Curated Experiences Await Only At The Palace
Letters to Santa
Start a holiday tradition your children will treasure at The Palace. Upon
check-in, our youngest guests receive personalized postcards to send to Santa in our larger-than-life North Pole mailbox. A hand-written reply "from the desk of Santa Claus" will magically appear in your room during your stay.
Gingerbread Mansion
An architectural masterpiece in miniature form, our Gingerbread Mansion will once again be on display in the Grand Lobby. This Palace holiday tradition takes our Executive Chef and pastry team more than 300 hours, along with 110 pounds of gingerbread dough and icing, to craft this sweet seasonal salute to our landmark building.
Holiday Brunch
Spend the holidays in Villard with our signature “Build Your Own Benedict” menu. Indulge with a wide range of seasonal ingredients for you to mix, match and create your own culinary masterpiece.
Visits from the Rockettes
Visit the Grand Lobby on Saturdays to meet and take photos with the world-renowned Radio City Rockettes.
Visits from Santa
Join us in the Grand Lobby on the first three Sundays in December for a magical encounter with Santa Claus himself. Guests are invited to share their holiday wishes, snap a photo, and create cherished memories.
Palace Holiday Suite
Experience the magic of the season in our Holiday Suite, complete with festive décor, a beautifully adorned Christmas tree, and a delightful selection of homemade holiday cookies, all prepared for your arrival.
The Art of the Martini
Dry or dirty? Neat or sweet? In The Gold Room, we’ve mastered the Art of the Martini in a new collection of extraordinary and inventive cocktails. Where better to raise a toast to the Golden Age of Cocktails than in our gilded and glamorous Gold Room?
A Glimpse of The Gilded Age
Join our Palace Historian for a one-hour guided tour of our Villard Mansion, one of New York City’s few surviving Gilded Age mansions. Designed by the revered architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White, this iconic landmark remains virtually unchanged since its construction in 1884.
Complimentary to guests. Please visit the concierge to sign up. Tours gather in the Grand Lobby.
St. Patrick's Cathedral VIP Tour
Exclusively curated for guests of The Palace, this VIP experience takes you behind the scenes of the famed landmark. The tour includes the lower labyrinth of halls and staircases, the main altar, the bishop's crypt, the choir loft, and the heart of the cathedral. This VIP Tour is only available to guests of Lotte New York Palace. 100% of the tour fee is donated to St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Steve Cohen’s Chamber Magic
Be dazzled by the "Millionaire's Magician" each Friday and Saturday evening in our Madison Room. Only at The Palace.