Sanctuary Hotel New York

About Sanctuary Hotel New York

Sanctuary Hotel New York suits travelers who want Times Square on the doorstep and a calm base to return to. Couples can walk to an evening curtain in the Theater District, business travelers are close to Midtown offices and Grand Central Terminal, and families get an address that shortens the trip to Central Park and the Museum of Modern Art. Late arrivals land at a 24-hour front desk. The hotel is a practical base for a first visit to Manhattan.

This is a 4-star hotel in the Midtown and Times Square part of Manhattan, a short walk from the Theater District and Broadway. Read that score as a summary of past guests' impressions rather than a promise about any single room. The building is set on West 47th Street, close enough to the square for an evening out and set back enough for sleep.

Rooms and listed facilities

Facilities listed by the supplier cover the basics for most trips. Couples get air conditioning, a minibar and room service; families can ask about cribs and family rooms; business travelers have a business center, free Wi-Fi and internet access. The 24-hour front desk and 24-hour security help late arrivals, and there is luggage storage, a safe, laundry service and elevators. A restaurant, bars, a snack bar and breakfast, including breakfast in room, are listed. Parking and pets allowed are listed too. Confirm parking terms, pet rules and any facility fee with the property.

Rooms suit short city stays and longer working trips alike, and the listed facilities are worth reading against your own routine. Guest score 4.2 out of 5 from 1397 reviews comes from the booking supplier, so treat it as a general guide to past stays. Ask the property which room types include a minibar or safe, whether a crib fits the layout you book, and how breakfast is served. Check the total price with taxes and fees in the IMPT app before you commit.

The setting

Sanctuary Hotel New York has an address at 132 West 47th Street in Midtown Manhattan, in the Times Square and Midtown area. Times Square is about 0.1 miles (0.2 km) away in a straight line, Grand Central Terminal about 0.5 miles (0.8 km), Penn Station about 0.7 miles (1.2 km) and the Fifth Avenue corner of Central Park about 0.7 miles (1.1 km). Broadway and the Theater District are about 0.1 miles (0.1 km) away, the Museum of Modern Art about 0.4 miles (0.6 km) and the Intrepid Museum about 0.9 miles (1.5 km). The 9/11 Memorial is about 3.6 miles (5.8 km) to the south.

The street itself sits in the dense Midtown grid, where numbered cross streets run east and west and avenues run north and south, with Fifth Avenue dividing East from West addresses. That layout makes walking the default for nearby sights and puts the rest of the island within easy reach by subway. Evenings here mean theater crowds and traffic, so plan a little extra time on foot. Check current subway service changes and any road tolls for vehicles entering lower Manhattan with the transit and transport authorities.

Location and neighborhood

Evenings in Midtown start early. Broadway curtains usually rise at 7 or 8 pm, so tables around the Theater District fill from about 5 pm; check the show for the exact time. Book ahead within a short walk of Times Square on a performance night. Away from the theater blocks the pace is calmer: Bryant Park at dusk, the concourse at Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue windows lit after dark. Weeknights and weekends feel different here. Tuesday through Thursday brings the office crowd, while Friday and Saturday belong to visitors and to anyone who has booked a show.

The food map of Midtown runs on categories as much as cuisines. Steakhouses and old-line diners sit near the Theater District; sushi bars, ramen shops and small Japanese counters thread the side streets; trattorias and wine bars fill the blocks toward Fifth Avenue. Quick meals are easy: pizza by the slice, food halls, sandwich counters. The Garment District north of 34th Street keeps a lunchtime trade and quieter tables after dark. Reservations matter for dinner on show nights, and walk-in counters are simpler at lunch. Within a few blocks of Sanctuary Hotel New York, Korean, Thai, Indian and Italian kitchens all appear.

Getting there and around

The grid does most of the work. Numbered streets run east to west and avenues run north to south, with Fifth Avenue dividing East from West addresses, so a cross-town walk is short and a north-south one is longer than it looks on a map. The subway runs 24 hours: tap a contactless card or phone at the turnstile, and check the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for planned service changes. Distances are compact: the district center is around 0.1 miles (0.2 km) from Sanctuary Hotel New York, Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal around 0.5 miles (0.8 km), the airports around 13 miles (21.7 km) depending on route and traffic.

Nearby sights and food

Sights cluster within a short walk or one or two subway stops. The Theater District packs about 40 Broadway houses into the blocks around Times Square, and evening curtains are typically at 7 or 8 pm, so check the show. The Museum of Modern Art sits on West 53rd Street. Observation decks at Rockefeller Center, beside Grand Central Terminal and at Hudson Yards give three distinct views. Grand Central's concourse and ceiling reward a look even without a train to catch. West of the district, the Intrepid Museum occupies a Hudson pier, and Hudson Yards holds the Vessel.

For a food-led evening, choices divide by mood. A steakhouse or an old-line Italian room suits a long dinner before a curtain; small Japanese counters and wine bars suit a quick plate and a glass. Pizza by the slice, falafel carts, ramen and Thai kitchens cover the fast end, and food halls handle groups with different appetites. Dessert holds its own, from cheesecake to gelato. Delis and bakeries cover a picnic for Bryant Park. Reserve for dinner on performance nights and expect queues at peak lunch hours.

A day from Sanctuary Hotel New York

A day from Sanctuary Hotel New York: a morning walk east through Bryant Park before the office crowd arrives, then the Museum of Modern Art while it is quiet. Lunch on a side street north of 34th Street, or a quick counter meal if the afternoon is full. Ride an observation deck for the view, or head west to the Intrepid Museum on the Hudson. Book dinner early, around 5:30 pm, when a show is on the plan, and check the curtain time on the ticket. After the theater, Times Square stays bright and loud; the side streets north of it go quiet.

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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
• 24-hour security
• Air conditioning
• Alarm clock
• Banquet
• Snack bar
• Bars
• Bathrobe
• Bathroom
• Breakfast
• Breakfast in room
• Business Center
• Carpeted
• Cleaning
• Coffee
• Concierge
• Crib
• Desk
• Dry cleaning service
• Entertainment activities
• Family rooms
• Fan
• First aid
• Free Wi-Fi
• Garage
• Hairdryer
• Housekeeping
• Internet access
• iPod dock
• Iron and board
• Laundry Service
• Elevators
• Luggage storage
• Minibar
• Night club
• Non smoking rooms
• Parking
• Pay per view
• Pets allowed
• Radio