New York Venue Directory
Hotels also suitable for events. The renovated Silverleaf Tavern seats 80. (70 Park Ave., 212.973.2400) SHERATON NEW YORK HOTEL AND TOWERS
No doubt about it, the Sheraton is one of the city’s busiest venues, with 1,750 guest rooms and 55,000 square feet of event space. The smallest function room seats 15, while the 15,000-square-foot Metropolitan Ballroom holds 2,500. The executive conference center is well suited to smaller meetings. (811 Seventh Ave., 212.581.1000) SHERRY-NETHERLAND
Though it no longer has any meeting space, this 50- room hotel is still a rendezvous point for bluebloods, beloved for its understated rooms and discreet service. This is not a place you’ll find overrun with movie crews—just a proudly old-fashioned, hospitable inn, as Louis Sherry saw it when he opened it in 1927. (781 Fifth Ave., 212.355.2800) SHOREHAM HOTEL5
The 177-room Shoreham features the 800-square-foot Atrium Loft penthouse, with a terrace, a wet bar, and floor-to-ceiling windows that provide panoramic views of Manhattan. The 697-square-foot Skylight conference room seats 50 and can be combined with the adjacent 697-square-foot lobby lounge. Other spaces include the Shoreham Gallery and the Shoreham Restaurant & Bar. (33 West 55th St., 212.247.6700) 6 COLUMBUS
This Thompson Hotel property has 88 rooms. Although there are no dedicated event or meeting spaces, three private rooftop decks and two penthouses can be booked for private events, and there is private dining at restaurant Blue Ribbon Sushi. (6 Columbus Cir., 212.204.3000) 60 THOMPSON
60 Thompson out-boutiques most boutique hotels. Designer Thomas O’Brien from Aero Studios created a striking sense of place. Events can be held in the 150-seat Thai restaurant Kittichai, in Thom Bar (which holds 125 for receptions), or on the rooftop lounge A/60, which holds 150. (60 Thompson St., 877.431.0400)
standard of luxury, this top hotel manages to be discreetly opulent in every facet—even in its 10 fully wired meeting rooms, the largest of which seats 220. On the top floor is the hotel’s jewel, the much-sought-after 4,300-squarefoot St. Regis Roof ballroom. (2 East 55th St., 212.753.4500) SURREY HOTEL
A quiet citizen among the genteel ranks of the Upper East Side, the European-style Surrey has one meeting space: the 273-square-foot Madison Room, which seats 20. Meals can be catered by in-house restaurant Café Boulud. (20 East 76th St., 212.288.3700) THE TIME
Hospitality meets high concept at the Time, courtesy of designer Adam Tihany. The second-floor Inc. Lounge holds 175. The Glass Pavilion, a 12-seat meeting room on the penthouse level, holds 40 for receptions. (224 West 49th St., 212.246.5252) TRIBECA GRAND5
The Tribeca Grand offers a wide range of event options. These include Sanctum, an intimate, 1,104-square-foot cocktail lounge that holds 100; a rooftop terrace; a 100-seat screening room; and Studios A and B, which hold 190 for receptions when combined with the adjacent foyer. (2 Ave. of the Americas, 212.519.6600) TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AND TOWER
Trump or no Trump, this hotel is one of New York’s best—Central Park on one side, Time Warner Center on the other, and five-star in-house restaurant Jean Georges. There are two function rooms: a small conference room that seats eight and a 16-seat boardroom. (1 Central Park West, 212.299.1000) NEW TRUMP SOHO
This joint venture between the Trump Organization, Bayrock Group, and the Sapir Organization is a 46-story, 391-room property with the exterior designed by Handel Architects and the interior by the Rockwell Group. The 12,000 square feet of meeting and function space includes the 3,900-square-foot Soho Ballroom and SoHi, an 1,700-square-foot private event space on the 46th floor. (246 Spring St., 212.842.5500) TUDOR HOTEL AT THE U.N.
little bit of Miami style imported to Eighth Avenue. The 34,000 square feet of meeting space is more subdued. The Westin has three ballrooms and 32 meeting rooms. Connected to the hotel is a 13-screen movie theater. Individual rooms can be rented for special events. (270 West 43rd St., 212.201.2700) WESTMINSTER HOTEL
The four-star Westminster Hotel has 183 guest rooms and 16,000 square feet of banquet and conference space. Its grand ballroom has a private entrance and holds 900 for seated events; the Chelsea Room seats 40. A fitness center is accessible 24 hours a day and includes an indoor pool. The Glazier Group’s first venture outside Manhattan, a Strip House restaurant, seats 120. (550 West Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston, N.J., 973.533.0600) WINGATE BY WYNDHAM MANHATTAN MIDTOWN
This 17-story property in Midtown offers 92 rooms; a fitness facility; a business center; Luxe, an Italian restaurant and lounge; and a boardroom for 10. (235 West 35th St., 212.967.7500) W HOBOKEN HOTEL & RESIDENCES
Open since April 2009, this waterfront property has 225 guest rooms, 40 suites, 5,700 square feet of meeting and event space, two bars, a restaurant, and a Bliss spa. For business functions, the hotel includes four 400-squarefoot rooms—Studios 1, 2, 3, and 4—which each seat 24 theater-style. The W Hoboken’s ballroom measures 4,140 square feet and holds 270 banquet-style or 400 for receptions. (225 River St., Hoboken, N.J., 201.253.2400) W NEW YORK
David Rockwell’s design of this 688-room hotel focuses on elements of the earth. This carries over into the seven meeting rooms, from the 330-square-foot Sea Room to the 3,690-square-foot Forest Ballroom, which holds 500 for receptions. The restaurant Heartbeat and the Whiskey Blue bar are on site, as is a Bliss day spa. (541 Lexington Ave., 212.755.1200) W NEW YORK—THE COURT
Down the block from the slightly smaller W Tuscany, this 198-room Murray Hill hotel has 3,900 square feet of meeting space in seven rooms, including a prefunction area. Two rooms can be combined for almost 1,000 square feet to hold an event. (130 East 39th St., 212.685.1100)
Thirty curvy stories high, this hotel has 345 guest rooms and 52 suites. Eight meeting rooms run the gamut from a 12-seat conference room to a formal grand ballroom that seats 190, and has 22-foot-high ceilings with natural lighting and blackout drapes. (45 West 44th St., 212.354.8844)
This hotel, one block from United Nations headquarters, has 300 guest rooms and a staff that speaks more than a dozen languages. Five meeting rooms are available, including the Knightsbridge Room, which holds 150. The boardroom seats 15. The on-site Tudor Neighborhood Bar and Grill can also be used for events. (304 East 42nd St., 212.986.8800)
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On the 17th floor are two penthouses: the 1,800-squarefoot Loft North and the slightly smaller Loft South each hold 100 for receptions. Both lofts have 1,200-square-foot terraces for additional mingling room and great views of the city. Additional spaces include the 1,300-square-foot Harbor Room, the Chart Room, the grand lounge, and the gallery. (310 West Broadway, 212.965.3000)
In Murray Hill just off Madison Avenue, the Avalon’s lobby has black marble columns and a marble floor. The 2,079-square-foot Camelot Room holds 150 for receptions or seats 70 classroom-style, and the Excalibur Boardroom (which is two rooms combined) seats 30 theater-style. Three smaller meeting rooms are also available. (16 East 32nd St., 212.299.7000)
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W NEW YORK—THE TUSCANY
André Balazs’ meatpacking district property opened in 2008 with 337 rooms and its street-level restaurant the Standard Grill. The first Standard hotel outpost in New York also offers meeting spaces on its third floor, including the High Line room and terrace, which hold 250 for receptions. (848 Washington St., 212.645.4646)
This hotel is one of the busiest, with three dozen meeting and event spaces, including its nearly 10,000-square-foot grand ballroom, which seats 1,500; the 18th-floor Starlight Roof, which holds 800 for receptions; and an executive meeting center. All together, there is 60,000 square feet of event space. (301 Park Ave., 212.355.3000)
A somewhat clubbier version of the W Court, the Tuscany has fewer rooms (122, rather than 198), but they’re a bit more spacious. The Tuscany has no meeting space in the building—it shares the Court’s function facilities. The café, Audrey, captures the classic elegance of its namesake, Hepburn. (120 East 39th St., 212.686.1600)
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W NEW YORK—UNION SQUARE
Vikram Chatwal, the owner of several other boutique hotels, opened this Times Square property in 2008. Stay offers 210 guest rooms appointed in warm copper tones and fitted with interactive LCD displays. There are no private meeting rooms, but the lobby-level lounge, Aspen Social Club, is available for private events and gatherings. (157 West 47th St., 212.768.3700)
Built in 1926 by William Randolph Hearst for his paramour Marion Davies, the Warwick’s 359 guest rooms and 67 suites are generously spaced. The seven meeting rooms range from 595 to 1,811 square feet. Events can also be held in Murals on 54 restaurant, which holds 125, and the M. Davies Room, which holds 75 for receptions. (65 West 54th St., 212.247.2700)
Beaux-Arts was never so beaux as at this W. Given its up-to-the-minute design, you’ll be surprised to find an elegant, turn-of-the-(20th)-century ballroom that makes up some of the 7,000 square feet of event space—all teched-up for this century. In-house restaurant Olives, run by chef Todd English, seats 100. (201 Park Ave. South, 212.253.9119)
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This hotel opened in December 2009 with 177 rooms. The Strand Hotel also offers 2,500 square feet of meeting space and a rooftop lounge called Top of the Strand, a sister restaurant to Miami’s seafood grill A Fish Called Avalon. (33 West 37th St., 212.448.1024)
This Greenwich Village hotel has 150 guest rooms. There are no meeting rooms, but Deco Room, the lobby bar, seats 20 or holds 30 for receptions. North Square restaurant, off the hotel lobby, offers a lounge that is available for daytime meetings of 30. (103 Waverly Place, 212.777.9515)
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WESTIN NEW YORK—TIMES SQUARE
A 1904 Beaux-Arts beauty that has helped set the city’s
This 45-story Westin has a brightly colored exterior—a
Expected to open in 2011 is the first U.S. location of European hotel brand Yotel. Situated inside the Related Companies’ planned tower in Midtown West, Yotel Times Square will offer 669 rooms styled after first class airline cabins, a restaurant, meetings rooms, and what the property is billing as the largest hotel terrace space in the city. (440 West 42nd St.)
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Starwood Hotels and Resorts is scheduled to open this property in summer 2010. The downtown building will offer 217 guest rooms and 223 residential units. There are a planned four meeting and event spaces, the largest is a combination of studio spaces totaling 1,320 square feet. (123 Washington St., 646.826.8600) W NEW YORK—TIMES SQUARE
In the center of the theater district, the W brings plenty of drama to the neighborhood. Six small meeting rooms are available (the largest is 484 square feet), plus the seafood eatery Blue Fin, part of the B.R. Guest restaurant group, and the Living Room bar. (1567 Broadway, 212.930.7400)
Independent Event Spaces ALTMAN BUILDING
In a former carriage house, this 13,000-square-foot Chelsea event space has mahogany and glass doors and 17-foot ceilings. The space has ash floors, and its two levels hold a combined 600 for receptions, 575 for seated events, 400 for dinner and cocktails, or 750 theater-style. A passage connects the venue to Metropolitan Pavilion next door. (135 West 18th St., 212.741.3400) ANGEL ORENSANZ FOUNDATION CENTER FOR THE ARTS5
This converted synagogue dates to 1849 and features Gothic arches and a 55-foot vaulted ceiling, which is a
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replica of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. The main hall—at 6,500 square feet—seats 260 or holds 350 for receptions. A 3,000-square-foot balcony holds 200. The center’s assembly room holds 100. (172 Norfolk St., 212.529.7194) ARENA
This event space and nightclub is next to Bryant Park. Framed by two crystal chandeliers, the centerpiece of the venue is a demi-globe set in the center of the original 1923 molding. The multi-level space features New York’s largest programmable LED lighting system. It seats 400 or holds 600 for receptions. (135 West 41st St., 212.278.0988)
ARTIST’S ROOM
Operating by Raging Skillet, the Artist’s Room is a 250-square-foot gallery that adjoins the catering firm’s commercial kitchen. Though not suited for events with dancing or live entertainment, the site can be used for intimate gatherings and business meetings. The entire space holds 20 for seated dinners or as many as 40 for receptions. (335 East Houston St., 212.677.2204) ASTRA
Chef Charlie Palmer’s 1,600-square-foot venue on the 14th floor of the D&D Building has limestone tile floors and
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