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The best hotels near Lotte Palace

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Updated 1 September 2026 · 96 York hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in York, out of the 96 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.5.

All five are inside 700 m of Lotte Palace, so you can walk it.

Baccarat Hotel New York

Highest rated of the five

Baccarat Hotel New York

★★★★★4.6 from 1,354 reviews

Baccarat Hotel New York comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 1,354 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under poi and around $1626 a night on the dates we checked.

96 hotels in York qualified for this list and five made it. Four Seasons Hotel New York is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. Baccarat Hotel New York1

    Baccarat Hotel New York

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,354 reviews

    400 m from Lotte Palace, about a 5 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  2. Four Seasons Hotel New York2

    Four Seasons Hotel New York

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,225 reviews

    600 m from Lotte Palace, about a 8 minute walk

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    • Hotel Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square3

      Hotel Riu Plaza Manhattan Times Square

      ★★★★★4.7 from 9,606 reviews

      700 m from Lotte Palace, about a 9 minute walk

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      • The Whitby Hotel4

        The Whitby Hotel

        ★★★★★4.6 from 605 reviews

        500 m from Lotte Palace, about a 6 minute walk

        • Gym
        • Restaurant
        • Bar
        • Parking
        • Pet friendly
        • Kid friendly

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      • The St. Regis New York5

        The St. Regis New York

        ★★★★★4.5 from 1,908 reviews

        400 m from Lotte Palace, about a 5 minute walk

        • Spa
        • Gym
        • Restaurant
        • Bar
        • Parking
        • Kid friendly

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      How this list was put together

      96 York hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Lotte Palace second, then took the top five.

      Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

      The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

      What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

      Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

      Daniel Kovac

      Daniel Kovac Central Europe

      Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.

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