The Crown Building
Built in 1921 and MoMA’s first home in 1929: the golden crown that names it lights up over Fifth Avenue at night.
Aman New York
If you love Aman, you know them far away, in a desert or on an island. This one is 3 minutes from Central Park, in a 1921 tower, and in every suite the fire is already lit.
A week here, month by monthAman New York is for days split between Manhattan and the hotel’s 20-metre pool and spa; the lowest price Google showed for a night for 2 was $2,450, in early February 2027. Anyone who wants a long view from the bed will be happier elsewhere: the suites face 56th Street, 57th Street or Fifth Avenue.
The Jazz Club at Aman New York: who gets in, what the cover costs and how to book Official site Aman New York prices Aman New York spaDoes it suit you?
5 pairs of hotels, and the guide tells you whether this one suits you.Like a regular
The suite to ask for
I would ask for a Premier Sanctuary Suite: 75 m² on floors 11 and 12, the suites’ top floors and the nearest to the spa, looking onto 57th Street. For floor-to-ceiling windows, the Premier Suite 56th Street: 80 to 83 m².
The weeks that cost less
On 13 October 2026 the lowest week in Google Hotels’ calendar ran from 1 to 7 February 2027: $2,450 to $2,700 a night, each night searched on its own. The dearest ran from 13 to 19 November 2026: $4,000 to $11,300 a night.
On top of the rate
Aman lists 14.75% of city and state tax on its rates, plus an occupancy tax it estimates at $10.50 to $14 a night. Bringing a dog costs $350 a stay, and the Jazz Club charges each guest a performance fee that changes with the performer.
The Lounge Bar, by day
Working fireplaces frame the bar, and 4 guests who wrote between December 2022 and September 2024 single it out: for work, for meeting a friend, for an aperitif in a room never crowded, for its quiet. Laptops are allowed until 6pm, with earphones.
What Aman New York is
The building comes with a story. The Crown Building went up in 1921 as the Heckscher Building, designed by Warren & Wetmore; in November 1929 MoMA opened its very first home here, 6 rooms on the twelfth floor. The name came in 1983, from the crown that lights up at night, dressed in 38 kilos of gold leaf. Since 2022 the upper floors have belonged to Aman, with interiors by Jean-Michel Gathy: dark wood, walls that pivot to open the bedroom onto the sitting room, a fireplace and a deep tub in every suite.
The heart of it, though, is the spa: 2,300 m² over 3 floors, a heated 20-metre pool and 2 Spa Houses you book for yourself, one with a banya and hot and cold baths outdoors, the other with a hammam under a marble dome. On the fourteenth floor Arva cooks Italian and Akari Japanese, for now only for hotel guests and Aman Club Founders; in the evening the Jazz Club is the one door open to people staying elsewhere.
On Google 282 of 363 reviews give 5 stars; on Tripadvisor the score is 3.8 out of 5. Long-stay guests describe service that arrives before you ask. Anyone expecting the horizons of Aman’s Asian resorts should bear in mind that this is a Midtown tower: the view changes from suite to suite, and it is worth asking for when booking. Suites start at 67 m² for the Deluxe: large for Manhattan.
Of the 32 Google reviews mentioning the spa, 31 give the hotel 4 or 5 stars. Fewer discuss the price, with more mixed views: some expected more from the service, while guests happy with the bill mention the included minibar and the staff. The comparison covers all 363 Google reviews available on 29 September 2026, including 208 with text, 34 YouTube videos searched (25 about the hotel), 60 Instagram posts, 20 TikToks, 28 articles from 27 publications and 45 official pages.
Two Lumi
Lumina Guide 2027
Exceptional: two of our three readings say so.
If you love Aman, you know them far away, in a desert or on an island. This one is 3 minutes from Central Park, in a 1921 tower, and in every suite the fire is already lit.
How Lumi are awardedGuests
208 reviews read: the location pleases 8 guests in 10 who mention it, the room 8 in 10. Too few voices on breakfast so far (13) to say more.
Critics (exceptional)
Ours (exceptional)
We found a 2,300 m² spa over 3 floors, with a 20-metre pool and 2 private Spa Houses, one with a banya and one with a hammam; in the suites the walls pivot to open the bedroom onto the sitting room.
Our reading, point by point
What we found reading the hotel’s own pages, one thing at a time.
Location
Fifth Avenue at 57th Street: Central Park 3 minutes’ walk, MoMA 6, Carnegie Hall 7.
Character
The 1921 Crown Building, MoMA’s first home, the golden crown and Jean-Michel Gathy’s interiors.
Rooms
83 suites, all with a fireplace and a deep tub, from the 67 m² Deluxe to Homes of up to 585 m².
Food and social life
Arva for Italian and Akari for Japanese on the fourteenth floor, reserved for now; the Jazz Club is open to all.
Wellness
2,300 m² over 3 floors, a 20-metre pool, 2 private Spa Houses with banya and hammam.
The stay as a whole
From $2,450 a night on Google, with breakfast, the minibar, a butler and the car within 20 blocks included: worth it if you live the hotel.
What makes it rare
A badge is an experience travellers look for, that is really here and that few hotels in the guide have.
A spa worth the trip
Here: 2,300 m² over 3 floors, a 20-metre pool, 2 private Spa Houses with banya and hammam.
37 of the 42 guests who write about the spa are pleased. 28 hotels of 335 hold it.
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The 5 things that matter, as guests tell them
What do Aman New York’s guests say? They write it in their reviews, even those who only came for a drink or dinner: we read every one and tell the 5 things that matter, from the location to the bill.
Location
8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests write about the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, with Central Park 3 minutes away on foot, and about a hotel that stays quiet at that address.
Room
8 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests describe large, hushed suites with a fireplace, a deep soaking tub and a minibar included in the rate.
Staff and service
7 in 10 guests who mention it are happy with it. Guests write about the 3-floor spa, the pool, the Jazz Club and a concierge team that arranges everything, sometimes before being asked.
Breakfast
Breakfast, included in the rate, is taken at Arva, the Italian restaurant on the fourteenth floor, or in the suite; Arva serves it from 7am to 10am, and until 10.30am at weekends.
Price
The suite rate includes breakfast at Arva or in the suite, the minibar, a butler and the hotel car for trips within 20 blocks.
Where Aman New York leads
- Room
On the room it comes ahead of the 5 other hotels it is compared with in New York.
The numbers, and how we count them
| What | Score out of 10 | Guests who mention it | Happy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | 7.8 | 42 | 79% |
| Room | 7.6 | 66 | 79% |
| Staff and service | 7.2 | 137 | 72% |
| Breakfast | 7.0 | 13 | 69% |
| Price | – | 38 | 26% |
The scores come from 208 Google reviews with text, left from 28 March 2020 to 10 September 2026. The other hotels are the ones weighed for a stay in New York: for each we read its latest 500 Google reviews with text, or all of them where there are fewer, as of 1 October 2026. The score is the average of what they say, from 0 if they speak of it very badly to 10 if they speak of it very well. Where only a few mention something, the score stays close to the guide’s average: a handful of voices does not make a reputation.
The hotels we weigh it against in New York:
- The Peninsula New York
- The St. Regis New York
- The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park
- Park Hyatt New York
- The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel
Price: for two on the night of 7 February 2027, from $2,450 (seen on Google Hotels on 13 October 2026).
What a night costs, season by season
On 13 October 2026 the lowest price Google Hotels showed for a night for 2 ran from $2,450 to $2,850 between 2 January and the end of March 2027, and stood at $3,000 or $3,200 on most nights from April to early September; until 2 November 2026 no night was under $4,000. For Sunday 7 February 2027 Google showed $2,450; Aman’s own booking page, read on 11 October, asked from $2,822 for a Deluxe Suite 56th Street, taxes and fees included: with free dates I would go between January and March, and open the night on Aman’s site before paying.
| Period | Dollars a night |
|---|---|
| 14 October to 2 November 2026 | 4,000–8,000 |
| 3 to 30 November 2026 | 2,700–11,300 |
| 1 December to 1 January | 3,100–4,300 |
| 2 January to 31 March 2027 | 2,450–2,850 |
| 1 April to 15 May 2027 | 3,000–3,750 |
| 16 May to 7 September 2027 | 3,000–3,500 |
Each figure is the lowest price Google Hotels showed for the hotel for that night, searched as one night for 2 adults, read on 13 October 2026; the calendar ran to 7 September 2027 and gave no price for 11 nights before then, 15 and 22 October 2026 among them. The row for 1 April to 15 May leaves out one night, Saturday 8 May 2027, which showed $15,500.
From the lobby to the Jazz Club, inside the Crown Building
The lobby with its glass fireplace, a suite from the entrance to the bed, the indoor pool, the Garden Terrace above Midtown, dinner at Arva and an evening at the Jazz Club.
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What to expect
The crown on Fifth Avenue, a spa across 3 floors, 2 kitchens on the fourteenth floor, the Jazz Club and a terrace among the trees.
A spa on 3 floors
2,300 m², the heated 20-metre pool, open from 6am to 10pm, and a gym that never closes.
The Spa Houses
2 spaces you book for yourself: the banya, with its wooden sauna and outdoor baths, and the hammam under its marble dome.
Arva and Akari
On the fourteenth floor, handmade pasta at Arva and washoku at Akari; for now, hotel guests and Aman Club Founders only.
The Jazz Club
A grand piano, red velvet and live music. It is open to people staying elsewhere too, from 21, with a cover charge that changes with the performer.
Good to know before you book
The view changes from suite to suite: between 2023 and 2026 guests describe suites over Central Park and Fifth Avenue and others facing the offices of 57th Street. If it matters, ask when booking. Source: 208 Google reviews read, 28 March 2020 to 10 September 2026
The suite rate includes breakfast at Arva or in the suite, the minibar, a butler and the hotel car for trips within 20 blocks (Aman).
Arva and Akari are reserved for now for hotel guests and Aman Club Founders; the Jazz Club is open to everyone aged 21 and over.
The person checking in must be at least 21; children may use the pool from 10am to 6pm.
Up to 2 dogs per suite, each up to 22 kg, at $350 a stay; they may not be left alone in the suite (policy).
Suites and Homes
Getting here
The Crown Building is at 730 Fifth Avenue, on the corner of 57th Street: midtown on foot, the rest in the hotel’s car.
| LaGuardia | 30 to 40 minutes by car, according to Aman. |
|---|---|
| Teterboro | 45 to 60 minutes by car, according to Aman. |
| House car | Free drop-offs within 20 blocks, while it is available. |
Airport times from Aman’s pages, read on 13 October 2026.
Beyond the hotel
Central Park 3 minutes away, the MoMA that was born in this building, Carnegie Hall and St. Patrick’s: the best of Midtown is on foot.
Central Park
The Pond and Grand Army Plaza, the Plaza behind: 3 minutes’ walk, 205 metres.
MoMA
The museum that opened on the Crown Building’s twelfth floor in 1929: 6 minutes’ walk, 452 metres.
Carnegie Hall
The concert hall on 57th Street, heading west: 7 minutes’ walk, 553 metres.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
The neo-Gothic spires on Fifth Avenue, heading south: 9 minutes’ walk, 648 metres.
From Aman to Central Park and the museums of Midtown
The hotel on Fifth Avenue, Central Park, MoMA, Carnegie Hall, St. Patrick’s and Rockefeller Center. Tap a place to see the walking route.
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A day at Aman New York
On arrival
Name your visitors ahead
The hotel asks to be told in advance of anyone joining you, and every visitor shows photo ID on arrival.
7am
Breakfast at Arva
Arva serves it from 7am to 10am, until 10.30am at weekends, and it can come to the suite instead.
Before lunch
A swim in the pool
The pool opens at 6am and children come between 10am and 6pm; among the tips of a guest who wrote in August 2023: swimming alone, just before lunch.
The afternoon
Book a Spa House
A Spa House is taken for half a day or a whole one: a banya or a hammam, a treatment room for 2, a fireside lounge and a terrace with a hot bath and a cold plunge.
5.30pm
Dinner at Akari’s counter
Akari opens for dinner at 5.30pm; from Thursday to Saturday the omakase at its 7-seat hinoki counter has 2 sittings, at 5.30pm and at 8.30pm.
After dinner
Down to the Jazz Club
The club requires a reservation and smart dress, admits no one under 21 and has its own door at 9 West 56th Street.
Aman New York reviews
Platform scores, the MICHELIN Guide’s 3 Keys and what guests say.
Scores read on 29 September 2026
Guest voices
From the hotel’s Google listing: a month in a high-floor suite, the size of the rooms, the music at the Jazz Club and the spa.
GoogleA month, and nothing too much
Almost a month in an upper-floor suite: service, privacy and hospitality on another level, with the team arriving before the request did.
Google · August 2026Read the review
GoogleThe welcome
Anyone who knows Aman in Asia, this guest writes, will be disappointed: at these rates they expected flawless hospitality and found an odd, needlessly intimidating atmosphere.
Google · August 2026Read the review
GoogleThe size of the suites
Beautiful, well-designed rooms, larger than the New York average; calling them all suites, this guest felt, is generous, since they feel like large hotel rooms.
Google · May 2026Read the review
GoogleTheir hotel in New York
They come back every time: superb acts at the Jazz Club, a spa they call phenomenal and the best facial of their life.
Google · June 2025Read the review
GoogleThe room and the food
Street noise reached the room, the bed was too hard and the food expensive and ordinary, the sushi restaurant apart.
Google · September 2025Read the review
Questions before you go
Sources read between 28 September and 13 October 2026.
How many suites does Aman New York have?
83 suites, according to Aman, in 17 categories: 6 Suites, 4 Signature Suites and 7 Homes with one, 2 or 3 bedrooms. Every suite has a fireplace and a deep tub.
A Suite or a Home?
A Home is an apartment: a full kitchen, its own lift bank, 107 to 585 m², with daily valet parking. A Suite is the hotel proper, with a butler and breakfast; for 2 people it is the natural choice.
What does the stay include?
The accommodation page lists breakfast at Arva or in the suite, the minibar, a butler, the hotel car within 20 blocks, cultural programming and use of the spa and pool. Early check-in depends on availability.
What is the pool like?
Heated, indoors, 20 metres long, inside a 2,300 m² spa on 3 floors. The pool and changing rooms open from 6am to 10pm; the fitness centre is open around the clock, with staffed service during those hours (Aman).
Can you use the spa without staying?
Aman publishes no day pass for the pool and spa: the gym is for guests, residents and Aman Club members, and the pool is listed among the stay’s inclusions (policy). For a treatment without a stay, ask the spa directly.
Can children use the pool?
Yes, from 10am to 6pm. Babies under one may not go in; children aged one to 3 need swim nappies. The person checking in must be at least 21 (policy).
Are dogs allowed?
Up to 2 dogs per suite, each up to 22 kg, for a non-refundable $350 a stay. They may not be left alone in the suite, and Homes in the rental programme do not accept them (policy).
Which restaurants are there?
On the fourteenth floor Arva, Italian, and Akari, Japanese; then the Garden Terrace, open all year and covered and heated in winter. Aman currently reserves them for hotel guests and Aman Club Founders, the Jazz Club apart.
Can you go to the Jazz Club without staying at Aman?
Yes, it is the one venue open to everyone. Entry is from 21, and during performances there is a cover charge per person that changes with the performer, hotel guests included.
When are breakfast and dinner?
Arva serves breakfast from 7am to 10am on weekdays and until 10.30am at weekends, and dinner from 5.30pm to 11pm. Akari serves dinner from 5.30pm to 11pm and weekday lunch from noon to 2.30pm.
How much is a night at Aman New York?
Google Hotels’ calendar, read on 13 October 2026, gives for each night the lowest price it showed for the hotel, searched as one night for 2 adults: $2,450 for Sunday 7 February 2027, the lowest of the reading, $3,000 for 10, 11 and 12 November 2026, and from $4,000 to $11,300 in the week of 13 to 19 November. Aman’s own booking page prints another figure, with taxes and fees included: read on 11 October, it asked from $2,822 for a Deluxe Suite 56th Street on 7 February.
Are there offers for longer stays?
Yes, until 31 December 2027. Signature Suite Stay asks for at least 2 nights booked 3 days ahead and gives a $500 credit; Signature Home Stay asks for 2 nights and adds breakfast, transfers and a $1,500 credit for dining or wellness.
Is parking included?
In the Homes, yes: daily valet, without in-and-out privileges. For the Suites, Aman lists valet among its facilities without publishing the rate.
How far are the airports?
Aman estimates 30 to 40 minutes by car from LaGuardia, 45 to 60 minutes from Teterboro and 60 to 75 minutes from Westchester.
Do guests find it worth the price?
It depends on what they came for. On Google 282 of 363 reviews give 5 stars; on Tripadvisor it scores 3.8 out of 5, with value at 2.9 and location at 4.6. Guests who use the spa and stay several days are the happiest; anyone who only comes back to sleep pays, at $2,450 a night or more, for a hideaway left unused.
What are the check-in and check-out times?
Aman offers flexible check-in subject to availability and publishes no check-out time: Trip.com gives noon, the MICHELIN Guide 11am. The Advance Reservation rate is prepaid and non-refundable.
Can you hold an event or a wedding?
Yes. Aman New York hosts receptions, private dinners at Arva, Akari or in its private dining rooms, and corporate meetings, with a dedicated team that prepares a tailored proposal (events). Capacities and prices come with the proposal.
Is it open all year?
Confirm operation for your dates: Google Hotels’ calendar, read on 13 October 2026, showed a price for 318 nights between 14 October 2026 and 7 September 2027, in every month.
Is there a beach or a golf course?
No: it is a Manhattan hotel. For water there is the 20-metre pool; for green, Central Park 3 minutes’ walk away.
What does Aman New York do for New Year?
On 28 September 2026 Aman had not yet published a New Year’s Eve programme; the Jazz Club runs themed evenings through the year, such as its Día de los Muertos night, and the restaurants take private dinners on request.
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