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Thompson Central Park New York
New York City, New York, United States · Thompson Hotels · Accessible Luxury
Jack Parker's Hotel Parker Meridien opened Friday 13 March 1981 under Air France's Meridien flag after City Planning traded eight extra floors for a public atrium. Seating vanished from that atrium in 1990 and returned only after a Buildings Department fight. The house left Le Méridien in 2018, joined Hyatt's Thompson brand on 1 November 2021, and still hides the neon-signed Burger Joint behind a lobby curtain.
- 587 rooms
- Opened 1981
- Neighborhood: Midtown
About Thompson Central Park New York
- Opened 13 March 1981 as Hotel Parker Meridien New York; the French-lucky Friday the 13th delayed the US grand opening a week.
- In 1979 City Planning allowed 40 stories instead of 32 if the developer added a public atrium.
- Atrium seating removed in 1990 was restored after a high-profile New York City Department of Buildings campaign.
- Burger Joint opened in 2002 as a speakeasy-style burger hut behind the lobby curtain and later expanded elsewhere.
- Rebranded Thompson Central Park New York on 1 November 2021 after Parker New York and earlier Le Parker Méridien years.
History
Thompson Central Park New York opened on 13 March 1981 as the Hotel Parker Meridien New York, developed by the Jack Parker Corporation and managed by Air France's Meridien Hotels. In 1979 the Department of City Planning approved the 40-story building on the condition that a public atrium be added. Atrium seating vanished in 1990 and returned only after a Buildings Department fight. The house left Le Méridien in 2018, ran briefly as Parker New York, and joined Hyatt's Thompson Hotels on 1 November 2021. It was one of the few luxury hotels in New York known to accommodate wild animals as guests. GFI and Elliott planned a $100 million renovation in 2019. Burger Joint still hides behind a lobby curtain.
The setting
Thompson Central Park New York stands on West 56th Street in Midtown's most coveted hospitality corridor, two blocks south of Central Park and equidistant between Fifth Avenue's flagship retail and Carnegie Hall. Central Park is a six-minute walk, MoMA and The Plaza each six minutes on foot, and Rockefeller Center seven minutes away — a walkable concentration of New York's defining cultural and commercial landmarks. The surrounding neighborhood, where Gilded Age brownstones gave way to the world's densest cluster of luxury brands and landmark hotels, makes this midblock address a natural choice for a design-forward property that prizes urban immersion as much as park proximity. 5-minute walk to Museum of Modern Art.
Restaurants and bars
- Parker’s — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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