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Lotte New York Palace (Villard Ballroom and Villard Mansion)

Midtown East  ·  455 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022

Oval Villard Ballroom set with round tables, two crystal chandeliers and a stage Villard Ballroom in theater rows facing a stage with twin projection screens Villard Mansion courtyard at night, lit brownstone wings framing the entrance Grand marble staircase with gilded railings and arched windows in the mansion Gold Room with a barrel-vaulted gilded ceiling, lunette murals and a long bar Hand-picked

Photo: Lotte New York Palace

450 standing·3,456 sq ft·Space est. $55,000+
Why we picked it

A true Gilded Age setting on Madison Avenue: an oval chandeliered ballroom joined to the 1880s Villard Mansion rooms, run by a full-service luxury hotel team.

Usually booked for galas, corporate receptions and executive dinners, 150 to 450 guests.

About Lotte New York Palace (Villard Ballroom and Villard Mansion)

Lotte New York Palace sits behind St. Patrick's Cathedral, with its public rooms set inside the Villard Houses, a group of 1880s brownstone mansions designed by McKim, Mead and White. The Villard Ballroom is an oval room with a two-tier ceiling, domed recesses and crystal chandeliers. Next door are mansion rooms with original murals, carved wood and a grand marble stair.

The ballroom takes up to 450 guests for a reception or 330 in theater rows, and it opens onto the Villard Foyer and the Reid Salon for cocktails or pre-function. Smaller mansion rooms such as the Madison Room, the Drawing Room and the Library take 80 to 160 guests for dinners or VIP breakouts. The hotel has 30,000 sq ft of event space in total, and a private dinner can stay in the mansion while a larger reception runs in the ballroom.

Ideal for

Know before you book

  • Catering comes from the hotel kitchen; event pricing carries a 23% service charge plus New York sales tax.
  • Audio-visual is handled in-house by Encore, with an on-site technician.
  • The Gold Room, a barrel-vaulted room with John La Farge murals, now runs as a public bar, so check whether it can be held for a private event.

What’s here

Food & drink
  • In-house hotel catering with custom menus
  • 23% service charge plus sales tax
AV & production
  • Encore audio-visual with an on-site technician
  • Video conferencing and webcasting capability
Space
  • Villard Ballroom: 3,456 sq ft, 48 by 72 ft, 18 ft ceilings
  • Reid Salon: 1,525 sq ft pre-function room next to the ballroom
  • Villard Mansion rooms from 900 to 1,404 sq ft
  • 30,000 sq ft of event space across 23 rooms
Access & rules
  • Dedicated elevators to the banquet floors
  • On-site valet parking
  • Hotel rooms on site for traveling guests

Floor plan

Floor plan of the Villard Ballroom, Villard Foyer and Reid Salon

Published by the venue. Layouts change by event, so we confirm the plan for yours.

Location

455 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022

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