{"id":374100,"date":"2026-10-15T18:42:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/374100\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T18:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:42:33","slug":"nycs-plaza-hotel-to-close-in-january-for-four-year-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/374100\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC\u2019s Plaza Hotel to Close in January for Four-Year Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even the most famous hotel in New York<\/a> needs occasional work. But the Plaza<\/a>\u2019s upcoming appointment will take much longer than a lunchtime facial.<\/p>\n

The hotel announced yesterday that the Fifth Avenue landmark will close in January 2027 for at least four years while repairs and restoration work on its historic exterior takes place, giving New Yorkers a few more months to squeeze in afternoon tea<\/a> before one of the city\u2019s grandest addresses takes an extended breather.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opened in 1907 at Fifth Avenue and Central Park South, the 18-story property has welcomed everyone from F. Scott Fitzgerald to the Beatles. (It\u2019s also the famously fancy home of fictional troublemaker Eloise\u2014to be determined if she’ll need to start browsing StreetEasy.)<\/p>\n

Is the Plaza closing?<\/p>\n

Yes. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, which operates the Plaza, announced the temporary closure on October 14. The hotel hasn\u2019t specified an exact closing date in January 2027.<\/p>\n

\"Plaza
\nPhotograph: ShutterstockPlaza Hotel <\/p>\n

Why is the Plaza closing?<\/p>\n

The work will focus on repairing and restoring the building\u2019s landmark-protected facade. Management cited the project\u2019s complexity, preservation requirements, disruption to hotel operations, and the safety of guests, employees, and the surrounding community.\u00a0Details about the specific repairs and the project\u2019s cost haven\u2019t been released and hotel management declined to comment further.<\/p>\n

When will the Plaza reopen?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no confirmed reopening date. The announcement specifies at least four years, meaning January 2031 would be the earliest return under that timeline.\u00a0Planning and execution details are still under review, so don\u2019t pencil in a celebratory suite reservation yet.<\/p>\n

\"The
\nPhotograph: Courtesy Richard MadelkornThe Palm Court at the Plaza <\/p>\n

Will the Palm Court close, too?<\/p>\n

Yes, according to <\/a>The New York Times<\/a>, which reported that receptionists at the Palm Court and the hotel\u2019s event rooms said those venues would also close in January.<\/p>\n

What happens to the Plaza\u2019s residents and staff?<\/p>\n

That remains partly unresolved. The building contains 282 hotel rooms and 181 condominiums and Fairmont hasn\u2019t said whether condo residents will need to leave during construction, the Times reported.<\/p>\n

The Hotel & Gaming Trades Council told the newspaper that its 378 members working at the Plaza will have the right to return to their jobs at the same pay when it reopens. The union plans to help them find other work during the closure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even the most famous hotel in New York needs occasional work. But the Plaza\u2019s upcoming appointment will take…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[957,9,958,56,63,65,64,956],"class_list":["post-374100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-categories-travel","tag-new-york","tag-news-transport-travel","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}