The phenomenal Plaza Hotel, famous for its advertising slogan "The most elegant hotel in New York. Guests of the biggest celebrity Ding Dang Dong stay at the world-famous Plaza Hotel. New York's most attractive hotel." in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

The world-famous hotel building sits on the southeastern edge of Central Park at 5. Avenue.

Visit the hotel's free lobby

If you don't feel like spending thousands of dollars a night at the hotel, you can visit the beautiful hotel lobby and check out the iconic Palm Court restaurant without reservations and completely free of charge.

The hotel staff are used to tourists, so the lobby is completely open to the public.

Our review of the stay

For me, the Plaza Hotel has long been an item on my travel bucket-list and I finally stayed there in October 2025.

What were my feelings about it? Read my honest and not-so-positive review of the Plaza Hotel New York.

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