This tour visits Central Park and highlights the hotel in the context of the Beaux Art movement and the history of grand apartment hotels in the Upper West Side. While focusing on architecture, we'll visit the Dakota, the Ansonia, and in particular buildings of Emery Roth. The tour will also introduce guests to neighborhood life in the Upper West Side and to Central Park. We'll show guests where locals eat and shop and visit Central Park gems like Strawberry Fields and Bethesda Terrace near the hotel before guests tackle the rest of the park on their own.
Duration: 1.5 hours
This tour meets on Monday at 10am in the lobby of the Hotel Belleclaire 2175 Broadway (between 76th and 77th Street)
This tour focuses on architectural gems of the Beaux Art movement. We begin on 44th Street where the the century old Iroquois New York, New York Yacht Club and other private clubs still stand today and then visit the iconic Grand Central Terminal, NY Public Library, Bryant Park and the Chrysler Building to show guests the grandeur of the neighborhood and share the stories and eccentricities of these landmarks. In addition to the architectural and cultural history of the neighborhood, the tour will offer suggestions for tour-goers to do on their own.
Duration: 1.5 hours
This tour meets on Sunday at 10:00am in the lobby of the Iroquois Hotel 49 West 44th St. (between 5th Ave and 6th Ave)