June 3, 2009

Pierre reopens on Central Park with rooms from $537

The Pierre officially reopened its doors Monday on Central Park after a $100 million renovation to its 189 guest rooms.

Summer room rates start at $537 through September 7. (In March, the hotel’s website said it would open June 1 with an “Early Bird Promotion” rate of $816.) Currently the website lists rates as high as $2,175 for a night in the premier suite.

First opened in October 1930, the Pierre was designed by Schultze & Weaver, the same firm that designed the nearby Sherry-Netherland, as well as the Waldorf-Astoria.

Rooms now feature Turkish marble bathrooms, wall-mounted 40-inch flat-screen high-definition TVs, high-def DVD players, Bose Wave Studio with iPod docking stations, high-speed wired and wi-fi Internet access, as well as laptop safes with charging capabilities.

Almost all of the rooms were completed in time for the re-opening, except for a few of the 49 suites, a hotel representative told NewYorkology.

The hotel’s new restaurant, Le Caprice, is on track to open late this summer. Room service is available now.

Image source: Deluxe king bedroom, Pierre website.

Earlier: Pierre to reopen June 1 with ‘early-bird’ rates of $816
Pierre to reopen in May with Le Caprice; Smyth delays
The Pierre closing for $100 mln renovation on Dec. 31
NY’s golden hotel era architects: Schultze & Weaver
Money-losing Pierre hotel to close for renovations

June 3, 2009 9:02 AM in Architecture, Foodology, Hotelology, Upper East Side

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