The Buckingham Hotel welcomes the 2009 season of New York's trademark free performing arts festival, Central Park SummerStage. As SummerStage is internationally acclaimed for hosting both well-recognized and upcoming artists from New York City and around the world, it boasts a wide variety of diverse events including music, dance, film, word, and comedy for visitors to enjoy.
Click here for information about the Buckingham's SummerStage VIP Access Package
This summer, the Central Park SummerStage promises to be as electrifying as ever with a calendar chock-full of culturally diverse programs. Whether you want to listen to performances by the famous Metropolitan Opera on July 13th or laugh at notable comedians presented by Comedy Central on June 19th, SummerStage allows you to experience great, on-going performances throughout the entire summer.
Located in the heart of bustling midtown New York City, NY - Across the street from Carnegie Hall on West 57th Street
- Seconds from Central Park and a short stroll from Lincoln Center
- Just a few blocks from Rockefeller Center and Broadway
- Convenient to countless offices in this center of commerce, finance, and media
The Buckingham is just seconds from some of Manhattan's most distinctive landmarks— Central Park, David Letterman's Ed Sullivan Theatre, the Steinway Piano gallery, the Museum of Modern Art and the world-renowned 57th Street art galleries, just to name a few. Some visitors even consider shopping meccas like Bergdorf Goodman and Tiffany's to be landmarks!
Top 5 Things to Do in Central Park This Summer
With 843 acres of land—the possibilities for fun are endless in NYC’s legendary Central Park. This summer, take advantage of the park’s beauty and size allows with outdoor sports like biking excursion through its endless paths or perhaps take in the park’s serene presence by rowing on the reservoir. You can also experience the enjoyment of onsite entrainment including the Central Park Carousel, concerts in the park and the Central Park Zoo.
The Central Park Zoo, just minutes away from the property, features over 130 different species including the brand new Allison Maher Snow Leopard Exhibit debuting June 13th. Go nose-to-nose with these critically endangered snow leopards and experience their habitat of evergreen forests that mimic the mountainous region of Central Asia right in Central Park.
For information about The Buckingham's Central Park Zoo Package (with tickets to the zoo, hotel accommodations, and more) click here.
The beautiful New York summertime weather brings everyone outside. From window shopping and picnics in Central Park, to baseball games at Shea and Yankee Stadiums, summer is the season of fun in the city. Reserve a patio table at your favorite New York restaurant and pack the sunscreen, or escape the heat by visiting one of New York's famous museums. Enjoy your summer vacation by taking advantage of Buckingham Hotel packages, which are only available to its guests.
SummerStage 2009 Central Park - VIP Package
Enjoy legendary, outdoor entertainment in Manhattan, as a VIP during your stay Buckingham Hotel this summer. Starting at $219 per night (for a 4 person occupancy), the Buckingham Hotel is offering VIP entrance, 4 complimentary drink tickets, and special seating to all of the SummerStage events in Central Park beginning to take place on June 5th, 2009.
As SummerStage is internationally acclaimed for hosting both well-recognized and upcoming artists from New York and around the world, it boasts a wide variety of diverse events including music, dance, film, word, and comedy for visitors to enjoy. The performances allow for audiences to develop a deeper understanding of the cultures and backgrounds of these artists. Past performances have included Los Lonely Boys, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Stephen Lynch, and Vampire Weekend.
This special package can be booked by citing the promotional code, “Summerstage.” For further details and to book, please visit the Buckingham Hotel web site at www.buckinghamhotel.com/summerstage/ or call toll free at 888-511-1900. This package is available through August 17th.
Central Park Zoo Summer Family Package
See over 130 species of animals with your family this summer at the Central Park Zoo! Central Park Zoo Package At Our Midtown Manhattan Hotel The Central Park Zoo, just minutes away from the property, features over 130 different species including the brand new Allison Maher Snow Leopard Exhibit debuting June 13th. This package is available through September 7th. This package includes family tickets to the zoo, plush animals for the kids, and snacks for the outdoor trek!
For further details and to book, please click here or call toll free at 888-511-1900.
MoMa Package - Experience Modern Art at the Museum of Modern Art
Enjoy present and upcoming exhibitions, including “Stage Pictures: Drawing for Performance” featuring works by legendary artists such as Diego Rivera and Marc Chagall at the Museum of Modern Art as a Buckingham Hotel VIP with the hotel’s MoMA package. As, the Museum of Modern Art is a mere seven-minute walk from this midtown hotel in Manhattan, don't worry about lines or tickets; Leave everything to us. This special package starting at $249 includes a spacious stay in a deluxe suite at the Buckingham and two VIP tickets to the Museum of Modern Art.
MoMA package available through Aug.31, 2009.
Click here for more information about MoMa and the Special MoMa Package
Mad About Art - Museum of Arts & Design
Mad about art? The Buckingham Hotel has also partnered with The Museum of Arts and Design to celebrate the museum’s first spring exhibitions in its new space. Starting at $249, the Buckingham Hotel’s GO MAD package includes a stay at the hotel and two tickets to the Museum of Arts and Design. MAD’s collection introduces visitors to the phenomenal ceramic, glass, wood, metal, fiber and mixed media works that provide an eclectic art experience.
Mad About Art Package available through August 31, 2009.
Click here to book or for more information about the Mad About Art Package
DO NOT DISTURB! Wake Up To Breakfast at The Buckingham in Your Own Room
The Buckingham Hotel now offers a full Continental Breakfast to guests for just $9.95. Just fill out the Door Knob Menu and we'll give you a yummy wake-up call in the morning!
Staying in the City With Fido
From the Boston Globe:
By Linda Laban
Globe Correspondent / January 27, 2008
NEW YORK - Traveling with a dog is like traveling with a child only harder, especially in cities. Manhattan, however, is quite dog friendly, and the Buckingham and Muse hotels make a stay with your dog a pleasure.
Stephen Shapiro and Amy Attas, a veterinarian, own the Buckingham and live there with their two rescued pugs, Leonardo and Winston. Attas is the founder of CityPets, a veterinary house-call service for dogs and cats in Manhattan, and does a weekly radio spot, "Pets and the City."
The hotel`s concierge is as happy to secure tickets to nearby Carnegie Hall as he is to arrange a dog-sitter. When Barney, my 70-pound sheepdog mix, stepped into the elevator, the bellhop grinned and asked whether he was going to appear on the "Late Show With David Letterman." "Those dogs who do the stupid pet tricks always stay here," he said.
A former apartment hotel, the Buckingham has suites with equipped kitchens, a spacious business center, and an exercise room. We felt comfortable leaving Barney, who is neither a barker nor a chewer, in our room while we popped out for dinner. We simply told reception and left a cellphone number, just in case.
A bonus with the Buckingham, near the corner of Sixth Avenue and 57th Street, is that Central Park is two blocks away. When New York is waking up, city dogs and their owners are here exercising and playing.
Times Square, on the other hand, is not dog friendly. It`s too crowded. But just off the square, on 46th between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, you will find an open-arms pet policy at the Muse Hotel, with its optional Pampered Pooch program, which includes Hers `n` Furs pedicures. The snazzy hotel even has a doggie concierge, Ginger, a teacup Pomeranian. Her owner, Lauren Myerson, is the hotel`s human concierge and she brings Ginger, who`s quite cute in her Muse pinafore, to work. "I`m trying to get her on the payroll," Myerson joked.
Ginger, who`s not much of a dog`s dog, gave Barney the cold shoulder. She`s most hoteliers` idea of a dog, though. Many pet-friendly lodgings have a weight limit, often 20 pounds. Some hotels even have a no-stay list for certain breeds, including pit bulls.
A bonus at the Muse, and all Kimpton hotels, is that owners can relax with their dogs at the early evening complimentary wine hour in the lobby. One couple huffed a little when they saw Barney, but most were thrilled. One woman, after a couple of drinks, came over to cuddle; she missed her Chihuahua. A couple from Dallas guessed that Barney, an adopted dog, was part Australian sheep dog. They had left their two Aussies back home.
"Oh, how wonderful to see a dog sitting in a hotel," exclaimed one woman as she walked into the lobby, wearily dragging her suitcase. "Especially one that`s smiling and wagging his tail."
