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Hotel Information: This boutique hotel fronted by a polished copper marquee caters to couples and business travelers who appreciate its Upper East Side location and intimate setting. Vintage elevator doors are among the period details from the hotel’s 1930s origins. Just beyond the reception counter is an inviting breakfast lounge, as well as a library/business center with complimentary high-speed Internet access.
Amenity highlights: This New York City hotel serves a complimentary European-style breakfast buffet with fresh fruit, croissants, and pastries daily in the breakfast lounge. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel, and wireless cards can be borrowed from the front desk.
Insider tip: Seven blocks from the hotel is the Jewish Museum, a French Gothic–style chateau, formerly a private mansion. The collection numbers 28,000 items, including paintings, sculptures, artifacts, and other pieces that reflect the evolution of Jewish identity through art. In addition to offering one of the largest collections of its kind, the museum curates impressive new exhibits throughout the year.
Rooms
This nine-story New York hotel offers 50 guestrooms. Beds are dressed with Egyptian cotton linens, and down comforters and pillows. Bathrooms have Italian Frette bathrobes, hair dryers, and Bvlgari bath products. Guestrooms at The Franklin Hotel also have executive work desks, phones with voice mail, clock radios with iPod docks, and complimentary wireless and wired high-speed Internet access. |
Room Amenities
- Internet access - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Premium TV channel(s)
- CD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- Multi-line phone
- Voice mail
- Internet access - complimentary
- Refrigerator on request
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Designer toiletries
- Massage - available in room
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- In-room safe
- Television
- Smoking rooms
- Rollaway beds (surcharge)
- Cribs (infant beds) available (surcharge)
Recreation
The Franklin Hotel provides discounted access to the New York Sports Club, about three blocks away. The Equinox fitness club, two blocks from the hotel, includes a full-service spa.
Central Park, three blocks from this Upper East Side New York hotel, encompasses 843 acres of meadows, woods, cliffs, ravines, gardens, paths, and lakes. Popular walking and running routes include Central Park Drive (closed to traffic during scheduled hours) and the path around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir. The Loeb Boathouse, on a 20-acre lake, offers rowboat and bicycle rentals. The Wollman Memorial Skating Rink has ice-skating in the winter.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Swimming nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Basketball nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Bird watching nearby
- Playground nearby
Property Amenities
This intimate nine-story hotel, known as one of the most romantic in New York City, is located on Manhattan’s fashionable Upper East Side, within three blocks of Central Park, Museum Mile, and Madison Avenue shopping. Numerous restaurants, high-end fashion boutiques, galleries, and art museums—including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum—are within a few blocks.
The Franklin Hotel has a bright living room, a library nook, and a French bistro-style breakfast lounge. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Self parking (surcharge) is available across the street; guests can pick up a voucher at the front desk for a parking discount.
- Concierge services
- Complimentary breakfast
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
- Parking nearby
- Parking (surcharge)
- Business services
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Number of rooms: 50
- Number of floors: 8
- Beauty services
- Medical assistance available
- Dry cleaning service
- Library
- Shoe shine
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Self parking
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds (surcharge may apply) and cribs (infant beds; surcharge) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pet deposit required
- Pets accepted
- Resort fee charged at hotel/condo
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Mandatory Hotel-imposed Fees
The following mandatory hotel-imposed fees are charged and collected by the hotel either at check-in or check-out.
- Hotel resort fee: $12 per room/night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Mandatory hotel-imposed fees may not include tax and are subject to change.
Know Before You Go
Pets are allowed (deposit may be required).
Fees
The Franklin Hotel charges the following fees and deposits at either check-in or check-out.
- Crib (infant bed): $10 per night
- Parking (across the street): $29 per day
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Dining
A complimentary European-style buffet breakfast, with fresh croissants, pastries, juice, fruit, imported teas, and coffee is served daily. A manager's reception with wine and cheese is available on weekdays. The Franklin Hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are many dining choices in the surrounding Upper East Side area. Nearby restaurants: |
Address
Sorry, an error has occurred and we are unable to show you a map of The Franklin Hotel right now.164 E 87th St
New York, NY 10128
USA
Nearest major airport:
New York, NY (LGA-LaGuardia)
Area:
Upper East Side, New York, United States of America
