Presidential Hotel, New York | MCU Location Scout

Fisk being escorted inside the Presidential Hotel.

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After his successful escort from the FBI, Wilson Fisk is checked into the luxurious penthouse of the Presidential Hotel in New York City. This causes much concern among some characters in the show.

The Lotte New York Palace, which is a luxury hotel attached to the historic Villard Houses, was utilized for much of this season. It served as the hotel and its environs, including the bar, lobby, and back hallways. The only portion of the hotel (as seen in the series) that wasn’t shot on the property was the Penthouse and FBI Offices on the same floor–which appear to have been filmed on a soundstage. The same hotel featured on the Disney+ Hawkeye series as the site of a fundraiser in the first episode.

Interior/Exterior

  • Fisk being escorted through the lobby the Presidential Hotel.
  • Fisk being escorted through the bar the Presidential Hotel.
  • Matt in the courtyard of the Presidential Hotel amidst protestors.
  • Karen enters the courtyard of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Karen speaking to Nadeem in front of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Matt on a sidewalk corner by the Presidential Hotel.
  • Matt on a sidewalk by the Presidential Hotel.
  • Matt enters a side door to the Presidential Hotel.
  • Matt in the lobby of the presidential Hotel.
  • Matt eavesdropping on FBI agents by elevator in the Presidential Hotel.
  • Looking up at the side of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Matt walking towards Dex at the Presidential Hotel elevators.
  • Matt walking away from Dex at the Presidential Hotel elevators.
  • Fisk with his lawyers and an FBI agent outside the elevator in the lobby of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Protestors with anti-Fisk signs outside the Presidential Hotel.
  • Fisk and his lawyer Donovan at a news conference outside the Presidential Hotel.
  • Cars pulling up outside Presidential Hotel.
  • Fisk in courtyard of Presidential Hotel.
  • Exterior of the Presidential Hotel.

The Bar

The bar at the Presidential Hotel features in a number of the episodes. Matt wanders through it after he infiltrates the Hotel in episode 3. Then Dex reconnects with Julie and shares dinner with her at the same location. This bar is part of the Lotte New York Palace and one of the original rooms in the Villard Houses.

  • Fisk's lawyer Donovan enters the Hotel bar.
  • Matt leaving the Hotel bar.
  • Dex talking to Julie at the bar in the Presidential Hotel.
  • Dex talking to Julie at the bar in the Presidential Hotel.
  • Dex talking to Julie at the bar in the Presidential Hotel.
  • Julie and Dex sharing dinner at the bar of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Dex at dinner in the bar of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Julie and Dex sharing dinner at the bar of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Julie leaving Dex after dinner at the bar of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Matt walking through the bar at the Presidential Hotel.

Parking Garage

In episode 3, Matt disables several FBI agents in the parking garage of the Presidential Hotel as he sneaks inside. Episode 9 features the FBI, all under the command of Wilson Fisk, leaving the garage to take him to a meeting. The garage makes a final appearance in episode 13 with both Dex and Matt accessing the hotel via the parking area. It is assumed that the parking garage of the Lotte Hotel was used for this location, but that hasn’t been confirmed at this time.

  • The Man in Black sneaking through the Hotel parking garage.
  • The Man in Black sneaking through the Hotel parking garage.
  • The Man in Black sneaking through the Hotel parking garage.
  • The Man in Black sneaks up on an FBI agent in the Hotel parking garage.
  • FBI agent in the Hotel parking garage.
  • The Man in Black kneeling over FBI agents in the Hotel parking garage.
  • Stairway H in the Presidential Hotel parking garage.
  • Agents Arinori and Nadeem in the Presidential Hotel parking garage.
  • Agent Nadeem gets into an SUV with Fisk and Dex in the Presidential Hotel parking garage.
  • FBI SUVs in the Presidential Hotel parking garage.
  • POV inside vehicle at a security checkpoint in parking garage of Presidential Hotel.
  • Matt in the parking garage of the Presidential Hotel.

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Penthouse & FBI Offices (Soundstages)

The massive penthouse that Wilson Fisk occupies, the hallway outside, and the FBI Offices where the Agents keep an eye on the Kingpin were all filmed on a soundstage for this season.

  • Fisk in the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Fisk in the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Fisk on the balcony in the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Fisk's lawyer, Donovan, speak to Fisk in the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Fisk looking out the window of the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Donovan watches Fisk as he reads through Dex's surveillance file in the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Fisk looking down on living room of penthouse in Presidential Hotel.
  • Video feed of living room in penthouse in Presidential Hotel.
  • View of stairs and artwork in the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Disk and Lee walk towards front door of the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Fisk in the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Fisk in the panic room below the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Catering cart and FBI agents in the hallway outside the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Nadeem and Hattley in the hallway of the Presidential Hotel.
  • Agent Nadeem in the FBI Offices in the Presidential Hotel.
  • Agent Nadeem in the FBI Offices in the Presidential Hotel.
  • Agent Lim working late at the FBI Offices in the Presidential Hotel.
  • Fisk with his lawyers and some FBI Agents in the Penthouse of the Presidential Hotel.

Rooftop and Ballroom (Episode 13)

With Vanessa back in town, the series finale features them getting married on the rooftop of the Presidential Hotel. The wedding reception is lovely, until Dex (dressed again in his knockoff Daredevil costume) shows up to terrorize Fisk. The series concludes with Matt on a rooftop above the hotel, looking down on the city.

Both the rooftop and the ballroom are the two locations used for the Presidential Hotel that were not filmed at the Lotte New York Palace. The rooftop and Grand Ballroom of the InterContinental New York Barclay were used for the wedding of Wilson and Vanessa. Both of these spaces are often used for actual weddings, not just make-believe ones. The shots of Matt on the rooftop at the end of the episode were filmed on the roof as well. Matt is at the corner of Lexington and E 48th. The Lexington Hotel is in front of him, and the two towers of the Waldorf Astoria can be seen behind him.

  • A nighttime wedding ceremony on the Presidential Hotel roof.
  • A nighttime wedding ceremony on the Presidential Hotel roof.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Fisk enter the wedding reception in the Presidential Hotel ballroom.
  • Fisk and Vanessa dance at the wedding reception in the Presidential Hotel ballroom.
  • Dex, dressed as Daredevil, talks to the guests at the wedding reception in the Presidential Hotel ballroom.
  • Dex, dressed as Daredevil, throws cuttlery at FBI Agents at the wedding reception in the Presidential Hotel ballroom.
  • FBI Agents under attack at the wedding reception in the Presidential Hotel ballroom.
  • Dex, dressed as Daredevil, takes aim at FBI Agents at the wedding reception in the Presidential Hotel ballroom.
  • Matt perched on a rooftop ledge above the Presidential Hotel.
  • Matt perched on a rooftop ledge above the Presidential Hotel.

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(Daredevil S03E03-E09 & E11-E13, 2018)