Highest Praise We’re Honored
The Pierre is proud to be an EarthCheck Gold Certified hotel. EarthCheck is the world's most rigorous and scientifically accurate program for the tourism industry. Hotels achieve Gold Certification after five years of continuous benchmarking of specific global standards, including sustainable development policy, water "Inspector’s Best Of Housekeeping" award recognizes AAA-inspected hotels that receive the highest possible scores for cleanliness and condition. Hotels awarded the Inspector’s Best Of Housekeeping designation significantly surpass expectations, as measured during comprehensive, on-site inspections. The Pierre is the recipient of a 2021 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award, which recognizes hotels that consistently earn great reviews from travelers and are ranked within the top 10% of all properties on TripAdvisor. The Pierre claims The Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Award for the 8th consecutive year. We tip our hat to our expertly trained team, who continue to set the highest standards of luxury, hospitality, and service. The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, NY has been named #2 best hotel in New York by U.S. News & World Report. The award is based on an analysis of industry awards, hotel star ratings, and user ratings. The Pierre is the recipient of a 2020 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award, which recognizes hotels that consistently earn great reviews from travelers and are ranked within the top 10% of all properties on TripAdvisor. The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, NY has been named to the elite list of New York’s top 15 hotels by the discerning readers of Travel + Leisure who voted in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards survey. This is the 25th edition of the T+L World’s Best Awards. Since 2014, The Pierre has been recognized with the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Rating, which has been the gold standard in hospitality for nearly 60 years. The distinction is awarded annually to fewer than 60 properties throughout the United States. A team of expert inspectors anonymously evaluate properties against up to 800 rigorous and objective standards. These standards are the most stringent in the industry — Forbes inspectors travel incognito, staying two nights and three days to gather every detail of the visit. The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, has received the sought after AAA Five Diamond Award every year since 2009. Candidates for the rating undergo multiple anonymous, in-person property evaluations, and a final decision by a panel of experts. Requirements include meticulous personalized service, extensive amenities, and impeccable standards of excellence. Five Diamond hotels represent just 0.3 percent of the nearly 59,000 AAA approved establishments. Additionally, The Pierre is the only Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond property on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Introduced in 2019, AAA’s "Inspector’s Best Of Housekeeping" award recognizes AAA-inspected hotels that receive the highest possible scores for cleanliness and condition. Hotels awarded the Inspector’s Best Of Housekeeping designation significantly surpass expectations, as measured during comprehensive, on-site inspections. The Pierre is rated #49 on TripAdvisor out of 498 New York City hotels. The TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence recognizes establishments that consistently earn great TripAdvisor reviews from travelers. It accounts for the quality, quantity, and recency of reviews submitted by travelers over a 12-month period. The Pierre is also listed in TripAdvisor’s Hall of Fame for receiving the Certificate of Excellence for five consecutive years.
EarthCheck Gold Certified
AAA Inspector’s Best of Housekeeping
TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2021
Forbes Travel Guide
#2 best hotel in New York by U.S. News & World Report
TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2020
NYC’s Top 15 Hotels By Travel + Leisure 2020
Forbes Travel Guide
AAA Five Diamond
AAA Inspector’s Best of Housekeeping
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence