Trump International New York
An indoor heated pool inside a Central Park-side spa
About this hotel
Trump International New York sits right at Columbus Circle, where Broadway meets the southwest corner of Central Park, and the location shapes everything about a stay here. Rooms come with kitchenettes, large windows facing the park or the skyline, and a 55-inch flat-screen TV with a Blu-ray player, built more for a longer stay than a one-night layover. The real draw is downstairs: a 6,000-square-foot spa built around an indoor heated pool, with a health club, saunas and yoga classes on the same floor. Jean Georges and Nougatine, the hotel's two restaurants, handle dinner without a walk outside. It suits a traveler who wants Central Park at the door and a genuine wellness routine rather than a quick city-break pool.
- Indoor heated pool
- 6,000-sq-ft Trump Spa
- Columbus Circle location
- Kitchenette rooms
Our take
This suits a couple or a solo traveler who wants Central Park within walking distance and a real wellness routine, not just a pool to look at. The heated pool and spa work especially well in winter, when the park's outdoor options close. Families chasing a splash-around pool for kids should look elsewhere, this is a lap-and-soak setup built for adults, and the kitchenette rooms suit a longer stay more than a two-night visit.
- ✓Book a room with a park view rather than a city view if Central Park access is the main reason you're here.
- ✓Use the kitchenette for breakfast instead of the hotel restaurants, it saves time before a morning swim.
- ✓Walk to Central Park's southwest entrance directly from the hotel rather than taking a cab, it's only a few minutes on foot.
Why we love it
- Indoor heated pool that works through the winter
- 6,000-square-foot spa with a health club and saunas
- Steps from Central Park's southwest corner
- Kitchenette rooms with park or skyline views
Why guests love itA guest chasing a winter swim without leaving Manhattan finds exactly that here: the heated pool inside the Trump Spa stays at swimming temperature regardless of the season, a real advantage once Central Park's outdoor options close for the year. The Columbus Circle location means the park is a short walk away rather than a subway ride, useful on a cold morning when the plan is pool first, park second. The trade-off is scale, this is a spa pool, better suited to a soak than a long lap swim.