It’s the Exelsior’s stupendous location, down the block from Central Park and across the street from the Museum of Natural History, that keeps it in this guide. Other than that plus—and it’s a major one, to be sure—this is your standard bus-tour hotel (when I was last there, signs for Cosmos Tours were all over the lobby). So the rooms have the kind of art and furnishings that one expects in a mass-volume tourism joint. Not that they’re uncomfortable—actually the rooms are roomy and feature quality bedding. But they’re the sort of digs that you forget what they look like the minute you get out the door. Rooms with a park view will be pricier; rooms overlooking the courtyard are a bit dark, but very quiet.
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Excelsior Hotel
45 W 81st St. (btw. and Central Park West).
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Neighborhood
Upper West Side
Transportation
Columbus Ave. Subway: B or C to 81st St./Museum of Natural History
Phone
212/362-9200
Prices
$182–$364 double. Extra person $20
Amenities
Restaurant, breakfast room w/2 open-air decks and daily breakfast buffet, concierge, exercise room
Units
198 units
Web site
Excelsior Hotel
Other
Children 12 and under stay free in parent’s room
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45 W 81st St. New York CityNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.