Excelsior Hotel

Located on the trendy west side between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, The Excelsior Hotel overlooks The... more on Orbitz

Facing the American Museum of Natural History across the street, this smoke-free hotel on West 81st... more on expedia.com

The 16-story Excelsior Hotel is located in New York City's Upper West Side. Historic buildings and... more on http://www.hotels.com/property.do?property=283039

The Excelsior Hotel is a beautiful luxurious four-star landmark in New York City's Upper West Side. We are located in a fashionable neighborhood between Central Park and Columbus Avenue where you can overlook many of the West Side's attractions from Central Park, American Museum of Natural History... more on citysearch.com

0	GREAT LOCATION (October 8, 2004) Great location beside Museum of Natural History , Central Park and a five minute walk to Amsterdam Avenue . On Amsterdam Avenue between 75th an 83rd there... RACCOON1 , a user of virtualtourist.com, Read full review on virtualtourist.com
5.0	Great Hotel. Not expensive, family oriented location (08/31/04) We stayed several times in this hotel. It's not big, but... By Joseph from Los Angeles, CA , a user of yahoo, Read full review on yahoo
0	Overated I chose the Excelsior because of it's location, rating and the review written by another Fodor's member. I am writing to say that it gave me a very distorted perception of what I would find as a guest at this hotel. At check in, one of the employees (female) at the reception... justdee476 , a user of fodors.com, Read full review on fodors.com
3.5	untitled (Jan 7, 07) The hotel was very nice. The room was above my expectations. It was in walking... a user of Travelpost, Read full review on Travelpost
5.0	Excelsior Hotel: Moderately priced New York City classic with a great Upper West Side location (Aug 13 '04) Hotel Excelsior is one of Manhattan's little hotel gems.... jsquarejj , a user of epinions.com, Read full review on epinions.com
0	Classy and Clean! (Sep 2, 2007) The Excelsior exceeded my expectations. It was clean, classy, convenient and... Jennifer , a user of www.Orbitz.com, Read full review on www.Orbitz.com

Take Grand Central Pkwy W to Triborough Bridge. Exit right for Manhattan, pay toll, and bear left for FDR Drive south to 96th St exit. Follow 96th St through Central Park, turn left onto Central Park W and right on 81st St. The hotel is on the right. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK): Approximate driving time is 50-60 minutes and distance is 15 miles. Driving directions from JFK: Take I-678 (Van Wyck Expy) north to SR 25 west. Bear left onto Queens Plaza N, take the Queensboro Bridge and exit to 2nd Ave south. Continue off the exit on 60th St, then turn right on Park Ave. Turn left on E 79th St, which becomes W 81st St. The hotel is on the right. Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Approximate driving time is 40-60 minutes and distance is 16 miles. Driving directions from Newark: Follow signs to take US 1/US 9 north to I-95 (New Jersey Tpke) north (toll road). Take I-495 to the Lincoln Tunnel and exit to West Side Hwy/40th St. Turn left on W 42nd St, then turn right on SR 9A (West Side Hwy). Exit to W 79th St, then turn left on Amsterdam Ave. Turn right on W 81st St, and the hotel is on the left.

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Rooms: 200
Floors: 16
Year Built: 1920
Year Renovated: 1997

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