The Benjamin
125 E. 50th St.
New York, NY 10022
212-715-2500
www.thebenjamin.com

Great Expectations Met
Executive Suites Meets Boutique

The Benjamin, a classic 1927 building

The former Hotel Beverly became The Benjamin in 1999, a boutique-style hotel that debuted as the first Executive Suite hotel in the Manhattan East Suite Hotels group. Since then The Benjamin has been recognizing the needs of meeting planners and business people with advanced technology and in-room amenities, as well as living up to the expectations of all types of travelers with its spa and wellness center, renowned restaurant and, of course, its 209 lavish rooms.

Each room features a custom-designed mattress with luxurious linens and a selection of ten different pillows. Also included are a dataport with computer, fax and modem hook-up; high-speed Internet access, a TV web browser, two phone lines, an honor bar and complimentary newspaper. Guests enjoy use of The Benjamin's 24-hour fitness center, turn-down service, same-day valet/laundry, concierge service, grocery shopping, valet service, secretarial services and room service from The Restaurant at The Benjamin, which serves Continental fare, or enjoy small plate items from The Emery Bar downstairs.

The Woodstock Spa and Wellness Center offers a staff of licensed therapists catering to your every desire by way of spa services and treatments. Some of these services are even available in your room. The spa experience begins in the center's aromatherapy room with a footbath intended to improve circulation and lymphatic flow. From there guests may choose skin care basic procedures such as facials and exfoliation, body rituals including massages and wraps, beauty services and personalized treatments like relaxing scalp and revitalizing eye. Relax in the center's steam rooms, Vichy Shower wet room, or in a yoga or stretching class.

An elegant bathroom	The suite

The Benjamin became New York's first hotel to be certified as demonstrating a heightened level of environmental responsibility. Having undergone a strict rating system by HVS International and other organizations, it was determined that the hotel's recycling and waste-management program, multi-level environmental staff education program, conservation program for guests, and use of post-consumer recycled papers set the hotel apart from the others.

If there was a doubt in any New Yorker's mind about what The Benjamin would turn out to be, it has vanished with the facade of the Hotel Beverly replaced by advanced technology and contemporary sophistication.

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