The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park

I’ve been staying at this hotel consistently for over 20 years. Unfortunately, this hotel has gone downhill fast and cannot compete with other properties (e.g., Baccarat, Four Seasons). Over my last few stays, I’ve experienced many service lapses, but to name a few:

-Club Lounge employee got upset at me and my children, and started talking poorly and bashing their management in front of my family. This all stemmed from us asking what a certain food item was, because there were no signs. A few months later I noticed the employee is still there.

-After a horrendous stay, I requested compensation in the form of Marriott points after a front desk manager reached out to me. Their response is attached - I’ll let you be the judge if this is 5 star Ritz Carlton service, or 2 Star Courtyard service. The GM apologized, saying this behavior is unacceptable and not tolerated……but that I would not receive anything as compensation (unless I wanted to pay for a return visit, which I was told would “exceed all my expectations”)! I actually did return a few weeks later to take them up on that offer, and was pretty bummed when I found 2 ritz hats on my bed and a room upgrade. To put it mildly, the stay certainly did not exceed my expectations.

The rooms are in generally bad condition. For example, in the Superior room I was in several months ago, there was a huge tear in the leather bed and hair in the bathroom. In the suite I was in recently, the chair in the living room had gross, old food stuck between the cushion and the side of the chair. When I flipped the seat over, the other side was also dirty. This was in a room going for easily over 4k on some nights. Totally unacceptable.

The front desk is generally very poor at this hotel - I’ve only had a few nice interactions with front desk employees during the 40+ stays I’ve had at this hotel.

There are some fantastic employees who I have known for many years, but overall the hotel is not up to par and certainly not worth the prices they charge.

The one positive: the location is superb.

Stay elsewhere!

Let's start with the positives: the RC Central Park is impeccably located. Can't do much better than 59th St at 6th Ave. The staff are well trained and courteous, even opening the doors in unison. The hotel feels exclusive and intimate; this is not The Plaza with tourists running around.

However, there are problems. I booked one night at a club level room. At check-in the agent claimed I had not booked a club room, thinking I was expecting lounge access due to my Marriott status (I am titanium elite). Having stayed at a few Ritz-Carltons, I know the drill about booking club rooms separately. He doubled down on this until I emailed my reservation proving I had booked club access. I understand mistakes happen, but for a property charging eye-watering room rates, you expect these details to be triple and quadruple checked.

Furthermore, I was charged $30 for a suit press that was supposed to be provided complimentary with a club room. After calling the hotel, being put through to voicemail promising a 24 hour response and never receiving one, I finally got ahold of the manager who granted me a $100 credit for my stay.

I'm fine with the resolution, but all of this ring and roll felt unnecessary and surprising for a supposedly world class hotel. On top of this, nothing about the common areas, room, or view tempted me to return. The park view for at least the first ten floors goes for little when you are just staring at pedestrians. I had a considerably better view six blocks over at the Sheraton.

The room was fine, but lacking the modern control panel amenity at the St. Regis (for lights, alerting maid, privacy etc.) and it was oppressively dark. The bathtub, cramped into a corner between the shower and sink, has someone 6 feet and over folded in half. Bed was comfortable and I liked the straight on view of the television with seating area in-between, but ceilings are low and everything felt small.

Great hotels in NY are a needle in a haystack, and this one does not earn the reputation it has.

location
door man
opposite the park so it was amazing morning walk and making nice excircles
NO SPA !
restaurants all around corner
difficult to get uber
coffee at lobby in morning

So this was my first trip to NY in many years and I decided to splurge on a park view room at the ritz. Overall the experience was excellent. The club lounge came in handy. The room was very comfortable (although the light switches were a little confusing). Room service was very good. Overall service was excellent with a few minor issues that were manageable. I’ll stay here again soon.

La ubicacion es la mejor , frente al central park , a pasos de la quinta avenida , restaurantes , museos .

I stayed at The Ritz Carlton Central Park over Mother’s Day weekend and was blown away by the staff, service, and property. Giselle at the Front desk was so kind upon arriving for check-in and had my room ready for me. The room was spacious and extremely clean, and most of all very quiet despite being located right in the heart of Manhattan.
We were also personally greeted by Daniella from the guest relations team, as well as Miguel from Human Resources who both took time out of their day to welcome us and wish me a happy Mother’s Day and thank me for choosing to stay with the RC.
The property itself is a perfect blend of classic New York City design and aesthetics with the Ritz Carlton flair and luxury and is amazingly located across the street from Central Park. The lobby bar is gorgeous and offers plenty of space and cozy atmosphere with a warm and friendly staff. The restaurant on the first floor also has a classic menu that we thoroughly enjoyed. I will be staying here again and again!

I am a very loyal Marriott member. I have spent 250+ nights a year in their hotels and this by far has been the worst stay all together. So much that I will never step into a Marriott again after this.
I arrived on Monday for an appointment this week for my spouse in a relatively cost effective room. $5k for the week. Throughout my communications with front desk they said that it would be likely that I would be upgraded. So I sat and waited. When I checked in there were no options for upgrade. I get it.
Checked into the room and it was stuffy and musty. I asked to change rooms and begrudgingly signed for a $1000 night increase that I did not budget for.
When I got into the new room. There was food, trash and letters in this room. Keep in mind it’s almost 2am at this point.
I check into my new room after the fact and it’s fine. Definitely not a $10k room.
For the next several days I was contacted by ritz about my stay over and over and over again. They were kind enough to give me a food credit but $300 basically covers half a meal here.
One day before checking out they are slipping letters under my door to pay them more money. I had no idea what I owed.
I told them I was heading to an appointment and would settle after when I was able. They said I had to pay before 4pm or I would not be able to stay at this property anymore.
I have done 250+ nights in the last year at Marriotts. Driven hours out of my way to stay at them, given them thousands and thousands of dollars monthly to be treated like this.
The best part is the final room that I was moved into had other peoples mail, broken blinds etc. I paid a lot of money for a Ramada experience.
I will be using my Hilton status going forward where they respect my loyalty

Aside from the location, nothing at the hotel was worth the price. The rooms had a terrible smell and felt cramped and poorly designed. Overall, a complete disappointment — one of the worst hotels I’ve ever stayed in.

I don't normally write reviews for restaurants in hotels unless I am staying at the hotel, but making an exception here. Recently stopped into the Ritz Carlton NYC alone, while on a long walk, to get a lovely breakfast and experience the hotel. The hostess at the cafe was talking to another customer for a couple minutes and when the bellman saw this, he came up, asked how he could help, and then led me back to the restaurant and helped me to be seated at a lovely spot by the window. The staff then took excellent care of me - even after I made it clear from the beginning that I was not staying there at the hotel. I wanted to write this brief review because in my opinion the interactions I had that morning epitomize two of the things that Ritz Carlton made its name by (many decades ago) with Horst Schulze at the helm: first, that the team that works there are "ladies and gentlemen taking care of ladies and gentlemen" AND that every single member of the team there is empowered to make things right for every guest of the hotel. Happy to see this in action. Well done Ritz Carlton Central Park!

The service level in the Ritz is always impeccable and the location is great. So why my ‘average’ rating: the view out of my room was a dark inner court (and not Central Park), the pressure of the showers was inadequate and I couldn’t find a coffee machine in my room (all luxury hotels add these days a Nespresso machine - or something similar).

Add to that the ridiculous prices. Example: you pay $25 for a small glass of orange juice (ie over $30 if you include service) and that is just excessive.

I’ve been staying here almost since they opened 25 years ago - and am at the end of a 3 night stay. It feels like a home away from home - but things have certainly changed over the years.

The service is much less consistent than it used to be (e.g., Club service was great at times like on evening of 3/22 and 3/23, but during other times service was mediocre at best…and that’s if there was even anyone visibly working in the club). There was also no welcome note or amenity, despite me staying here for 25 years, which is a simple but nice gesture. Sometimes I need to make multiple requests for simple items, which can be frustrating. The rooms still need a refresh, despite a recent update several years ago (e.g., curtains/shades are old/broken, toilet seat is cheap and loud, furniture has tears, marble in bathroom/shower is showing age/mold, doors/doorways in hallways are visibly damaged (and have been for years and years). Housekeeping carts, vacuums, etc are just left in hallways - something I’ve noticed consistently since this hotel has been open. I’ve made these suggestions and reviews for the last few years, and even brought up some concerns with the last GM, but it’s always the same response “we apologize and we’ll look into it”, but nothing changes.

Doormen (Felix/Joe) are great as always. Location is top-notch. I did appreciate the early check-in and late check-out.

If I didn’t have an emotional connection to this hotel, it’s hard to justify staying here when there are other options nearby (Baccarat, Aman, FS, etc).

I will say, if you’re looking into the Nomad Ritz - stay VERY far away from there. The service and location of that hotel is abysmal, and not a true Ritz. The Central Park location is much, much better.

Great hotel, with a wonderful history. Everything is flawless, that’s the only downfall.. that’s it’s too flawless. You miss a certain personality what makes it feel more genuine and authentic. It’s a bit robotic because they want to have it so perfect. If they would create this personal touch it would be a 10/10

The rooms were very comfortable. Perhaps could do with tea or coffee making facilities which were sadly lacking.