Hotel Belleclaire Central Park

WOW! JUST WOW! This was a great place to stay on the UWS. Very well-located for museum hopping, park exploring, and deli-hopping. Close to the subway, with very nice, friendly staff, warm, welcoming lobby. Our experience limits my ability to comment on the regular rooms, as we were upgraded to "the best room in the house!" I don't know why the front desk captain chose us for this very unexpected gift, but thank you, thank you, thank you from these mid-seventy year olds, who had recently celebrated 50 years of marriage! A few days earlier, we had visited the Whitney's Hopper exhibit, and the view from the 9th floor suite's windows looked out on a scene that could almost have come from one of the paintings. The roofs of low--rise brownstones gave way to the Hudson River, and the NJ skyline. A large, homey and clearly designed living area gave way to the king bed, more windows (all with room-darkening shades) a fuzzy shag rug and dressing table. And next to the bed: a box of a half-dozen pretty and delicious macarons from the French patisserie next door. A massive bathroom with a soaking tub, and walk-in shower completed the suite. Frette linens in the bathroom and on the bed (as well as robes and slippers) made use feel like royalty. Capping it off was the Hopper print that hung on the wall of the sitting area! Bliss! Thank you Hotel Belleclaire!

it was very clean and the location was perfect for the show we saw at the Beacon Theatre.

the sink in the bathroom was stopped up and took a while to drain and the “breakfast” was an interesting set up. You got vouchers to use at a French bakery. when I went to use it , I ordered a latte and a croissant and they told me I owed them .31 cents. I didn’t have it on me so I had to go all the way back up to the room to get money. I am a breakfast person and that was just ok and if you have to pay what you pay to stay there , then you should get breakfast. it’s a little bit of false advertising. you get breakfast with a $10 voucher where a latte and bakery hood is more than $10.

Hotel location is great and there are a lot of good places to eat vary nearby. The style and decor in the hotel was fresh and modern and the room was spacious. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

There were no tea and coffee making facilities in the room and this would have been a nice touch. Also no ironing facilities in the room. The breakfast vouchers for the bakery next door are a good idea, but for longer stays, the variety gets limited.

We had a very pleasant stay at Belleclaire. The reception and portering staff were really friendly and helpful. Loved the use of the cafe and voucher system for breakfast. Staff like Benedict and Naomi were especially helpful. Location was quiet and safe and really handily located close to 72nd St subway which gives easy access downtown. Also a short walk to the beautiful Central Park. Local shops, coffee bars and restaurants close by.

We had a really good trip. Some confusion over the type of room but that was sorted

The hotel is in a really beautiful building. It felt fancy and very New York without being stuffy or formal. I had a great room, very spacious and bright, huge comfortable bed, lots of useful stuff - iron and ironing board, quality hairdryer, safe, plenty of hangers, selection of toiletries. Good water pressure and temperature in the shower. The breakfast pastries were delicious and a generous size. There was only a queue for breakfast on my last day when it seemed a huge party of French people had all arrived together, so I guess how busy it is depends on how full the hotel is. The location was ideal. The neighbourhood felt very quiet and safe even after dark, but it wasn't dead - there were plenty of places to eat and drink nearby, as well as a cinema, theatre and comedy club. It's a few minutes walk to Central Park and the Natural History Museum. Even though you're relatively far out of town, 72nd Street station is the first stop on the Harlem express trains so you can be down to Times Square in 5 minutes. It's also perfectly walkable, about 30mins down Broadway, or 45 through Central Park. You should definitely take advantage of the free Streetwise walking tour, it was fun and informative. Overall, I really enjoyed my stay at the Belleclaire and would definitely go back.

Overall, I loved the hotel. My only two small criticisms are: 1) The shower was quite mouldy. Just to be clear, I've no doubt the room was being cleaned every day, everything else was spotlessly clean. This was the kind of ingrained on the seal, between the tiles mould every steamy area gets over time and the cubicle was just in need of replacement. 2) Perhaps it was a residue of the pandemic, but there was a lot of unnecessary single-use plastic. Breakfast coffee was in a disposable cup and take-out bag, even if you said you were eating in. The tv remote was put in a sealed plastic bag every day. There were single-use plastic cups instead of glasses in the bathroom.

Beautiful hotel with lots of character. We were in a King sized room and had plenty of space. The shower was lovely (and about the same size of the lift!). Really comfy bed and plenty of storage space. We had a north/west facing windows and it was a typical New York street view below (7th floor). We were three blocks from Central Park, two blocks from the subway. Plenty of lovely restaurants nearby - we went to Playa Betty’s and it was lovely. Breakfast from the bakery was delicious every day! There was sometimes a queue but we were always up at the crack of dawn anyway thanks to jet lag! $10 each was more than enough.

The wifi was pretty rubbish. I didn’t have access to mobile data so was relying on the wifi which would lose connection every 10 or so minutes and take a few minutes to reconnect.

We booked a double bed room that was described as larger than the rest. It meaned that the bathroom was adapted for people with limitations on their mobility. Apart from this detail, room was clean and big enough for my family. Location is very good. Oscar, from the concierge, was AWESOME. Helped us to book a taxi to get to the location of our rental car and was always at hand when required. Breakfast is provided by a french cafe, and the variety of options is huge and all was awesome. tip: try the croissants!!

Breakfast that was included in our reservation is based in a token system. It means that you have a quantity of money for every token to be spent in a french cafe that is besides the hotel entrance. It means that in order not to have extra costs on the breakfast, need to control how much you "order"

room was comparable quiet from 01:00 am to 05:00 (do not expect the quietness of a countryside inside NYC!

Advice: just book without breakfast, there are enough bakeries and restaurants for breaktfast around the corner, if you book brekfast in the hotel, you receive a voucher (10 $ per room, not per person!) for a small french bakery near the lobby, the bakery is good (coffee and french bread), buit very small, so you are queing very long and you have to pay on top, if two people like to have a coffe AND one croissant..., it is easier to be more flexible and choose the little bakery, if YOU want, and not be bounded by a prepaid voucher...

The building is beautiful, staff was helpful and the location is perfect for public transportation and Central Park. Zabars is a block away and so is a Fairway. We could walk to Lincoln Centre and Carnegie Hall. We got to Port Authority in 10 minutes to get a bus to Newark.

Room was bare bones. We had to ask for an ice bucket. Wifi was weak and intermittent.

We were pleasantly surprised by the size of our room and the bed was large and comfortable. the hotel is in a good location away from the chaos of downtown which we liked. it’s just a short stroll to a subway station (1,2,3) and good access to everything. you are just a short walk to Central Park. the staff are nice and friendly and the bakery is great to get your morning coffee and croissant. unfortunately we didn’t get to participate in their complimentary wine hour or guided walks but these are attractive additions to the stay. we would definitely stay here if we return to NY in the future.

the windows in our room were so stiff and virtually impossible to open. queues for the elevators could be annoying.