Loved The Surrey
Have just had 5 nights at The Surrey and really enjoyed it. The position in particular was great, as it was tucked away, but still close enough to get to everything. A great "neighborhood" feel, surrounded by beautiful upper east-siders rather than tourists. The hotel itself eminates low key glamour, the staff are welcoming and the rooms are lovely. We arrived on new years eve and popped into the bar for a pre- dinner drink - I was thrilled to be able to treat myself to a glass of Ruinart champagne which I've been wanting to try! Special yummy chocolates by the bed for nye and little madeleines every other night. I really can't fault the hotel at all. The only area that needs some work is the breakfast room, which is slow and disorganized - the trays of food on buffet are too small for the number of people generally in the room and were not regularly replenished, so there would be cream cheese and salmon but no bread, or cereal and no bowls/milk. Apart from that, a great little hotel.