 The Barclay offers a refined respite from the city with a sublime atmospheric buzz, world class service, modern technology and timeless attentiveness.In 1926, the Vanderbilt family funded the building of The Barclay, a luxury hotel in Manhattan.The New York Central Railroad built the hotel on air rights of its subsidiary the New York State Realty and Terminal Company and it was known to be elegant, glamorous and popular in social circles.