The Waldorf Astoria
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: Host to generations of royalty, US presidents, heads of states, socialites, and celebrities, The Waldorf Astoria has been one of the world's most well-known hotels for more than a century. The main lobby's expanse of mahogany, marble, and crystal exemplifies the hotel's Art Deco grandeur.
Insider tip: The hotel's Peacock Alley restaurant/bar commemorates a 300-foot marble promenade linking the original 1893 Waldorf with a 1897 addition, The Astor, at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. With ladies in plumage, finely dressed notables such as the Astors, the Vanderbilts, and the Whitneys strolled between the two buildings, leading a society columnist to bestow the name. (The original hotels were razed in 1929 to make room for the Empire State Building, and a new hotel--at the time, the world's largest--was constructed at the present site.)
Property Amenities
The hotel offers salons for wedding services and hair and nail treatments. The fitness center (surcharge) provides cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights.
A business center includes five computers with high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Wireless Internet access is complimentary in the lobby and public areas.
Ground transportation:
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
- Technology helpdesk
- Concierge desk
- Fitness equipment
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Bar/lounge
- Room service (24 hours)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Parking (valet)
- Parking garage
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Ballroom(s)
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Banquet facilities
- Business center
- Exhibit space
- Audio-visual equipment
- Business services
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Express check- in
- Number of rooms: 1,416
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors: 42
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Medical assistance available
- Currency exchange
- Tour assistance
- Beauty services
- Dry cleaning service
- Pool table nearby
- Shoe shine
- Elevator/lift
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
The Waldorf Astoria offers 1,416 high-ceilinged guestrooms and suites in a 42-story building. English-manor-house decor includes formal window treatments and crystal-and-brass lamps. Beds are furnished with triple sheeting and down comforters. Amenities include two-line speakerphones, and high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Other amenities include safes accommodating laptop computers, clock radios, and televisions offering pay movies (surcharge). Marble bathrooms contain shower/tub combinations or stall showers without tubs. |
Room Features
- Internet access - high speed
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- Pay movies
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Voice mail
- Multi-line phone
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
- Television
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Area Attractions
Rockefeller Center - 2 blocks
Radio City Music Hall - 3 blocks
United Nations - 7 blocks
Broadway theaters - 4 blocks
Museum of Modern Art - 6 blocks
Grand Central Terminal - 7 blocks
Chrysler Building - 7 blocks
Carnegie Hall - 11 blocks
Central Park - 11 blocks
Times Square - 0.75 mile
Garment District - 0.75 mile
Empire State Building - 1 mile
Central Park Zoo - 1.25 miles
Columbus Circle (Time Warner Center, CNN tour, shopping/dining) - 1.25 miles
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - 1.5 miles
Madison Square Garden - 1.5 miles
Greenwich Village - 1.5 miles
Metropolitan Museum of Art - 1.75 miles
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - 2 miles
American Museum of Natural History - 2 miles
Chelsea Piers (sports, entertainment) - 2.5 miles
Soho district - 2.25 miles
Little Italy - 2.25 miles
Tribeca district - 2.5 miles
Chinatown - 2.5 miles
Financial District - 4.5 miles
LaGuardia Airport (LGA): Approximate driving time to this New York hotel is 30–45 minutes and distance is 8 miles.
Driving directions from LaGuardia: Take Grand Central Pkwy west to Triboro Bridge (toll). Take FDR Dr south and exit to 49th St. Turn right on Park Ave. The Waldorf Astoria is on the right.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK): Approximate driving time to this New York hotel is 50–60 minutes and distance is 15 miles.
Driving directions from JFK: Take I-678 (Van Wyck Expy) north to I-495 (Long Island Expy) west. Take the Queens Midtown tunnel and exit to 37th St/38th-40th Sts. Turn left on E 37th St, then turn right on 3rd Ave. Turn left on E 47th St, then turn right on Park Ave. The Waldorf Astoria is on the right.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Approximate driving time to this New York hotel is 40–60 minutes and distance is 16 miles.
Driving directions from JFK: Take I-678 (Van Wyck Expy) north to I-495 (Long Island Expy) west. Take the Queens Midtown tunnel and exit to 37th St/38th-40th Sts. Turn left on E 37th St, then turn right on 3rd Ave. Turn left on E 47th St, then turn right on Park Ave. The Waldorf Astoria is on the right.
Getting there: A taxi costs $26–$35 from LaGuardia Airport, $36–$75 from John F. Kennedy International Airport, and $36–$75 from Newark Liberty International Airport. From LaGuardia Airport, buses go to subway stops in Manhattan. From John F. Kennedy International Airport, trains and buses go to subway stops in Queens, from which there are subways to Manhattan. From terminals at Newark Liberty International Airport, a monorail goes to the airport's train station, from which trains go to Manhattan's Penn Station.
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
Getting around: Public buses and subways operate throughout Manhattan and to other New York City boroughs. Taxis are available outside The Waldorf Astoria.
All prices are subject to change.
Activities
Central Park, 11 blocks from The Waldorf Astoria, offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including tennis courts, rowboat rentals, horseback riding, and miles of trails for hiking, biking, running, and in-line skating. Rockefeller Center's famed skating rink, three blocks west of the hotel, opens in winter, as does Central Park's Wollman Rink. Midtown athletic clubs offer swimming, racquet sports, and exercise classes. A golf driving range is located at Chelsea Piers sports/entertainment complex on the Hudson River 2.5 miles west of the hotel.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
Restaurants & Bars
Bull and Bear - Contemporary fine-dining steakhouse with leather banquettes. Open for lunch, dinner. Bar/lounge with electronic stock ticker. Rob Roy cocktail invented here.
Peacock Alley - By the main lobby with separate bar/lounge containing 30-foot marble bar. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. Breakfast choices including house breakfast of grilled Niman Ranch pork belly with poached egg on country-bread toast; Vermont cheddar, sautéed fingerling potatoes, pastries. Lunch choices such as braised pork cheeks with garganelli pasta; halibut with mussel soffrito sauce, roasted artichokes, lemon confit; lobster burger with taro chips; three-course fixed-price menu. Dinner choices such as fluke sashimi; poached egg and black truffle with mushroom truffle sauce; pistachio-crusted foie gras; mustard-glazed cod with baby squid, braised endive; roasted veal chop for two with wild mushrooms, chamomile jus; ginger-crusted rack of lamb with braised lamb shank.
Oscar’s - "American brasserie" designed by Adam Tihany. Named for maitre d'hotel who created Waldorf Salad and Veal Oscar and introduced Thousand Island Dressing. Breakfast buffet and à la carte lunch menu.
Inagiku - Contemporary independent streetfront restaurant/bar with tatami rooms serving contemporary Japanese dinners.
The Cocktail Terrace - Overlooking former Ladies Lobby featuring Wheel of Life mosaic floor created in 1931 by French artist Louis Rigal from 181 shades of marble. Open Wednesday-Sunday for afternoon tea, evening cocktails. Allegorical murals painted by Rigal.
Sir Harry’s Bar - Lounge/bar with TV, low lighting, checkerboard tables. Open early afternoon to evening.
Starbucks - Coffee/pastry shop in Park Avenue lobby. Open early morning to late night.
Location
301 Park Ave
New York, NY 10022
USA
Nearest major airport:
New York, NY (LGA-LaGuardia)
Area:
Midtown, New York, United States of America
Important Information
HHonors points or related frequent traveler miles are not honored on guestrooms sold via this Web site.
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
