The Peninsula New York

You’d think the Peninsula brand in NY would be its flagship hotel. I’m sad to report that it’s not. The Peninsula in Beverly Hills is far superior in terms of hospitality, service, and energy of its employees. Everyone — from the doorman to the valet, to the unavailable staff throughout the hotel — could use an infusion of happiness and attention. After I emailed the manager about my stay, I’ve yet to hear any response from her. Poor communication! The kind of $$$ they command deserves at least an acknowledgment of my email. Nevertheless, the location is wonderful and the peace and quaintness of the hotel is unsurpassed. The restaurant staff make this place shine, but everyone else needs to take their job seriously. For example, the door man was flirting with another employee while making us stumble around with the door. No greeting or goodbye. The valet lady kept ignoring us (she was looking down at her phone). No one is around to call a cab — so we had to walk in the rain. Maybe I caught them on a bad day (s) but I do have hope the NY location will live up to their standards that the Peninsula promises it’s guests.

The review is for the rooftop bar only. I will be brief. The bar sucks. It is overpriced. It needs renovations. There is a reason why the 80’s have been over for nearly 30 years.

Really enjoyed my stay here, outstanding service and accommodations! Superior in every way. I will definitely return, hopefully soon. This hotel is the reason I do not want to use Airbnb. Love the pampering and elegance. Thank you so much!

This spa was heaven on earth. Very peaceful, services were wonderful (I got a body scrub, massage and facial). I took advantage of their indoor pool, and nap
room (which was EVERYTHING). Expensive but worth it for a treat.

Amazing view. Great atmosphere. Expensive.

I love Pennensula hotel. Any location I went to always have the best service. They don’t look at me funny even if I am in gym clothes ~ dropping by for spa, Pricy Togo food, or just a quick drink. They always so considered. Spa in NYC and in Bangkok are soooo good. So grand and clean and all staffs takes noted on what you needed in every details.

Amazing view from the rooftop bar. Eliquoent design and sophisticated finish architecture. A very well kept and a must see in the heart of new York city. Great place to end a night with the right atmosphere.
Will definitely xome back :)

This hotel has become my new favorite hotel in New York City. The service is spectacular, the food is great, the rooms are beautiful location location location. And it’s very clean

Stopped by lobby lounge for coffee/​snack break. They sat us quickly. The server not too much attentive but seemed like he was only one there so we understood. Got our coffee/​tea & lite appetizer fairly quickly. But what’s great was that we got seasoned roasted nuts/​Olives/​Cheese to snack on in between everything! Thanks peninsula! Overall comfortable experience!

Great hotel right off 5^th Avenue.
Very friendly staff, great Spa and Roof Top Pool. The rooms are quite which was a big plus. I have been to the Peninsula Hong Kong and that is a step up from the NYC one, yet enjoyed my stay here. I would give the Hotel 4.5 stars when you measure to super luxury around the globe. 5 stars for location.
The rooftop bar was a great evening cocktail spot. Food pricey but quality delivered what I expected.
Thank you to the Pen Team !

Business lunch in a not business lunch environment (thank god). Excellent menu, everything we had was great. Reasonable nice red with the meal and a bottle of Hungarian Tokai for dessert. The server Mario is spot on! Down to earth fine dining!

*This review is for The Peninsula Gotham Lounge (afternoon tea)*
I was very excited to go and have a very classy afternoon tea at this traditional elegant hotel. But the story change when we got there… To start, the couch we were sitting on was wet and after another table left, we moved. After we moved, they took forever to take our order, they didn’t bring the napkins, and we had to ask for water because they never brought it. The food was nice, but no scones for around 40 minutes… Again, we had to ask for the rest of the food…
We finished, ordered the check and divided the bill in 3 and decided to give the tip in cash, BUT today, after the experience (not worth the very expensive price), I have an extra $ 19 charge in my credit card. I signed my check (I still have the copy) for $ 93, wrote CASH in the tip amount with a total of $ 93 dollars, but they charged $ 112 to my credit card… So basically, after having a not that pleasant experience, I have to pay $ 20 extra just because… I’m not planning on going there again, and if you go, watch closely…

I came here for a Holiday event. The staff were great, especially with the children present.
I really enjoyed the carolers singing when we entered the building and coming up to the event to sing as well.
What’s even better are the views of 5^th Avenue festively decorated for the season from the hotel windows. Oh how much I love New York City during the Christmas time!

Every employee who works here is so nice. They definitely do a great job here and making sure they hire the right people.
everything in our room is nice even the restroom.
The thing I don’t get is why every floor doesn’t have a ice machine. When I stepped out of my room to look for it I noticed some service employee outside and I asked where the ice machine is at… they both said 3^rd floor, but they said they will get it for me. That is so kind of them.
BUT what if I needed a lot… how many trips are you going to do? haha every floor needs this.
if it wasn’t for my sister and brother, I probably wouldn’t be able to stay here ever. It is on the pricey side. I wish I could go here again

Very disappointed 1) order martini grey goose on menu$ 19.00 plus 3 for martini. Charged $ 24.00 bar manager insist they charge5 extra$ but on menu only 19 +3. Martini was horrible very watering. My wine glass lipstick on rim. Great view poor management. Much better orient mandarin

The hotel was fantastic. We enjoyed the view on the 22^nd bar of the city. Service was spetacular with everything just the way we wanted it. Location is accomodating for our entertainment and the rooms were sound proof. The embossed napkins I had to borrow a few for the office. Thanks to the wonderful staff my wife and I enjoyed a very beautiful anniversary.
Thomas

This is my absolute favorite rooftop in Manhattan!!! You can find me here in the summer and gorgeous nights almost every week several nights a week! It’s the best view and layout with a fantastic DJ playing on nights like tonight.
I love coming here with my girlfriends! And close friends. The best!!!

This review is for the Clement Restaurant and Bar. My girlfriend and I decided to stop in for brunch this past Saturday, and while we both thoroughly enjoyed our meal, it was not worth the $ 160 tab. To give you an idea, I had the omelet, she had the breakfast plate (2 eggs, bacon, potatoes and toast.), I had a coffee and Bloody Mary, and she had a mimosa and a cup of tea. While they’re separate items they are both singular. The coffee was $ 9, the tea was $ 11, the Bloody Mary was $ 21, and the one mimosa with half a glass of champagne was $ 26.
All that said, I can’t say we didn’t enjoy everything that was put in front of us.

I will start off with the positive points. The view and the atmosphere was amazing. Now the Downer: The bar tender has no business pouring water let alone Booze. Our drinks were very rookie. We ordered 4 simple Moscow Mule’s for the table and what we received was some bad variation of a Margarita/​vodka tonic with maybe a splash of Ginger. So I sent mine back and ordered something easier. Then the waitress brought out another round of Mule’s which were a little better but just not right. Now if I was being paid to be a mixologist in a High $$ Hotel then I would expect a little bit better. But The wait staff was great and she did try to make it right with us. Just a bad Mixer.

The view here is 5 stars, but the food and attitude are complete jokes.
If $ 15 for a «Thai shrimp spring roll,» amounting to a teeny spring roll cut into 3 pieces with barely any shrimp, is your idea of a good time then by all means come by.
We did have an amazing bottle of rose, but unfortunately the second bottle was not nearly as good.
The waitress and the bus boys we interacted with could not be more miserable.
On the up side you get an endless bowl of salty delicious nuts to keep your glass emptying. The perks of being charged $ 75 for a bottle that retails for $ 19.
There’s nothing quite like a New York rooftop!

What an experience! What a view! This is a must see place. We only drinks but the bartenders were really friendly and knowledgeable. I shared a common interest in tequila with the bartender and enjoy talking with him. We sat at the bar for a round until seats opened up outside. Once we got outside I was in New York heaven. The bowl of mixed nuts was also a great snack!

I’ve only been to the bar so not reviewing the hotel or restaurant.
The drinks are the priciest I had in New York, 24 $ for Cosmopolitan!!! And it was not even good at all. My friend had a mojito (same price) that tasted only sugar can and mint. The is also one of the poorest of all the rooftop bars I’ve been. Looking over 5^th avenue only, The music was as bad as the cocktails, jumping from Michael Jackson to some dodgy rap and then some bad grass blues… very disappointing considering the category of the hotel.

I’ve gotten very relaxed facial by esthetician Lumi. The dry sauna was ok, not extraordinary. Steam room with fresh pine scent and some essential oils was worthy the visit.
Nice experience overall !!!

It is a great place. Usually packed but the staff at the rooftop bar puts your name down no matter if you are a hotel guest or not.
Prices are really high (6 beers 100 bucks) but the view is nice and the bar stuff skilled.

Gute Lage
Service gut
Das Hotel ist klassisch eingerichtet –wer es so mag…
Frühstück ist aus der Karte zu bestellen.
Ich vermisse sehr (oft Standart) eine Kaffeemaschine oder einen Wasserkocher für die Zeit dazwischen im Zimmer.
Raucher müssen vor das Htl. (kein Aschenbecher) oder auf die Dachbar.

Where to have a drink when you want to see sky mansions.

Sometimes, you just need to make a new memory to replace the bad one. A reboot of the hard drive if you catch my drift. So it’s like saving a new document with the name of an existing one. Replace with new file? Yes, I can’t click yes quickly enough.
After having drinks at the Kimberly Hotel with my dashing lovely date, we didn’t want to end the night just yet. And as we were both dressed to the nines, we figured the Peninsula Hotel would be a great way to end the evening. We couldn’t have been more right.
Walking into the lobby, you are greeted by polite and helpful staff. I ask how we could get to the rooftop and we were courteously pointed in the right direction. Go down a beautiful secluded hallway (ahem read: dark corners for dark deeds) and it will take you to the elevator that leads you to the rooftop bar.
Get to the top floor, come out the elevator and immediately the sexiness hits you. The bar is dimly lit with people sitting at tables and at the bar enjoying good cocktails and the excellent views.
Now granted, it was cold when we came here, but the outdoor area was full of people enjoying their drinks, their cigar, their conversations and more. We walk past one couple under the heated lamps and the woman is basically on top of her date and they were definitely making a scene. Funny thing is, this is NYC and nobody paid them any attention and just kept doing what New Yorkers normally do.
We sit at an empty table, had both heated lamps turned on and even asked for blankets. The waitstaff were completely nice, brought us the blankets in a jiffy and had our drinks ready not too long after that. I did have to go up to the bar to order drinks (as our server was busy chatting up another table), but bartender was extremely helpful and friendly.
The drinks here are expensive. I had a Negroni ($ 24) and my date had an Old-​Fashioned ($ 24). They did bring out some snacks so we happily munched on them while downing our very strong and pricey drinks.
And like Cinderella, this place turns into a pumpkin by midnight. They get you out at exactly midnight, so don’t plan on lingering here. We had a very memorable night here, it’ll be the last I see you in 2014 and well for $ 50, it was well worth it.
This is the place to take your hottie date, enjoy a few drinks and then take the elevator down the rabbit hole together…

Allez boire un coup sur la terrasse de ce grand hôtel, pour la vue.
Les cocktails sont bons mais garnissez votre portefeuille
comptez 24 $ le cocktail, 40 $ la coupe de champagne, et 15 $ la bière.
Endroit sympa une fois à tester, mais assez chers !

This review is for the Bar at the Clement because there isn’t a separate listing.
Two of us stopped in the Penninsula to grab a drink as we were looking to get out of the rain, and we ended up having an amazing late lunch. The bar is small, but fancy. We sat at the bar and enjoyed some really nice wine and the best bar snacks I’ve ever had. You get a bowl of marinated olives, a bowl of cubed parm, and a bowl of a salty, sweet, and spicy nut mix. Drinks are normal Manhattan prices, but if you factor in the snacks they are a bargain. For lunch we split their lobster roll. I guess it had been recently written up in the Times, and for good reason — chunks of lobster served on a toasted legit croissant served with Old Bay fries.
Not a bad way to spend time on a rainy Friday afternoon.

I went to the roof top for a drink and their menu offers non-​alcoholic drinks! The roof top is split in half: smokers and non smokers and I am so thank for that! They also have a food menu and asian snacks. I ordered the lychee drink and it was so good! It also comes with 2 pieces of lychee yum yum. Any cocktail with lychee is the bomb! The price is average too. I think you have to reserve seats but there’s no minimum order.

Diese Bewertung bezieht sich auf die Rooftop Bar des Peninsula Hotels — nicht auf das Hotel an sich!
Für jeden New York-​Besucher ist es in den warmen Sommermonaten ein Muss: Der Besuch einer Rooftop-​Bar — am besten an einem lauen Sommerabend. Die Rooftop-​Bar des Peninsula kann man natürlich auch im Winter besuchen — aber draußen im Freien zu sitzen ist natürlich ungleich schöner.
Die Rooftop-​Bar dieses Hotels ist dabei bestimmt nicht die schlechteste Wahl.
Das Peninsula Hotel liegt direkt an der 5^th Avenue, nicht weit von der Ecke Central Park entfernt und der Eingang ist in der 55^th Street, Ecke 5^th.
Durch den Haupteingang des Peninsula und mit dem Fahrstuhl fährt man hinauf auf das Dach des Hotels (23^rd floor). Die Bar wird mittlerweile als Salon de Ning bezeichnet — man sollte also nach dieser Beschilderung Ausschau halten.
Von dort oben hat man (innen wie außen) einen fantastischen Blick auf die umliegenden Wolkenkratzer von Midtown Manhattan und hinunter auf die stets sehr lebhafte 5^th Avenue.
Der Service in der Bar bedarf keiner weiteren Erwähnung. Unaufmerksam, oberflächlich — man macht dem Gast irgendwie klar, dass der Laden so oder so voll ist. Angesichts der unvergleichlichen Atmosphäre, der schönen Gestaltung der Terrasse war uns der Service aber mal ausnahmsweise herzlich egal. Die Cocktails waren dafür richtig gut und preislich noch im Rahmen (die Aussicht bezahlt man natürlich mit).
Das Publikum ist bunt gemischt und in allen Altersklassen vertreten.
Wir können einen Besuch der Rooftop-​Bar des Peninsula-​Hotels auf jeden Fall empfehlen! Schon alleine wegen der Aussicht und der tollen Atmosphäre.