The Plaza, A Fairmont Hotel
The 1907 French Renaissance château on Grand Army Plaza — 282 rooms and 102 suites on Central Park South, the Palm Court beneath its glass, Eloise's home in the books.
Central Park · New York
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because the 1907 château on Grand Army Plaza — Eloise's, the Palm Court's, the Beatles' first New York address — holds Forbes Four-Star standing under the Fairmont flag, and we list it at exactly the tier it holds.
- Forbes Four-Star 2026 for the hotel, listed here as exactly that; a Virtuoso hotel under the Fairmont flag.
- A French Renaissance château of 1907 at 768 Fifth Avenue on Central Park South — 282 rooms, 102 of them suites.
- The Palm Court, the Champagne Bar and the Rose Club, and a spa.
- Where Eloise lived in the books, and the Beatles' first New York address.
Suites and rates
Every rate is confirmed with you by the concierge before anything is booked — cancellation terms in plain language, no surprises.
The neighborhood
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park · Central ParkCentral Park
The park at your doorstep — mornings on the loop, evenings above the treeline.
- Central Park across Grand Army Plaza.
- Fifth Avenue's flagships, south from the door.
- Carnegie Hall and the 57th Street galleries, a few blocks west.
Reviews
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“The 1907 French Renaissance château on Grand Army Plaza — 282 rooms and 102 suites on Central Park South, the Palm Court beneath its glass, Eloise's home in the books.”
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