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The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York

A sleep programme, a pillow menu, and an Emery Roth building.

125 East 50th Street, Midtown East, New York, NY, 10022

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The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York, Midtown East, New York City
The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York, Midtown East, Manhattan.

What The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York actually is

The Benjamin occupies a 1927 Emery Roth building on Lexington Avenue at 50th Street, and it has built its identity around sleep — a pillow menu with a dozen options, a sleep concierge, blackout treatments and a rest guarantee. It sounds like marketing until you use it.

Rooms are larger than the Midtown average and many include kitchenettes, which suits longer stays. The location is solid Midtown East: Grand Central is five minutes' walk, Rockefeller Center ten, and the Fifth Avenue shopping district is a few blocks west.

What stands out

  • 01 Sleep programme with a twelve-option pillow menu
  • 02 1927 Emery Roth building with Deco detailing
  • 03 Kitchenettes in many room categories
  • 04 Five minutes' walk to Grand Central

Rooms and suites

Deluxe King

Sleeps 2

Larger than Midtown average, kitchenette

Junior Suite

Sleeps 3

Separate seating area

One-Bedroom Suite

Sleeps 4

Separate bedroom and living room

Room names and availability vary by season — the live inventory is on the booking page.

Facilities and amenities

  • Sleep programme
  • Spa
  • Fitness centre
  • In-room kitchenettes
  • 24-hour concierge
  • In-room dining
  • Restaurant
  • Pet friendly
  • Meeting space
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi

Eating and drinking on site

The NationalAmerican brasserie

Where it sits

The corridor of Park and Madison Avenues, where corporate New York keeps its address book. Grand Central sits at its heart, which makes Midtown East one of the easiest places in the city to sleep if you plan to ride trains rather than hail cabs.

Nearest transit

  • Grand Central–42 St (4, 5, 6, 7, S)
  • Lexington Av/53 St (E, M)
  • 51 St (6)
  • Metro-North at Grand Central

What's nearby

  • Grand Central Terminal
  • Rockefeller Center
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral
  • United Nations Headquarters
  • The Morgan Library & Museum

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Questions people ask about The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York

What is the pillow menu?

A selection of around a dozen pillow types — buckwheat, water-filled, memory foam and others — that guests can request at no charge.

Who designed the building?

Emery Roth, in 1927. He is also responsible for the Belleclaire, the Beresford and several other significant New York buildings.

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