The hotel is in the process of renovating the public areas during business hours through May 2010.
Located on the trendy West Side between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, Excelsior overlooks the American Museum of Natural History and is approximately 10 miles from LaGuardia Airport. It's also moments from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum, Lincoln Center, Columbia University, and Madison Avenue shops.The entertainment room has a library, fitness center, conference room, surround sound, and state-of-the-art TV screen. The hotel also has a concierge, 24-hour security, gift shop, porters, and breakfast facilities.All rooms have bottled water, safes, irons, bathroom telephones, hairdryers, toiletries, wireless high speed Internet access, and dataports.