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Hotel Information: Reopened in May 2004 under new ownership and a new name after a complete, $10-million renovation, the hotel attracts an international clientele of leisure travelers, business travelers, and performing artists who wish to avoid large, crowded hotels.
Amenity highlights: Guests enter through a mirror-lined, marble-floored outer lobby beneath a 1920s Baccarat crystal chandelier to a mahogany-paneled inner lobby with book shelves, an original English-hunting-scene oil painting, Oriental rugs on a pale marble floor, brown-leather chairs, fresh flowers, and jazz vocals playing softly in the background. A laptop computer on a lobby table provides complimentary wireless Internet access.
Insider tip: A hundred feet from the hotel, a block-wide plaza containing benches, dining tables, greenery, and a fountain offers a tranquil, warm-weather site for people-watching and enjoying gelati from a nearby street-side stand.
Rooms
The Blakely New York hotel offers 117 guestrooms in a 17-story brick building. Hallways feature oak wainscotting and hunter-green ultrasuede walls.
Beds have mattresses with feather toppers, Egyptian-cotton linens, comforters, and down pillows. Frette Italian terry-cloth bathrobes provide lounging comfort. Rooms have DVD/CD stereo systems and 22-inch flat-screen TVs. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Desks come with brown-leather chairs. Decor includes oak crown molding and trim, cherrywood furniture, brushed-nickel lamps and chandeliers, fabrics in paisleys and Regency stripes, oak entryways, and herringbone carpet.
Oak-trimmed bathrooms contain freestanding mahogany/brown-marble vanities, pale-pink marble floors and walls, shower/tub combinations with curved shower rods for extra elbow room, and English toiletries.
Other amenities include two telephones in each room (one cordless), and wet bars, microwave ovens, compact minibars with freezer units, glassware, dishes, and flatware.
Room Amenities
- Internet access - wireless
- Cable/satellite TV
- Premium TV channel(s)
- DVD player
- Pay movies
- CD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - complimentary
- Multi-line phone
- Internet access - dial-up
- Voice mail
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Designer toiletries
- Bathroom telephone
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Sewing kit
- Shower/tub combination
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Television
- Desk
- Clock radio
- Window opens
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Recreation
Central Park, 4.5 blocks from this Midtown Manhattan hotel, offers tennis courts, boat rentals, and miles of trails for hiking, biking, jogging, and in-line skating. Rockefeller Center's renowned skating rink, five blocks from The Blakely, opens in winter. Nearby athletic clubs offer swimming, racquet sports, and exercise classes.
The recreational activities listed below are available near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Ice skating nearby
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Playground nearby
Property Amenities
Guests enjoy complimentary use of a 24-hour fitness center, which contains cardio machines and a Universal gym. A private boardroom/business center on the penthouse level is available for rent.
Valet Parking:
In adjacent public garage. The cost is $33 for standard car, $42 for SUV for a 24-hour period, with no in/out privileges. Price does not include tax, may vary by weekday, and is subject to change without notice.
Ground transportation:
Private cars and shuttle vans of varying prices are available. They can be selected during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
- Concierge services
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fitness equipment
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Parking garage
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Business center
- Exhibit space
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Audio-visual equipment
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Number of rooms: 117
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning service
- Pool table nearby
- Number of floors: 17
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Airport transportation (complimentary)
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
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 and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
Abboccato - Upscale Italian restaurant. European decor. Lunch and dinner daily.
Address
136 W 55th St
New York, NY 10019
USA
Nearest major airport:
New York, NY (LGA-LaGuardia)
Area:
Broadway - Times Square, New York, United States of America
