The Kimberly Hotel

About The Kimberly Hotel

The Kimberly Hotel suits travelers who want Midtown East as a base and a calmer street to return to at night. Couples can walk to the Theater District and Central Park, while business travelers are a short walk from Grand Central Terminal and the offices around Park Avenue. Families can use the concierge to plan days that mix Central Park with shorter walks. Anyone arriving late finds the front desk staffed at any hour, and the listed luggage storage helps when a flight lands before the room is ready.

The Kimberly Hotel is a 4-star hotel in Midtown Manhattan, rated 4.6 out of 5 in the supplier's guest score from 1463 reviews. That pairing suggests a full-service city stay rather than a budget stopover: you get a restaurant, bars and a fitness center among the listed facilities, in a part of Midtown where offices and apartment buildings sit side by side. Expect a businesslike weekday rhythm and quieter weekends in this part of Midtown.

Rooms and listed facilities

The listed facilities cover the basics of a city stay. Couples have a restaurant and bars in the building, plus a terrace for a drink before dinner. Business travelers get a business center, a meeting room and free wifi, and the concierge can help with a table or a car. Families can rely on the 24 hour front desk, laundry service and lifts. Late arrivals find the desk staffed overnight. Confirm the details that matter to you with the property before booking, including accessibility needs, since the hotel lists wheelchair accessible facilities.

The setting

The Kimberly Hotel stands at 145 E 50th St in Midtown East, on a side street of offices and apartment buildings. Grand Central Terminal is about 0.4 miles (0.6 km) away in a straight line, Times Square about 0.7 miles (1.2 km), and the Fifth Avenue corner of Central Park about 0.6 miles (0.9 km). The 9/11 Memorial is about 3.8 miles (6.1 km) south, near the tip of the island. Nearby subway service changes with the MTA's schedules, so check the current route before you travel.

Location and neighborhood

Midtown East runs between Fifth Avenue and the East River, from 42nd Street north to 59th Street, and Turtle Bay forms its quieter northern half. The grid keeps navigation simple. Numbered streets run east to west, avenues run north to south, and Fifth Avenue divides East from West addresses. Grand Central Terminal anchors the southwest corner and sets the district's daily rhythm, with commuters arriving in waves through the morning. Nearer the river, Turtle Bay mixes townhouses, small gardens and the diplomatic streets around the United Nations. For a short work trip based at The Kimberly Hotel, nearly every meeting, lunch and evening plan sits within a walk of the others.

The Chrysler Building's terraced crown rises above 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, and the architecture rewards a slow look upward on the walk between meetings. Tudor City sits on its own rise to the east, a cluster of brick apartment blocks above a small park. The United Nations complex holds the riverfront between 42nd and 48th Streets. Away from the avenues, side streets turn residential and calm once offices empty. Evenings are quieter here than in Times Square, which suits anyone who wants dinner and an early night before a morning call. The Kimberly Hotel puts you inside that contrast: busy by day, settled after dark.

Getting there and around

JFK and Newark Liberty are around 13 miles (20.7 km) from the area, typically 45 to 75 minutes by road depending on traffic. LaGuardia is the closest airport by road. Grand Central Terminal, around 0.4 miles (0.6 km) away, handles Metro-North trains and connects to the subway, and Penn Station serves Amtrak and NJ Transit. The area center is around 0.7 miles (1.2 km) from the hotel door. The subway runs 24 hours; tap a contactless card or phone at the turnstiles and check the weekly cap rules with the MTA. Congestion pricing applies to vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street; check current rules before driving in.

Nearby sights and food

Grand Central Terminal is the obvious first stop, and its main concourse is free to enter; check the terminal's website for tour times. The Chrysler Building stands at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. The Museum of Modern Art sits west along 53rd Street. Observation decks beside Grand Central and at Rockefeller Center give skyline views; book a timed slot ahead and check opening hours. Broadway theaters in the Theater District are a short walk or a brief ride west, with evening curtains usually at 7 or 8 pm, so confirm the time with the show. Hudson Yards, the Vessel and the Intrepid Museum on the Hudson are a subway ride away.

Eating near the office towers runs from quick to long. Delis and lunch counters serve sandwiches at speed, and coffee bars fill early with people heading to meetings. Food halls suit groups with different appetites. The side streets of Turtle Bay hold small Japanese, Korean, Indian and Thai places, plus pubs that stay calm at lunchtime and fill after work. Steakhouses and seafood counters cluster nearer Grand Central for a client dinner, and oyster bars are common. Reserve ahead for dinner on weeknights, when the after-work crowd arrives early and tables turn fast.

A day from The Kimberly Hotel

A day from The Kimberly Hotel can start early, before the streets fill. Walk to Grand Central Terminal and look up at the concourse ceiling while the commuters move through. Pick up coffee and a pastry nearby, then a morning of meetings or a timed first entry at the Museum of Modern Art. Break for lunch at a food hall or a lunch counter. In the afternoon, follow the East River paths near the United Nations or cross to the Theater District on foot. Dinner early, then an evening curtain, usually 7 or 8 pm; confirm the time when booking. Finish with a short walk back through quieter side streets.

Distances

Facilities listed by the supplier

As listed by the booking supplier; a facility not listed here may still exist. Confirm anything important with the property.

• 24 Hour Front Desk
• Babysitting service
• Bars
• Bell boy
• Business Center
• Computer room
• Concierge
• Dry cleaning service
• Express check out
• Fitness Center
• Free Wi-Fi
• Free newspaper
• Internet access
• Laundry Service
• Elevators
• Luggage storage
• Meeting room
• Multilingual staff
• Restaurant
• Safe
• Terrace
• Towels
• Wedding services
• Wheelchair accessible