JW Marriott Essex House

Midtown, New York

Virgin rating

Essex Room
SOUTHGATE Bar & Restaurant
Southgate Restaurant and Bar
Central Park View Suite
Central Park View Suite
Essex Room
SOUTHGATE Bar & Restaurant
Family Suite
Family Suite
Junior Suite
Junior Suite
Junior Suite
Manhattan Suite
Manhattan Suite
SOUTHGATE Bar & Restaurant
Essex Room
SOUTHGATE Bar & Restaurant
Southgate Restaurant and Bar
Central Park View Suite
Central Park View Suite
Essex Room
SOUTHGATE Bar & Restaurant
Family Suite
Family Suite
Junior Suite
Junior Suite
Junior Suite
Manhattan Suite
Manhattan Suite
SOUTHGATE Bar & Restaurant

The hotel

Elegant Art Deco-style and top-notch service characterise this 1930s hotel overlooking Central Park. There's fine dining, a late night menu and room service to keep you fully fueled, as well as PRIMP spa to ensure there's enough relaxation versus city-hustle-and-bustle busyness. The rooms are all designed in a contemporary style, with modern features and amenities, and some even have sweeping views of Central Park — what a view to wake up to each morning!

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Restaurant
  • Spa
  • Close to City Centre

Where is it

On Central Park South, between 6th and 7th Avenues, a few steps into Central Park. Transfer time from John F. Kennedy International Airport: 1 hour.

Hotel information

427 rooms and 101 suites. All with air-conditioning, TV, WiFi access*, mini-bar*, safe, hairdryer, bathrobes and iron and board. Essex Rooms are 330 sq ft with 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Central Park View Rooms are 300–350 sq ft and have views over Central Park, with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Junior Suites are 500 sq ft and have living area and marble bathroom with oversized bathtub, with 1 king-size bed and sofa bed, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Family Suites are 700 sq ft and have separate living room, marble bathroom with oversized bathtub, with 1 king-size bed and sofa bed, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Manhattan Suites are 700 sq ft and have city views, separate living room, marble bathroom with oversized bathtub, with 1 king-size bed and sofa bed, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children (3rd child permitted on a rollaway bed*).

Central Park View Suites are 750 sq ft and feature sweeping views of Central Park, separate living room and marble bathroom with oversized bathtub, with 1 king-size bed and sofa bed, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Family Connector Rooms are available as a combination of Essex Rooms and Junior Suites, and sleep up to a maximum of 8 people.

SOUTHGATE Bar & Restaurant (open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night menu). PRIMP spa*. Fitness centre. Federico Salon*. Room service*. Local restaurant dinner delivery service*. Concierge. Dry-cleaning service*. Complimentary WiFi in the lobby and public areas. Valet parking $85 for standard vehicles and $90 for oversized vehicles, plus tax per day (payable locally, subject to change).

​Daily Amenity Fee $40.16​ plus applicable taxes payable at the hotel (fee subject to change).

Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

*Denotes local charge. 

One person must be aged 21 years and over in each room at check-in.

Please note: rollaway beds are available at the cost of $75 per night (payable locally, subject to change).

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Love it in a heartbeat

Nov 28, 2023 4ntonE11a Canberra, Australia

My husband and I have always been a fan of JW Marriott (it all started when we had our honeymoon at JW Marriott Khao Lak). Since then, whenever we have the opportunity to book at a JW Marriott hotel in our destination, we lock it in! Let me start off with the splendid art deco ambience of JW Marriott Essex. Its pristine atmosphere is awe… Read more
My husband and I have always been a fan of JW Marriott (it all started when we had our honeymoon at JW Marriott Khao Lak). Since then, whenever we have the opportunity to book at a JW Marriott hotel in our destination, we lock it in! Let me start off with the splendid art deco ambience of JW Marriott Essex. Its pristine atmosphere is awe inspiring. New York is the epitome of hustle and bustle and in the conclusion of your day, you would want to shut down and rest with utmost comfort which you will at JWME. They havr plush beddings, spotless clean room and a marble bathroom with a shower that has the perfect water pressure. The view of central park is one of the amazing selling point of JWME. It is very relaxing just to stare at the views in the morning and ponder while watching the city lights at night. The location and the vicinity is another selling point, the hotel is a few blind steps from Central Park, around 15 minutes walk from Times Square and Rockefeller Centre. Thefood at Southgate is scrumptious that offers a variety of choices. They got the best wedge salad and the central park mule (cocktail) is a must try. The customer service is beyond fantastic! This is the main reason why we love JW Marriott, their staff are well trained especially with interpersonal communication skills, efficiency and hospitality. They are simply the best! Thanks Greg and the team ❤️ Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Serene, stately uptown landmark

Nov 27, 2023 N1507UJheatherw

Iconic uptown experience at Essex House! Couldn’t get over the swanky, historic vibes with unbeatable views. Clean, comfortable, and responsive hospitality. During our stay, some of the rooms had scaffolding blocking the windows, but we requested a change of rooms and we were accommodated. Glad they are taking care of such a landmark!
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Nov 19, 2023 fabash826 Bedminster, New Jersey

We spent two nights here for a quick stay. We were a group of mom friends with daughters doing a little holiday trip. We chose this hotel based on location ( wanted something uptown & slightly quieter than the. Plaza or Ritz) and the price point was great. I did see the hotel was under renovation & it appears to be minimal. The hotel is a… Read more
We spent two nights here for a quick stay. We were a group of mom friends with daughters doing a little holiday trip. We chose this hotel based on location ( wanted something uptown & slightly quieter than the. Plaza or Ritz) and the price point was great. I did see the hotel was under renovation & it appears to be minimal. The hotel is a classic beautiful well kept space. The curbside luggage handling was fast, the front desk was friendly & able to accommodate our request of side by side rooms. We found the rooms clean & well kept. Relatively modern. The one improvement that can be made is the bathroom. The Tub didn’t hold water very well and the shower head did leak a bit while the kids were bathing. Otherwise we had no troubles. Housekeeping was thorough, but no turn down service. Room service ( dinner) was quick and pretty good. Avoid the soup.. but everything else we tried was good for what we needed for a quick meal the first night. Front door service can be improved. There were many times we were trying to enter or exit with strollers and couldn’t find anyone to assist, or if they were there we had to prompt to help. Street & hallway noise are to be expected a bit in NYC, and were prevalent but the white noise on my phone did cancel out most of it. The location is great if you’re looking to do uptown activities, dining or shopping. A really competitive nightly rate for the location for sure. We would stay again if we’re in town. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Faded glory :(

Nov 19, 2023 steveI6887JD Mykonos, Greece

What a shame... A bit of a disappointment. It seems that THE Essex House has changed from a Hotel to a Motel. Too bad. A big loss for all of us that have always loved the QUINTESSENTIAL experience of an old-world "grand dame" hotel stay. With the excuse that the lobby and restaurant are being renovated breakfast is served now in either the ball… Read more
What a shame... A bit of a disappointment. It seems that THE Essex House has changed from a Hotel to a Motel. Too bad. A big loss for all of us that have always loved the QUINTESSENTIAL experience of an old-world "grand dame" hotel stay. With the excuse that the lobby and restaurant are being renovated breakfast is served now in either the ball room foyer or an upstairs meeting room. One is bad. The other is worse! No ambience; poor food quality; and offered with as much enthusiasm as a bottle of great champagne that lost all its bubbles. The lobby is no more. A few chairs scattered around and a settee or pair of chairs in the center hallway is all there is. Seeing guests sitting on the floor or steps to ancillary spaces just seems wrong. The idea of the bell staff handling bags discreetly through a service entrance and staff elevator has gone away... the entry hall (can't even call it a lobby) and the guest elevators are now as elegant as the baggage claim carrousel at the airport. And finally the room... a low floor park view king... nothing like the pictures on the website. Ridiculously small (room 814) with just ONE window, was just enough for me to know it's NOT the place I would want to stay NOR one I would ever recommend to others. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating JW Marriott or Motel 6. Hard to tell

Nov 5, 2023 greycliff greycliff

Location great everything else motel 6 quality. Tv did not work box hanging off wall behind tv phone did not work Several hours after requesting these items be fixed they weren’t. We had to go to front desk and complain. Then they were fixed. Next issues was no one’s room cards would work on elevator. Employee had to use their card to get us… Read more
Location great everything else motel 6 quality. Tv did not work box hanging off wall behind tv phone did not work Several hours after requesting these items be fixed they weren’t. We had to go to front desk and complain. Then they were fixed. Next issues was no one’s room cards would work on elevator. Employee had to use their card to get us and 3 others to their floors. Is it worth the $$$$$. Read less