive staff is happy to serve drinks on the rooftop terrace, where you can glance at the nearby Empire State Building.
Each of the guest rooms is individually furnished and includes a collection of books and art pieces related to the room’s specific theme. Enjoy a cup of complimentary coffee while watching a DVD.
As our guest, you will enjoy on a complimentary basis a selection of local and national newspapers, 24 hour computer stations with printers, complimentary passes to NY Sports Club, a DVD library of the American Film Institute’s top 100 films of the 20th Century, access to Reading room 24 hours a day, and access to the Poetry Garden and the Writers Den (unless a special event is in session).
Hotel Facilities
General:
Parking, Restaurant, Bar, 24-Hour Front Desk, Newspapers, Garden, Terrace, Non-Smoking Rooms, Continental Breakfast, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests, Safety Deposit Box
Services:
Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Business Centre, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Internet Services, Fax/Photocopying, Wi-Fi/Wireless LAN, Free Wi-Fi Internet Access Included
Activities:
Fitness Centre, Library
Food & Drink
Madison & Vine, the hotel’s brand new first floor American Bistro and International Wine Bar serves lunch & dinner. Casually elegant, it’s sure to become one of the neighborhood’s most popular spots to enjoy a quick bite and a glass of wine or an exquisite meal.
Bookmarks Lounge serves such signature cocktails as the Great Gatsby and the Capote. It also offers a full premium bar and an attractive wine, beer and champagne selection.
The Reading Room on the 2nd Floor is where guests can find 24 hour refreshments, such as coffee, tea, cappuccino and pastries. We also offer a Wine and Cheese Reception every evening in the book filled Reading Room.
Guests can enjoy a complimentary European Style deluxe continental breakfast buffet served every morning.
Room service is also available.
Room Information
Each of the Library Hotel’s guest room floors are dedicated to one of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System. Each of these exquisitely appointed accommodations have been individually adorned with a collection of art and books relevant to one distinctive topic within the category of floor it belongs to.
Personal service goes one step further as guests may request their room based on their personal interests (subject to availability) such as the Literature floor featuring subjects from Poetry or The Classics to Erotic Literature. Such intriguing room themes offered on the Math and Science floor are Astronomy and Botany. Law, Eastern Religion, Money, and New Media are also among the 60 eclectic themes available on the room menu at The Library Hotel. Other distinctive features Library guests have at their disposal include the Writers Den a beautiful mahogany paneled room with working fireplace and The Poetry Garden, our sparkling greenhouse.
Surroundings
On 41st St. just East of Madison Ave. Midtown Manhattan amidst New York City's most prestigious shops restaurants, offices, theater and culture. Three Blocks from Times Square/ Theater District. One block from Grand Central Terminal.
Subway Information:
7 Train to 5th Avenue
4, 5, 6, or 7 Trains to 42nd Street - Grand Central Station stop
Important Information
Upon check-in photo identification and credit card is required for incidental charges. All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
The Library Hotel is now smoke-free. There are no designated smoking areas inside, although smoking is still permitted in any outdoor location such as the Poetry Garden Terrace. Smoking inside a hotel guestroom will result in a mandatory clean up charge of $200 to be posted to your guestroom.