#10 in Top 20 New York for Business · ★★★★★
Conrad New York Midtown
Adjacent to MoMA, all-suite layout — every guest gets a meeting room.
Adjacent to MoMA, all-suite layout — every guest gets a meeting room.
"Adjacent to MoMA, all-suite layout — every guest gets a meeting room."
Conrad New York Midtown opened in 2020 in the building previously known as the Blakely Hotel, completely renovated into the Hilton group's all-suite Manhattan flagship. Five hundred and sixty-three suites, every one a true two-room layout (a separate sitting room with a desk and a sofa, plus the bedroom). The asset is the suite product at the price point — Conrad runs $700-$900/night for an entry-level suite, where competitive all-suite product (the Aman, the Mark) runs $2,000-$3,000. The Vine (the rooftop bar with skyline view) is the after-meeting room; Bowery Road (the lobby restaurant) handles the working breakfast. The Conrad is the right pick for the business trip where the working executive needs a real second room to take calls in while not waking up the bedroom occupant — the differentiated product matters for couples travelling together where one partner has a 5am call schedule, and the rate is reasonable for what is delivered. The trade-off is that the brand prestige is below the palace-tier — for the client meeting that requires the address, choose the St. Regis or Aman; for the executive trip that requires the working space, the Conrad delivers more for less.
Premier Suite (the standard two-room layout) or Empire Suite for the corner-tower upgrade.
Book a Premier Suite on a high floor (above 14) for the skyline view. The Vine rooftop bar at 7pm is the after-meeting space; the southwest-corner table has the Times-Square direction view.
Conrad New York Midtown sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in New York for Business list. It scored an aggregate 9.5/10 across the three editorial criteria — competitive against the field but, on business-specific factors, the angle above is what earned its rank. For the alternatives in the same New York neighbourhood, see Midtown West, 54th Street and adjacent. For a different city entirely, see the related lists below.
If you have already chosen the dates, our editor recommends booking the room twelve weeks ahead. The best suites with the right view orientation go first, and inventory for the popular months is quoted in months, not weeks. Suite-level rooms with private plunge pools or terraces — the ones that earn this rank — are typically the first to sell out.