Just like in the movies: NYC hotels featured in our favorite romantic comedies
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The Plaza
- Average Price: $528/night
- Pearls: 5
- Location: Midtown East, New York City
Does it get more romantic than this? We don't think so, which explains why The Plaza is the ultimate romantic-comedy hotel. Jane Fonda and Robert Redford play newlyweds in 1967's Barefoot in the Park -- the couple honeymoons in the lavish hotel, before returning to their tiny, fifth-floor walk-up (laughter ensues). The Plaza also makes a cameo appearance in Sleepless in Seattle(in our top-five of romantic comedies at least) and It Could Happen to You, as the site of an innocent-turned-romantic run-in between Yvonne (Bridget Fonda) and Charlie (Nicolas Cage). -
The Roosevelt
- Average Price: $251/night
- Pearls: 3.5
- Location: Midtown East, New York City
Given a fictitious name in the film,The Roosevelt is where Jennifer Lopez's character works as a maid in the aptly-titled Maid in Manhattan. Numerous scenes were filmed in the hotel and it is here where the maid meets her "prince" (in this case, a politician) played by Ralph Fiennes. -
Waldorf Astoria
- Average Price: $285/night
- Pearls: 4
- Location: Midtown East, New York City
Waldorf Astoria is the site of many near-misses between destined lovers (Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack) in the Christmas-y romantic comedy, Serendipity. The two meet at the nearby Bloomingdale's department store but head over to the hotel to see if fate will take a hand in their relationship --they'll exchange numbers if they end up on the same floor after taking separate elevators. -
The New York Palace
- Average Price: $317/night
- Pearls: 4.5
- Location: Midtown East, New York City
The New York Palace has a cameo role in the feel-good romantic comedy 27 Dresses. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride, Jane (Katherine Heigl), rushes from one wedding at The Palace to another in Brooklyn in the same night and catches a reporter's (James Marsden) eye.
Entrance to The Plaza, where numerous films have been shot.
Here in New York City, occasionally we're lucky enough to spot some of our favorite movie stars hiding behind their over-sized shades (or maybe we just thought that was Sarah Jessica Parker). But there are some big-screen stars that you just can't miss on the streets of NYC -- the hotels where the movies are filmed. Since it's the season for summer lovin', we decided to share a few top hotels featured in some of our favorite romantic comedies. So grab your hometown honey and head to one of these romantic, iconic properties, pop in a movie shot right where you're staying, and get ready for a date-night you'll never forget.
The Plaza lit-up in the evening
The lobby at The Roosevelt Hotel
Christmastime at the Waldorf Astoria
Courtyard in front of The New York Palace