Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection

4.0 star property

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Rooftop bar, garden views, open daily
Lobby
Front of property
Rooftop bar, garden views, open daily
Rooftop bar, garden views, open daily

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Laundry
$302
$260 nightly
$302 total
Total with taxes and fees
Feb 1 - Feb 2

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299 Madison Ave, New York, NY, 10017
  • Place, Grand Central Terminal
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Broadway
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Times Square
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, New York, NY (JFK-John F. Kennedy Intl.)
    ‪49 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(19 reviews)
  • 269 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(30 reviews)
  • 250 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Junior Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, City View

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(15 reviews)
  • 350 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Petite Room, 1 Full Size Bed (Double Bed)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(35 reviews)
  • 200 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 250 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

New York

A stay at Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection places you in the heart of New York, within a 5-minute walk of One Vanderbilt and Grand Central Terminal. .This boutique hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from New York Public Library and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Broadway.

What's nearby

  • 5th Avenue - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Grand Central Terminal - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • New York Public Library - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Broadway - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Times Square - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles

Getting around

  • Grand Central - 42 St. Station - 1 min walk
  • 5 Av Station (W. 42nd St.) - 3 min walk
  • John F. Kennedy Intl. Airport (JFK) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Sunrise Mart - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pera Mediterranean Brasserie - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Dig Inn - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Just Salad - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection

Hotel with a rooftop terrace, steps from One Vanderbilt
Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection offers 60 air-conditioned accommodations with iPod docking stations and safes. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and portable fans. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 60 air-conditioned rooms featuring iPod docking stations. Your bed comes with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as concierge services. Additional features at this hotel include wedding services, complimentary use of a nearby fitness facility, and a banquet hall.
Enjoy American cuisine at Madison and Vine, a bistro where you can enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge and dine alfresco. Or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. This hotel has 3 meeting rooms available for events.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Madison and Vine - This bistro specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Bookmarks - Overlooking the garden, this rooftop bar serves light fare only. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Offsite parking; discounts available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 13 to 25 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Bookmarks
  • Madison and Vine

Things to do

  • Books
  • Library

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business center
  • 3 meeting rooms
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator (32 inch wide door)
  • Handrails in stairways (33 inches high)
  • Portable shower seat
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (44 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 14 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • iPod dock

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Electrical adapters
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Portable fan
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 1 PM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 100 per day
  • Resort fee: USD 25.00 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Additional inclusions
  • Business center/computer access
  • Concierge service
  • Faxes
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room bottled water
  • In-room safe
  • Lending library access
  • Nearby fitness center access
  • Newspaper
  • Phone calls
  • Wired internet access (may be limited)

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 13 to 25 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Hotel Library
Library Hotel
Library Hotel New York
Library New York
Library By Library Collection
The Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection
Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection Hotel
Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection New York
Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection Hotel New York

Library Hotel by Library Hotel Collection Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 802 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 147 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 1001 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

MARK A

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark Howard

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely clean rooms, friendly staff and a great extra option of the 2nd floor coffees and treats. Also roof top bar well worth a visit!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Dana

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Charming boutique Hotel in a good location. The only challenge was there was no AC because the heat was on it was warm. We had to open our windows and thus noisy other than that. It was a great place to stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Brigitta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I liked the books and the idea. The room was too hot and I wasn't able to turn down the heat. The room was noisy from the traffic and building sites outside.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Jess, San Rafael

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leigh

Liked: Cleanliness
This was the perfect location to walk to the NY Public Library, Bryant Park, Broadway, Times Square and Rockefeller Center.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

adrien

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lori, Littleton

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely hotel with a library feel. Great friendly staff, clean and welcoming. Rooftop top was exceptional and great drink menu with amazing appetizers. Highly recommend this exquisite hotel near both train stations.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was exceptional across all areas. Friendly, smiling, engaging, and it all appeared sincere.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a very pleasant stay at the Library. Its cute, the rooftop bar was awesome. It's was a good location for all our activities. The 24 hour coffee/snack reading room is a huge bonus! The restaurant was awesome. This was my 3rd time staying and I'll stay there next time as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary Ann

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing experience. Wish the Bookmarks menu was a little more robust with options. Also, needs to make note of allergens. Will definitely return.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked the library concept with all the books, the open lounge with coffee, tea and snacks as great- my husband would haves like half and half of the coffee but did fine without it. The staff was pleasant, helpful and professional
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cara

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
There was someone using a jack hammer out side our window from 9:30 to 5:00 pm all 4 days. We requesed to be moved twice and were told that the only rooms like ourd were above us or below us so the noise would be the same. Fine, why not offer to move us to a different type of room. We ended up leaving 4 hour early and just hung out in the airport. What a waste of $725.00 a night.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aye Aye

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aye Aye

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique: each room has a literature theme (e.g., history, nature, business, even erotic literature!) which made it fun and a great conversation piece. The lounge with coffees, teas, waters, juices, fruits and snacks was super convenient (and essential given the room does not have coffee machine) and is also a nice library and lounge. Staff was helpful. The restaurant on the main floor was very good for breakfast and dining.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christa

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

An oasis in crazy New York City!

The Library Hotel is an oasis in crazy New York. Very handy for a visit to the Public Library, close to Grand Central Station, but also an easy walk to Broadway, Madison Square Garden and Central Park. For anything else the Metro is efficient and easy to use. The rooftop bar is great for drinks or a light meal, while the residents' lounge was handy for coffees, snacks and soft drinks. We hadn't realised we had breakfast included - well worth it as the restaurant did a decent variety of options...and was also excellent in the evening if you didn't want to leave the hotel after a long day sightseeing. I would pick the Library Hotel again if I come back to NYC
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lauri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel but beware construction work

This is a lovely hotel in a great area for public transportation and is just steps away from Grand Central Station. The only drawback was the very loud construction work on the building being conducted through October according to the permit posted. The loud grinding or drilling noise vibrated in my room during the time I was there during the day.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sofia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025