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Gold Certified

Sofitel New York Hotel

Hotel Contact:
45 West 44th Street
New York, New York 10036
United States

Website: www.sofitel.com
Elite Rating
Gold Collection
Planner Rating: 9.5/10
Chain Accor Hotels
Opened 2000
Renovated 2008
Guest Rooms 398
Kings/Suites/Doubles 78 / 52 / 268
Room Rates High $540-650 Low $250-350
High Season High Season Low Season Low Season Shoulder Season Shoulder Season
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Ideal Group Size 160
Max Group Size 150

Fees/Taxes

Resort Fee NA
Room Tax 8.375%
Sales Tax 5%

Airport Proximity

John F. Kennedy International Airport
30 min 16 miles (26 km)
La Guardia Airport
45 min 12 miles (19 km)

Business:

Business center
concierge
high-speed Internet access.

Recreation:

Fitness center.

Nearby:

Golf.
Onsite Dining: Capacity
Gaby
120
French American

F&B Averages:

Breakfast Buffet $65 Cont. $55
Lunch Buffet $88 Plated $80
Dinner Buffet $140 Plated $98
Coffee Break $16-27
2-Hour Open Bar $35
Planner Reviews
From our planner community
Rate this property
Overall Rating: 10.0/10
The service is excellent. Guests really feel special there. The guest rooms are small though (it's New York). The food is excellent albeit expensive.
The meeting space is limited so you may be disturbed by other groups.
sandrine forgeron
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania
June 10, 2008
Elite Rating Average Planner Rating
Gold Collection
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9.5
Overall Arrival Experience:
10.0
Accommodations:
8.0
Food & Beverage:
9.0
Overall Guest Service:
10.0
Conference Services Staff:
10.0
Meeting and Function Facilities:
9.0
Onsite and Nearby Activities
or Recreation Option:
10.0
Amenities:
10.0
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Capacity Charts
Capacity Chart Total Square Meters Room Size(meters) Ceiling Height (meters) Total Square Feet Room Size (feet) Ceiling Height (feet) Classroom Theater Banquet 10 Reception Conference U-Shape H-Square 10 x 10s
Bastille 42 5.5 x 7.6 3 450 18' x 25' 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 14 N/A N/A
Concorde 40 N/A 3 435 N/A 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 N/A N/A
Le Grand Paris 240 N/A 7 2,580 N/A 22 140 220 200 240 N/A 50 65 N/A
Madeleine 30 4.3 x 7 3 322 14' x 23' 10 N/A N/A N/A N/A 12 N/A N/A N/A
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Property News
SPATE OF AWARDS FOR SOFITEL TO CLOSE OUT 2008
Posted January 27, 2009
December 10, 2008 - In the last quarter of 2008, Sofitel Luxury Hotels were honored with numerous annual awards given by esteemed travel publications--Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler. Among the 13 worldwide Sofitel properties recognized, three North American Sofitels were honored; Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, Sofitel Washington, D.C. Lafayette Square and Sofitel Philadelphia.

In the December issue of Travel + Leisure, as part of its Worlds Best Awards, the Best Business Hotels were named, including Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, Sofitel Lafayette Square, and Sofitel Philadelphia. Earlier this season, Travel + Leisure announced its Worlds Best Awards naming Sofitel Lafayette Square no. 85 among the Top 100 Hotels (Continental US and Canada).

Other Worlds Best Award-winning properties include Sofitel Metropole ranking no. 42 on the Top 50 Hotels (Asia) list and Sofitel Melbourne coming in at no. 15 out of the Top 50 Hotels (Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific).

Conde Nast Traveler announced its 2008 Readers Choice Awards in its November issue, bestowing Sofitel with nine awards in six categories, including Sofitel Chicago Water Tower at no. 79 among the Top 100 U.S. Hotels.

Readers also ranked Sofitel Metropole Hanoi at no. 38 out of the Top 100 Asia Hotels; Sofitel Old Cataract and Sofitel Palais Jamai Fes took no. 17 and no. 19 on the Top 25 Africa Hotels list. Out of the Top 20 Australia / Pacific Hotels, Sofitel Melbourne ranked no. 9, followed by Sofitel Bora Bora Motu Private Island at no. 14. Among the Top 15 South America Hotels, Sofitel Cartagena Santa Clara ranked no. 7, followed by Sofitel Buenos Aires at no. 8. Lastly, Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra Golf and Spa Resort was named no. 21 amongst the Top 25 Asia Resorts.

Travel + Leisures Worlds Best Awards and Conde Nast Traveler Readers Choice Awards are annual polls which calls upon subscribers to select their favorite hotels based on a questionnaires developed by the publications.

Sofitel North America
Created in France in 1964, Sofitel showcases luxurious accommodations worldwide, including 10 properties in North America. Sofitel hotels are ideally placed in business and leisure locations across North America, including Chicago Water Tower, Chicago OHare, Miami, Minneapolis, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Lafayette Square.

Sofitel reinvents French elegance in its hotels throughout the world.
Sofitel is the only French luxury hotel brand with a presence on five continents, in more than 50 countries. Sofitel offers contemporary hotels and resorts adapted to todays more demanding and more versatile consumers who expect and appreciate beauty, quality and excellence. Whether situated in the heart of a major city like Paris, New York or Bangkok, or nestled away in a country landscape in French Polynesia or Brazil, each Sofitel property offers a genuine experience of the French art de vivre.

www.sofitel.com

Press Relations Local Contact:
Jami Coon / Stephanie LaDue
Lou Hammond & Associates
jamic@lhammond.com / stephaniel@lhammond.com
212-891-0205 / 0228

Sofitel Press Relations Worldwide:
Rodolphe Moulin-Chabrot
+ 33 (0) 1 61 61 23 88
rodolphe.moulin-chabrot@accor.com