Luggage storageThe Plaza

Storage and bag rules at The Plaza

The Plaza sits at 768 Fifth Avenue, on the corner of Central Park South in Midtown Manhattan, and doubles as a luxury hotel and condominium building. If you're staying or stopping in for afternoon tea, the hotel's bellmen at the Fifth Avenue Porte-cochère and in the lobby can look after your bags, so you don't carry them through the public areas.

The 58th Street entrance gives you the easiest level access with bags, while lifts off the Fifth Avenue lobby reach the hotel floors themselves. A typical visit to tour the public areas and take tea runs about two to three hours, so leave anything heavy with the bellmen rather than beside your table. With Stasher, you can store bags for $2.49 per bag per day at 20+ locations near The Plaza.

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Getting to The Plaza with luggage

The 57th Street station on the F line is a four-minute walk from the hotel, making it the closest subway stop if you're arriving with luggage.

Grand Central Terminal serves Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road via Grand Central Madison, so it's the likely rail gateway if you're coming from outside the city. Don't expect to leave a bag there on the way, though, since Grand Central Terminal has no official luggage storage services.

Nearby sights and their own bag rules

Central Park and St. Patrick's Cathedral are both steps from The Plaza, which works well because neither requires you to pass through a bag check to enjoy them.

Times Square, a major entertainment hub known for its billboards and Broadway theaters, sits at the heart of Midtown and is served by the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and S lines at Times Square-42nd Street. One Times Square itself prohibits suitcases, trunks, wheeled duffel bags, carry-on bags, coolers, and packages, and offers no coat check, so bring only what fits in a small shoulder bag if you're visiting.

The Museum of Modern Art is just moments from The Plaza and reachable across the street from 5 Avenue-53 St Station on the E and M lines. Its bag policy is strict: no luggage of any size or type, and nothing larger than 11 inches by 17 inches by 5 inches.

Broadway theaters have the same practical problem — there's no general luggage storage for the Broadway neighborhood, and individual theaters don't allow large bags or luggage that won't fit comfortably at a seat. If a show is on your itinerary, sort out your bags before you arrive at the theater district.