Welcome New York University Visitors

The Benjamin Royal Sonesta is honored to debut modern designs infusing a residential feel and classic touches offering fully renovated guest rooms and suites, (many with kitchenettes, living rooms, and private terraces) and is ideally situated on the corner of 50th Street and Lexington Avenue in Midtown, offering quick access to Grand Central, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, and Madison Avenue.  The Benjamin Royal Sonesta prioritizes quality sleep for guests, especially during travel, through the Rest & Renew program. This comprehensive initiative offers curated amenities which include a ten-choice pillow menu, on demand meditation, eye masks, and noise machines. Through a partnership with Bedside Reading, guests can access complimentary e-books, audiobooks. With its sophisticated decor and intimate boutique setting, guests are invited to embark on their own journey and choose whether to work, play, explore, or try to do it all.

Amenities include:

  • 209 non-smoking guest rooms and suites
  • Handicapped accessible
  • Valet parking available
  • Minimum age to check-in: 21 years old
  • Complimentary wireless internet access in all guest rooms and common areas
  • Complimentary 24-hour fitness center with Peloton
  • 24-hour business center (some services complimentary)
  • Royal Reflections Wellness Spa
  • Concierge Services
  • Self-serve and valet laundry service available
  • Rest & Renew Sleep Program and 10-Choice Pillow Menu
  • Bedside Reading Program and Kids Sleep Amenities
  • In-room meditation available
  • Award-winning Sonesta Travel Pass Rewards Program
  • PAWS Pet Amenities
  • Pets permitted (fee applies)
  • * Restaurant Opening Fall 2025
  • Languages spoken: English, Spanish