The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York

4.5 star property

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Terrace/patio
Restaurant
Lobby
Lobby
Exterior

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

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125 E 50th St, New York, NY, 10022
  • Place, 5th Avenue
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Grand Central Terminal
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Rockefeller Center
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, New York, NY (LGA-LaGuardia)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

One Bedroom Suite Queen Bed Accessible

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(14 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Studio, 2 Double Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(18 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Suite, 1 Bedroom (1 Queen)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Studio, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4

Deluxe Studio, 1 King Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(36 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

One Bedroom Suite King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(38 reviews)
  • 42 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed (Guestroom)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(70 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe King Studio

  • Sleeps 2

One-Bedroom King Suite

  • Sleeps 4

Queen Room

  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

New York

A stay at The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York places you in the heart of New York, within a 10-minute walk of 5th Avenue and Grand Central Terminal. .This luxury hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Rockefeller Center and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Radio City Music Hall.

What's nearby

  • St. Patrick's Cathedral - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • 5th Avenue - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Grand Central Terminal - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Rockefeller Center - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Times Square - 13 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • 51 St. Station - 1 min walk
  • Grand Central - 42 St. Station - 8 min walk
  • LaGuardia Airport (LGA) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Schnipper's Quality Kitchen - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Lex Yard - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪New York Luncheonette - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪La Bellezza Pizza - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York

Luxury hotel with a full-service spa and a 24-hour fitness center
The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York offers 209 accommodations with iPod docking stations and laptop-compatible safes. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. 42-inch Smart televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Accommodations at this 4.5-star hotel have kitchenettes with refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Bathrooms are also outfitted with bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include hypo-allergenic bedding.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, and Swedish massages. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 209 guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. 42-inch Smart televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Grab a bite to eat at The Parliament, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Cooked-to-order breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. This hotel has 9 meeting rooms available for events.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
The Parliament - Onsite restaurant. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

This property is affiliated with the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQ+) guests.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Valet parking on site (USD 75 per day)

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM on weekends; USD 8 to 26 for adults and USD 8 to 26 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Parliament

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Full-service spa

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • 9 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Hot stone massages
  • Prenatal massages
  • Spa open daily
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift (91 centimetre wide door)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (91 centimetre high)

More

  • 28 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1927
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch smart TV with premium cable channels
  • IPod dock
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Kitchenette
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 250
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday:
  • Full-service spa
The following facilities are closed on Saturday and Sunday:
  • Full-service spa

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total pets
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 30.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Resort fee: USD 48.20 per accommodation, per night
The resort fee includes:
  • Additional inclusions
  • Fitness center access
  • In-room bottled water
  • Laundry facilities
  • Phone calls
  • Wired internet access (may be limited)

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 8 to 26 for adults, and USD 8 to 26 for children
  • Valet parking fee: USD 75 per day
  • Pet fee: USD 75 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out fee: USD 250 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 30.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Benjamin Hotel
Benjamin Hotel New York
Benjamin New York
Benjamin Hotel New York City
Benjamin New York City
The Benjamin Hotel New York City
The Benjamin
The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York Hotel
The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York New York
The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York Hotel New York

The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 587 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 223 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 109 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 45 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 41 out of 1005 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Ning

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is great, nice hotel, spacious room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sachin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul, New Bedford

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is in excellent condition and the staff is wonderful and professional. Great area close to Grand Central.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Won’t go wrong

I had not stayed at the Beni since circa 2003. I had forgotten what a great property it is
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Milind

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
convenient, comfortable, clean and reasonably piced.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Transport links, easy access to main attractions
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean rooms. Was upgraded to a balcony suite on arrival. Was really nice to have a sizable room to return to, as our original booking was for another hotel with a room that would have been over half the size for the same price.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Francis Emmanuel, washington

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only negative is the elevators are way too slow.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

sheryl

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Us open 2025

The hotel was very clean and staff were extremely helpful and polite. Very clean fitness area. Restaurants so close for meals!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheryl

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel with very friendly staff. Extremely clean and amenities were awesome! Will definitely stay here again! Very easy access to grand central too!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Room comfort

Facilities and service not on par with price.

I chose this hotel for location and use of a fridge/microwave. I have severe allergies and called ahead to note that. The lobby is overwhelmingly scented which is painful for an asthmatic. At check-in was the first I heard of an additional $100 hold per night’s stay. The kitchenette was full of their mini bar items. I went to front desk and asked that they remove the items on the counter - except X. Everything was removed including X. Ok - errors happen. Called and asked for X. Half of X arrived. Next morning - can you send X. Did not arrive - but another product did. Not used. At checkout - bill included minibar items even though we’d had them removed on checkin. They offset it against room credit - but that’s a poorly controlled process. No hot water in bathroom and reported it. Not fixed. Called after 11:30PM to ask questions about a complaint we didn’t make. Dishes in kitchenette not clean. And the person cleaning the room sprayed tea tree oil spray setting off allergies in spite of request for no scents. If you are asthmatic or have allergies - I would not stay here. Finally - on two occasions - staff nearly ran me over in the hall with their carts. If the hall is narrow and someone is heading to the elevator with a bag - wait there with your cart and let the guest go first. Not the “luxury” stay the price point would imply.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ali

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay :)
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

FABIOLA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Bradford

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sumiko suzie

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

sofia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room and location
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My friend and I stayed 3 nights at this hotel and it was amazing! The r
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

James

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness
Check-in staff was rude and unfriendly, not a great way to start off a stay at a property. Housekeeping did not clean my room on my first day…not sure it would have been done my second day if I did not ask for cleaning on my second day.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shaiba

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious room with convenient location, walkable to Timesquare, Central Park, and 5th Ave
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025