I had another lovely stay at the Casa Cipriani in New York City and enjoyed a junior suite and the many amenities that make this hotel special.
Casa Cipriani New York – Junior Suite Review
I’ve extensively reviewed this property here and that review is still highly relevant and more comprehensive. Here, I’ll focus on the highlights of my latest stay.
We arrived via helicopter from JFK Airport at the Downtown Heliport, located next door to the hotel. The hotel picked us up and brought us next door (much easier than walking with all my friend’s luggage). I’m not sure the hotel remembered us, but were were welcomed back and assigned our respective rooms.
The room was $803/night and booked via American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts, which included a complimentary room upgrade, breakfast, late check-out, and $100 dining credit.
The upgrade, however, to a junior suite was greatly appreciated. Those rooms go for roughly double the price and were quite spacious.
After settling in, we met upstairs at The Club and had drinks and a snack at the Promenade Bar. Both the Bellini and Negroni were created at Harry’s Bar in Venice, owned by the Cipriani family and these signature drinks are two of my favorites. My friend had a cheeseburger while I had lasagna. A nice late-lunch.
The sunset was beautiful and we tried sitting out on the patio with Lady Liberty looking on in the distance…but it was too cold. We rather quickly went back inside.
I got quite hungry before bed and used my dining credit to order room service dinner, including salmon, pasta (tagliardi with veal ragu), and some cooked fennel. A sumptuous dinner.
Strange thing. I awoke at 1:37 am covered in sweat. I got up and looked at the thermostat and saw it was 84ºF!
I cranked up the air but only hot air would come out. So I just turned off the climate control altogether and managed to quickly fall back asleep. It isn’t clear what may have malfunctioned (or what I may have pressed incorrectly), but I mentioned it at check-out so I hope it has been addressed.
I arose early in the morning to work out in the hotel gym, then used the steam room and sauna, and finally had a late breakfast at 10:45 am.
I began with a double shot cappuccino and a glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice.
That was followed by a bowl of berries, a croissant, and an egg white omelet filled with vegetables and cheese, and a salad.
Breakfast is a treat here.
It was a beautiful day here. The Pickering Room (bar) and Club Restaurant are beautiful venues.
I returned to the room and got more work done. Then my friend and I met up for afternoon coffee (via room service) and waited until about 5:00 pm to depart, ahead of our evening flight to Frankfurt on Singapore Airlines.
The free in-room coffee from Lavazza is also not bad:
So Casa Cipriani or Chatwal or Park Hyatt? Let me put it this way…I wish Casa Cipriani was part of the Hyatt family. Location aside (each hotel is in a different area), I love the Casa Cipriani and find the wellness area and restaurant-lounge-bar superior to either the Chatwal or Park Hyatt. That said, the lack of a pool at the Casa Cipriani would always lead me to stay at the Park Hyatt if traveling with my children.
CONCLUSION
I enjoyed another nice stay at the Casa Cipriani, which is one of my favorite hotels in New York. Expect good service and great food here.
I admire your friend’s financial success, but I hope their wealth makes society as a whole better off. If you want to spend $30++ for water and juice, that’s fine, I just hope you take care of the people who labored for you to obtain that wealth.
To be clear, the breakfast was included in the room rate and zeroed out.
I know that. I didn’t mean your case specifically. I was referring more to people who actually pay that out of pocket. FHR rates at this hotel seem to be a spectacular value. A breakfast for 2 and the $100 credit is easily “worth” $300. Not to mention the upgraded room.
To what extent would society be better off if the friend were poor?
It wouldn’t, and I didn’t say it would. I hope his friend uses their resources and power for good.
Intel is there will be a pool there. I think it’s actually present on the roof, but covered over until they have Landmark / preservation board approval.
Charging what they do, one would think they could have propane space heaters out on their lovely elevated deck so that customers might actually be able to enjoy it for some period of time. If low-rent college bars manage this amenity, it shouldn’t be too much to ask…
place looks like an old cruise ship that needs a refresh. Not to my taste.
Looking forward to this trip report series. Maybe one day, I’ll find it in me to splurge on certain travel products!
you paid $800 for a room, only to wake up at 1 am because teh thermostat didn’t work and then you had to in fact turn off the climate system because it would only blow hot air. I’m sorry that’s ridiculous. Something should have proactively been offered to you to make up for this.
“I returned to the room and got more room done.”
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Great review! It looks like it was an amazing experience.
I wish we had such an experience like this in South Africa.
Did you even research the Cipriani family? Seriously, this is so very sad. May G9d and Heidi have mercy on your soul.
What are you talking about?
Ignorance is bliss, isn’t it, Leslie? The Capriani hotel and restaurateur family or not in anyway related to the Capriani mafia family from NJ.
Did any lasagna survive the fire?
The 2022 fire? I saw no evidence of fire during my stay.
The lasagna did look a bit crispy around the edges. Delicious but crispy.
You beat me to it, that lasanage looks scorched. I would have sent it back.