The Benjamin A 4 star hotel in New York

High-rise Midtown haven with wellness spa

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Dining at the The Benjamin

The Benjamin Restaurant - Fine-dining 30-seat restaurant with seafoam-green walls, warm woods, black leather banquettes and chairs, fresh flowers. Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner. Dinner choices such as crab cakes, mushroom ragout, filet mignon, braised lamb shank, Asian-flavored pasta.

Lounge Bar - Open from early evening to late night for appetizers and cocktails.

Attractions near this hotel

LaGuardia Airport (LGA): Approximate driving time is 30–45 minutes and distance is eight miles.

Driving directions from LaGuardia: Take Grand Central Pkwy to I-278 (Brooklyn-Queens Expy) west. Exit to SR 25A and bear right onto Queens Plaza N. Take the Queensboro Bridge, then exit to 2nd Ave and turn left. Turn right on E 57th, then left on Lexington Ave. The hotel is at the corner of Lexington Ave and E 50th St.

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 Expwy) west to SR 25 (Queens Blvd) west. Bear left onto Queens Plaza N and continue onto Queensboro Bridge. Exit to 2nd Ave and turn left. Turn right on E 57th, then left on Lexington Ave. The hotel is at the corner of Lexington Ave and E 50th St.

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 Exit 16E to the Lincoln Tunnel, then exit to Dyer Ave. Turn right on W 40th St, then turn left on Avenue of the Americas. Turn right on W 46th St, left on Park Ave, then right on E 50th St.

Getting there: Taxis cost $26–$35 (subject to change) from LaGuardia Airport and $36–$75 (subject to change) from Kennedy Airport and Newark Airport. From LaGuardia Airport, buses go to subway stops in Manhattan. From Kennedy Airport, trains and buses go to subway stops in Queens, from which there are subways to Manhattan. From terminals at Newark Airport, a monorail goes to the airport''s train station, from which trains go to Manhattan''s Penn Station, 1.5 miles from the hotel.

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.

Rockefeller Center - 3 blocks
Radio City Music Hall - 3 blocks
Saks Fifth Avenue - 3 blocks
Broadway theaters - 4 blocks
Grand Central Terminal - 6 blocks
United Nations - 6 blocks
Museum of Modern Art - 6 blocks
Chrysler Building - 7 blocks
Bloomingdale''s - 9 blocks
Carnegie Hall - 11 blocks
Central Park - 12 blocks
Times Square - 0.75 mile
Empire State Building - 1 mile
Columbus Circle (Time Warner Center, CNN tour, shopping, dining) - 1.25 miles
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - 1.5 miles
Greenwich Village - 1.5 miles
Metropolitan Museum of Art - 1.75 miles
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - 2 miles
American Museum of Natural History - 2 miles
Soho district - 2.25 miles
Getting around: Public buses and subways operate throughout Manhattan and to other boroughs. Taxis are available outside the hotel.

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