travel42 Hotel Review: The Pierre

The Pierre travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

In a cherished location facing Central Park just north of Grand Army Plaza and the Plaza Hotel, between 61st Street and Fifth Avenue, this venerable grande dame proudly shows off its neo-Renaissance veneer of one of New York's more esteemed luxury hotels.

Previously managed by Four Seasons, and once owned by Standard Oil magnate John Paul Getty, this Upper East Side hotel is the crown jewel in the Taj Hotel chain in the U.S.

Its storied history is wh...