gengar

Good to know. I was only on the 9th floor, so not too much higher.

josephstern

I had the 12th floor on the last few trips, on the 41st St. side. Didn't notice any significant noise.

gengar

41st is much, much quieter than 5th Ave. One of the Andaz Suite layouts I've been given a few times faces 41st (the one directly opposite the elevator bank) and I was fine with the street noise. 5th Ave is a different beast.

Tonyr4

Stayed here over the weekend in the Empire Terrace Suite for our wedding anniversary and had a fantastic time. The service was OUTSTANDING and the view from this wrap around is amazing!


The Empire State Building with the Freedom Tower further in the background.

The NY Public library is directly down below.

The BAC tower with the New Years Eve ball in the background. You can see the ball drop from this room. (Its the small yellow globe about halfway up between the Salesforce building & the H&M building)

Empire State at night.

Aventine

Definitely better views than a Splash suite.

CodeAdam10

Tonyr4 Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing!

Are you a Globalist?

Just wondering if you are ... would love some info on their current post-CoVid breakfast offerings (if any) and if you received an upgrade because of status.

And lastly, how was their occupancy (if you know)?

thanks !

Tonyr4

Thanks! Yes I'm a Globalist but paid for this 3 night stay out of pocket. I did get a 40% discount on the suite as well as triple points which softened the blow quite a bit. I don't believe they'd upgrade a Globalist to this room unless I guess you were a frequent traveler at the hotel. I've read that this particular room goes as high as 7k a night over New Years Eve. In any event the experience was well worth the price I paid. Other than a direct Central Park view I don't know of any hotel with a better view of NYC from a large terrace than this Empire Suite at the Andaz. I highly recommend it, we entertained friends on the terrace every night we stayed.

The dinner and lunch menu was very limited at the hotel but the breakfast menu had more choices and was delivered to the room every morning. The executive chef called one day and asked how everything was. He let me know that they plan on re expanding the menu in the weeks ahead. The food at the hotel was very good it was just limited so I'd look forward to an expanded menu. We had dinner sent every night from outside restaurants and there is still a ton to choose from that delivers to this hotel.

Lastly, the hotel seemed somewhat empty. From our terrace we noticed 3 or 4 other rooms that were occupied. The lobby was never full. With the media being so negative on NYC I'm sure it's scaring alot of outsiders away. I live on the Upper West Side, and can tell you that its not nearly as bad here as it's being reported. I can promise you that!!!

Tonyr4

That is for sure!

CodeAdam10

Awesome! Glad to know they are still serving Globalist breakfast via room service.

I agree. Your pictures are phenomenal and those are spectcular views. I will aim for the Empire Suite next time I make my way to this hotel.

Thanks SO much for taking the time to write a detailed answer, it's much appreciated.

Kacee

The 5th Avenue View Suite has the same view across the library towards TS, but no outdoor space, and the layout isn't great. But a very nice view.

jja34-1

I've had a splash suite that had nearly identical views from the bedroom. Can't recall which floor we were on.

Tonyr4

The Empire suite is room 1104 the room right next door (on the right hand side of the Empire Suite) is room 1101 and is the suite I'd try to get next time if I didn't want to splurge on the Empire Suite. It's a smaller room and terrace but you get a full on view of Times Square and the library. From that room if you were to peek around the Empire Suite's planter you can see downtown to the Freedom Tower and Empire State buildings as well.

The hotel is 14 floors high but the best rooms and all of the terraces are on 11. We noticed from our terrace on the 3 floors above us that there were rooms with small balconies that faced Times Square as well. They looked nice too but Im not sure if they were suites or not.

Tonyr4

No problem glad it was helpful Adam!

mmgm

I’m having a different experience at the hotel now. The wonderful breakfast is served in a paper bag in the room. If you order the wonderful avocado toast ( one of only 4 offered main dishes) ask for silverware. You can not cut the toast with the wooden utensils they provide. Also be aware that hot beverages are provided in a paper cup that is packed in the paper bag. I spilled hot water on my hand this morning trying to remove it from the bag.
I would prefer not to share the other issues I had but they were more significant than the breakfast.
Obviously these are difficult times for hotels but I don’t think the Andaz is ready yet.

josephstern

If you have another chance, please post a pic of that bag and how it arrives. I can't even picture that.