The Peninsula New York
| The Peninsula New York | |
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| Hotel chain | Peninsula Hotels |
| city | New York City |
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| Classification | 5 Stars |
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Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′ 42.3 ″ N , 73 ° 58 ′ 31.5 ″ W The Peninsula Hotel New York is a luxury hotel on Fifth Avenue and 55th Street. It belongs to the Hong Kong- based Peninsula Hotels Group , which operates nine other Peninsula Hotels.
history
The house was designed in 1908 by the architects Hiss and Weekes in the Beaux Arts style as The Gotham . The construction cost 2.25 million USD at the time . The Gotham was one of the first hotels in New York to be constructed as a steel frame structure and was one of the tallest buildings in the city. The Gotham was renovated in 1939 and continued to operate as an apartment hotel until 1978. A second renovation under designer Pierre Cardin followed in 1987; from now on the hotel was called Maxim's de Paris .
The Peninsula Group acquired the hotel in 1988 as its American flagship. The hotel closed in 1998 and renovated for $ 45 million. Even after the reopening, many details in the original Beaux Arts style were retained.
Awards
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The Peninsula Hotel New York is listed on The Gold List 2006 by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the top three hotels in New York.
