John F. Kennedy stayed there. So did Bette Davis. The glitterati of the day, from celebrities to artists, even world leaders, crowded the lounges, bars and rooftop gardens of The Surrey, an iconic Upper East Side Manhattan residential hotel open since 1926. Located at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 76th street, it personified swank before they had a word for it.
But, like a wizened movie star of the past, it needed a facelift. To recapture its illustrious legacy, Maltese hospitality group Corinthia Hotels, which was tapped by the Reuben Brothers to manage the hotel after it acquired the property in 2020, undertook a monumental renovation that evokes classic New York City with modern methods and details.
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