Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection

Loved The Library Hotel! Location is terrific near Bryant Park and Grand Central Terminal, walkable to Times Square and Broadway shows and great restaurants in the area. The room was lovely and the bed very comfortable. Love the library theme in each room. The staff was terrific, friendly and very helpful with recommendations! And definitely go to the Bookmarks lounge and the 2nd floor snacks room if you have time. Highly recommend!!

We have come here for years and also stayed here when we were engaged so we might be a bit biased. Living in the city, we wouldn't stay in a hotel for just any place. But we LOVE it here. Great staff, great location, comfy, fun to play tourist, highly recommend.

The location is really great! The staff are very welcoming. I loved all the books and the theming! (Gotta check out the stairwell!) Madison and Vine has delicious food and the bar on the 14th floor was beautiful.

My suggestion is the shower curtain doesn't reach all the way to the top of the tub so water splashed out. The bed was a little small, but after all the walking, we slept fine.

This is our second stay at this boutique hotel. The sleeping room was clean, quiet (as much as it can be being in midtown Manhattan) and functional. Not only is this hotel just a block away from Grand Central Station and the New York Public Library, it's also within walking distance of Broadway theatres and many good restaurants.

This hotel stands out to me from others at a similar pricepoint due to their use of the Dewey Decimal Classification system for their sleeping rooms. The books that are available for reading in your sleeping room are based on the floor you are on and the room number it is assigned. Based on the floor and room type. Ninth floor is devoted to History, eight floor is literature, and so on. If you don't like book types in your sleeping room, guests are welcome to browse books in the 2nd floor lounge (where beverages and snacks are available 24/7) and even borrow a book from, if you become engrossed with reading a book you have found.

We enjoyed an evening cocktail in their rooftop lounge on one the nights we were there. The lounge was not crowded, and there were a variety of seating options to choose from.

The only wrinkle during our stay was that breakfast room service on the morning of our departure that we ordered the night before (calling the room service number found in the guest directory) never arrived. We arranged for it to arrive at 8am. We had arranged for a taxi to pick us up at 8:30 so that we could catch our train, but at 8:20, breakfast still had not arrived, despite staff saying it would be delivered "in a minute" when we called about it at 8:10. Upon check out, front desk staff originally thought we may have made separate arrangements for breakfast, but we made it clear that it was arranged through the room service number found in the hotel's guest services directory. To their credit, they took the room service charge off our bill. This experience doesn't really take away from our overall experience at this property. I am looking forward to the next time we stay at this hotel, when we stay in another themed room.

Staff was helpful with all our questions. Room was cozy and very comfortable. The Reading Room was well stocked and maintained. It had a calming and inviting feel. We purchased several of the perks such as The Book Lover’s Guide to NYC, the Library Hotel tote bag, the Books by the Foot and we were not disappointed. Enjoyed our stay and hopefully will stay there again.

We always stay down in SoHo but decided to stay here for the theme. I was nervous that it wasn’t going to be a good experience but I was wrong. The doormen, the front desk staff, and housekeepers were so kind and efficient. The rooms are tiny but adequate considering you don’t stay in the room all that much anyway. I was allergic to the bamboo lemongrass bath products (body wash, shampoo, and conditioner) and had a bad reaction. The front desk immediately went up more packs of the bar soap which was fragrance free and I had no more issues. We had breakfast at the restaurant each morning and dinner there once. The French onion soup is top notch. For breakfast my husband loved the salmon. The wait staff could have been better at coming to refill the coffee but overall they were nice as well. The reading room has sodas, assorted fruits, bottled water, and a coffee machine but not even close to being worth the $25 a day fee. .The Bookmark bar upstairs staff was not as good as the rest of the staff but the vibe and ambience was excellent.

There were hand sanitizer stations throughout the hotel but all of them were empty. That was disappointing. The other concern I have is for security. There is no using your room key to access the elevator and since the restaurant and bar are open to the public anyone could easily access any of the rooms on any floor.

The proximity to Grand Central is great so you can easily get where you need to go. However, there is not really neighborhood vibe like other parts of the city so there are few restaurants, shops, or anything nearby other than fast food.

We enjoyed our stay but because of the lack of things to do around there, we will consider it a one and done experience. It was totally worth it to experience the library hotel once.

We loved staying at The Library Hotel! The staff is warm and welcoming. The rooms are charming with the Dewey Decimal System designations. My room was the Zoology room and all the books in my room were animal books. The Reading Room with snacks, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate, open 24/7, is also a treat. As an author and an animal lover, it was the perfect place for me. I took a photo of my current novel Mrs. Gari Melchers on the bed!

We had a great weekend in New York. This hotel was lovely. The location is great, near the NYPL and Grand Central Station. We were able to easily get to all the attractions we wanted to see. 15 min walk to our Broadway shows.

Location and amenities

I work in a library so it was very unique.The service was very good.
The room was great, nice and clean.Only thing I would recommend is a coffee machine in the room, that would help. Roof top was very nice and cozy.

Ubivacion

Bring. Your. Own. Bed. Or join me on the floor. You should be fine so long as you don’t roll over. Nothing broken - elbow or tail bone

Very nice! The service was great the rooftop bar was very nice, everyone was friendly, and very accommodating for everything we needed and asked for.
Also! The locust was perfect for us and met all our expectations!

Staff was super friendly and helpful. The hotel has a good quality restaurant on site and a cozy rooftop bar arranged with spaces where you can converse comfortably. These both were handy as we were staying during extreme cold January weather and gave us the option of dining without having to venture out in the cold.

The best staff is very trying times!!!

The snowstorm that hit the eastern half of the US paralyzed everything but The Library hotel. We've stayed here several times before, and this time was spectacular: warm and inviting, calm in the storm outside. Good food at Wine and Vine and don't forget the roof top bar where the fireplace is!!! Our thanks to all the staff at The Library. Oh- did we mention that it's a great location for all things Manhattan.

We had a very nice stay and really appreciated the great service from the staff. The hotel offers excellent value for money and is very well maintained. Its central location makes it easy to explore the city, which was a big plus for us. Overall, a very pleasant experience.

We chose to stay at the Library Hotel for our NYC literary themed trip, and it was a perfect fit. The location is excellent since it is within walking distance to the NYC Public Library, the Morgan Library, the bronze literary sidewalk plaques and the Grand Central Terminal. The hotel staff was very courteous and accommodating. The entire place was very clean. The complimentary snacks and drinks were greatly appreciated. We loved hanging out in both the Reading Room and by the fireplace in the top floor bar.

Great location, friendly and helpful staff, clean and elegant spaces

An exceptional experience...started with a welcome letter before our arrival, and continued throughout all our interactions with the staff.
The environment was enjoyable due to the theme, and access to the sitting room on the Second Floor and bar on the Fourteenth.