Excelsior Hotel 
Gracious hotel on desirable Upper West Side
Hotel prices and availability
Map showing Excelsior Hotel
Dining at the Excelsior Hotel
The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
Monsoon
Quest
Isabella''s
Attractions near this hotel
Central Park - 0.5 block
Zabar''s - 2.5 blocks
Broadway - 2.5 blocks
Children''s Museum of Manhattan - 3.5 blocks
Riverside Park - 4.5 blocks
New York Historical Society - 5 blocks
Metropolitan Museum of Art - 0.5 mile
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - 0.75 mile
Neue Galerie New York - 0.75 mile
Whitney Museum of American Art - 0.75 mile
Midtown Manhattan - 1 mile
National Academy Museum - 1 mile
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum - 1 mile
Guggenheim Museum - 1 mile
Columbus Circle (Time Warner Center, CNN tour, shopping/dining) - 1 mile
Central Park Zoo - 1.25 miles
Carnegie Hall - 1.25 miles
Jewish Museum - 1.25 miles
Theater District - 1.5 miles
Rockefeller Center - 1.5 miles
Museum of Modern Art - 1.5 miles
Harlem - 1.5 miles
Columbia University - 2 miles(
Times Square - 2 miles
Grant''s Tomb - 2.25 miles
Apollo Theater - 2.25 miles
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - 2.5 miles
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - 2.5 miles
All prices are subject to change.
Driving directions from LaGuardia: Take Grand Central Pkwy W to Triborough Bridge. Exit right for Manhattan, pay toll, and bear left for FDR Drive south to 96th St exit. Follow 96th St through Central Park, turn left onto Central Park W and right on 81st St. The hotel is on the right.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK): Approximate driving time is 50–60 minutes and distance is 15 miles.
Driving directions from JFK: Take I-678 (Van Wyck Expy) north to SR 25 west. Bear left onto Queens Plaza N, take the Queensboro Bridge and exit to 2nd Ave south. Continue off the exit on 60th St, then turn right on Park Ave. Turn left on E 79th St, which becomes W 81st St. The hotel is on the right.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Approximate driving time is 40–60 minutes and distance is 16 miles.
Driving directions from Newark: Follow signs to take US 1/US 9 north to I-95 (New Jersey Tpke) north (toll road). Take I-495 to the Lincoln Tunnel and exit to West Side Hwy/40th St. Turn left on W 42nd St, then turn right on SR 9A (West Side Hwy). Exit to W 79th St, then turn left on Amsterdam Ave. Turn right on W 81st St, and the hotel is on the left.
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
