From
From $850/night
Rooms
100
Setting
Upper East Side · 76th Street
Best For
Design · Heritage · UES
Reviewed
September 2026
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A 1926 Beaux-Arts building half a block from Central Park, refit by Martin Brudnizki with Murano chandeliers and silk walls. Casa Tua's first New York home on the ground floor. Corinthia's North American debut.
The Surrey opened in 1926 on East 76th Street, a white marble Beaux-Arts building between Fifth and Madison Avenues, half a block from Central Park. Bette Davis and John F. Kennedy both signed its guest book. The hotel closed in 2020. Owners Reuben Brothers kept the facade, brought in BKSK Architects for the renovation and Martin Brudnizki Design Studio for the interiors, and reopened it under the Corinthia flag in October 2024 with 70 rooms, 30 suites, and 14 private residences.
THE PROPERTY
East 76th Street between Fifth and Madison sits at the center of the Upper East Side. Central Park is half a block west. The Met is an eight-minute walk north on Fifth Avenue, and the newly reopened Frick Collection is seven minutes south at 70th Street. Madison Avenue's galleries and boutiques start at the corner. The renovation retained the building's historic white marble facade.
LOBBY CULTURE
The lobby is calm and residential, furnished like the front rooms of a townhouse. Next to it, the Lounge by Casa Tua serves coffee, light bites, and cocktails all day around a working fireplace, with cowhide chairs and stacks of coffee-table books. Casa Tua's restaurant runs from breakfast through dinner. Upstairs, its private members' club occupies the second floor.
DESIGN NOTES
Brudnizki, whose portfolio includes Annabel's in London and The Beekman in New York, gave the rooms a soft Art Deco register. Across the accommodations, Brudnizki works in soft blue, spring green, and terracotta, with silk wallcoverings, inlaid cabinetry, and Murano glass details. The four signature suites take their cues from Central Park's bridges, with crown moldings drawn from each bridge and its illustration inside the armoire. VISTO Gallery curated the art around New York artists from the 1920s onward.
BAR & SHARED SPACES
Casa Tua, from founders Miky and Leticia Herrera-Grendene, arrives in New York after Miami, Aspen, and Paris. Michele Bonan designed the rooms with Florentine influences and custom Italian furniture, and the kitchen cooks Italian and Mediterranean, with whole branzino for the table. The Surrey Spa by Sisley Paris runs two treatment rooms, a steam room, sauna, salt relaxation room, and sensorial shower, with an AMP-designed gym and a secluded outdoor terrace. The Black Rose Replumping Facial and Scalp Massage is exclusive to the hotel.
The Surrey reopened in October 2024 as Corinthia's first hotel in North America. Martin Brudnizki designed the 70 rooms and 30 suites, VISTO Gallery hung the walls with New York artists from Jasper Johns to Helen Frankenthaler, and Casa Tua brought its first New York outpost downstairs.
— The Lobby Edit · Founder's Note
ROOMS THAT MATTER
The 70 rooms start at 315 square feet with Frette linens, marble baths, and Antica Farmacista amenities. The suites open with the courtyard-facing Junior Suite and rise through the Deluxe and Grand Deluxe Suites, up to 830 square feet with soaking tubs and room to dine. The Bethesda Grandeur, Pine Bank Bridge, and Greywacke Heritage signature suites fall between 1,200 and 1,300 square feet with a fireplace, a dining area, and a butler's pantry. The Surrey Suite, inspired by Bow Bridge, spans 2,130 square feet over two en-suite bedrooms.
THE VERDICT
The most considered hotel to open on the Upper East Side in a generation. Corinthia brought Brudnizki, Reuben Brothers kept the 1926 facade, and VISTO filled the suites with Jasper Johns and Helen Frankenthaler. Casa Tua gives the neighborhood a new room to be seen in. Half a block from Central Park, the Surrey is the hotel the Upper East Side was missing.
Editor's Note
The most considered hotel to open on the Upper East Side in a generation. Brudnizki's design and Casa Tua make the case.
The Lobby Edit Score
9.2
/ 10
Brudnizki's rooms, VISTO Gallery's art, and Casa Tua on the ground floor.
Property
The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel
Brand
Corinthia Hotels
Category
Historic Luxury
Rooms
100
Opened
October 2024
Address
20 East 76th Street, New York, NY
Rates From
$850
Per Night · Direct Booking
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Moments at The Surrey
One Block from the Park
Category Scores
Design & Materials
9.5
Atmosphere & Scent
9.2
Lobby Culture
9.1
Service
9.3
Rooms & Suites
9.2
Food & Beverage
9.1
Value
8.8
Sense of Place
Murano glass, silk walls, and a lit fireplace in the Casa Tua lounge. The Upper East Side, at its most composed.
SIGNATURE SCENT
Sandalwood and white tea, almost imperceptible from lobby to corridor. Upper East Side restraint, bottled.
LOBBY ENERGY
Upper East Side regulars, international luxury travelers, Casa Tua members. Dressed for Madison Avenue.
MATERIAL CHARACTER
Soft blue, spring green, terracotta, silk walls, Murano chandeliers, Calacatta marble. Brudnizki's soft Deco.
TIME OF DAY
Best at 6pm, by the lounge fire with an aperitivo after a day on Museum Mile.
The Surrey Lobby Culture Score: 9.1. The Casa Tua lounge, VISTO's art, and Brudnizki's residential calm make this the most considered hotel arrival on the Upper East Side.
Suites
That Earn the Stay
Deluxe Suite
Separate Living Area · Soaking Tub and Rain Shower · Walk-In Wardrobe · Brudnizki Interiors
From $850/night
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Grand Deluxe Suite
Up to 830 sq ft · Open Living and Dining Area · Soaking Tub and Rain Shower · City Views
From $1,100/night
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Greywacke Suite
Signature Suite · Fireplace · Dining for Six · Butler's Pantry · Soaking Tub and Powder Room
From $1,600/night
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Pine Bank Bridge Suite
Signature Suite · Fireplace and Dining Area · Butler's Pantry · Sweeping Upper East Side Views
From $2,000/night
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The Surrey Suite
Two En-Suite Bedrooms · 2,130 sq ft · Fireplace · Dining and Butler's Pantry · Walk-In Wardrobes
From $4,000/night
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The Common Ground
Dining, Bar & Shared Spaces
Where the hotel earns its rate beyond the room.
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Three restaurants worth the walk. One for every part of the day.
While You're Here
What to Do Nearby
01
The Metropolitan Museum
8 min walk north on Fifth Avenue. The largest art museum in the Americas. The Friday and Saturday late hours are the best time to go.
03
Casa Tua
Already in the hotel. Dinner at Casa Tua's restaurant and a nightcap by the fire in the lounge beside the lobby.
05
The Guggenheim
15 min walk north on Fifth Avenue. Frank Lloyd Wright's 1959 spiral is the most architecturally specific museum building in New York. Go for the building as much as the collection.
02
The Frick Collection
7 min walk south to 70th Street. Reopened after renovation with Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Velázquez in Henry Clay Frick's mansion. Book timed entry ahead.
04
Central Park
Half a block west. Enter at 76th Street and walk to Conservatory Water. Go early on a weekday and cross Bow Bridge, the inspiration for the Surrey Suite.
06
VISTO Gallery Program
Already in the hotel. Walk the public floors before dinner. New York artists from the 1920s onward, curated by Paris-based VISTO Gallery.
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