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The Pierre, A Taj Hotel

Upper East Side  ·  2 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10065

Ballroom with crystal chandeliers set for a seated dinner with round tables Grand Ballroom set as a lounge with a stage and large LED screen Ballroom set theater style with chandeliers, screens and a lectern Empty Cotillion Room with patterned carpet, chandelier and wall panels Painted rotunda entrance with a staircase, floral arch and bar Hand-picked

Photo: The Pierre, A Taj Hotel

750 standing·700 seated·5,155 sq ft·Space est. $80,000+
Why we picked it

A classic Fifth Avenue hotel ballroom across from Central Park that still hosts society galas, now with an LED wall built in for programs and awards.

Usually booked for galas and award dinners, 300 to 750 guests.

About The Pierre, A Taj Hotel

The Pierre opened in 1930 at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, facing Central Park, and is run today by Taj Hotels. Its event floor links the Grand Ballroom, the Cotillion Room, a pre-function foyer and smaller salons, with crystal chandeliers, pale paneling and a rotunda with a curved double staircase at its center.

The Grand Ballroom covers 5,155 sq ft under 19 ft ceilings and holds up to 750 for a reception, about 700 for dinner or 500 theater style. The Cotillion Room takes up to 500 more for a reception, and the foyer spaces handle cocktails and silent auctions before dinner. Catering, banquet service and AV are all in-house.

Ideal for

Know before you book

  • Catering is exclusive to the hotel's banquet kitchen.
  • AV is in-house, including a built-in LED wall in the ballroom; outside production usually works alongside the hotel team.
  • Floor plans for each room are published, and the full event floor totals 15,538 sq ft.

What’s here

Food & drink
  • Exclusive in-house catering and banquet service
AV & production
  • Built-in LED wall
  • In-house AV with video conferencing and webcasting
Space
  • Grand Ballroom, 5,155 sq ft, 19 ft ceilings, 750 reception
  • Cotillion Room, 4,082 sq ft, 500 reception
  • Pre-function room for 400, Regency for 250, Wedgwood for 300
  • Green room off the Grand Ballroom
Access & rules
  • Hotel entrance on East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue
  • Guest rooms available for out-of-town attendees

Floor plan

Floor plan of the Grand Ballroom at The PierreFloor plan of the full event floor at The Pierre

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

Location

2 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10065

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