Westin New York Times Square
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: A smoke-free hotel, Westin New York Times Square opened in 2002 as an instant landmark. It consists of a 45-story, glass tower of bronze, aqua, and purple split by an arc, and an earthtoned, 16-story section. After dark, the arc is lighted and projects a beam into the Manhattan sky.
Amenity highlights: An outpost of former Miami Dolphins' coach Don Shula's steakhouse chain serves signature 48-ounce porterhouse steaks. A bar/lounge with leather and vinyl seating overlooks Eighth Avenue. A health spa includes a fitness center with views of the Hudson River.
Insider tip: Site of Union Army drills during the Civil War, Bryant Park—three blocks from the hotel—offers foot-sore shoppers a green lawn, shade trees, gardens, a carousel, and complimentary wireless Internet access for their laptop computers.
Property Amenities
A 2,400-square-foot health spa with women's and men's saunas provides treatments such as almond body polish, Shopper's Relief facial, and stone-therapy massage, as well as nail care. The spa includes a Hudson River-view fitness center with cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights. (Surcharge for use of fitness center except for guests of specific room types.)
The Westin's business center provides three computers with high-speed Internet access (surcharge).
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.
The Westin New York Times Square is entirely smoke-free.
- Full-service health spa
- Technology helpdesk
- Concierge desk
- Fitness equipment
- Health club
- Room service (24 hours)
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Bar/lounge
- Parking (valet)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Exhibit space
- Business center
- Banquet facilities
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Ballroom(s)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Number of rooms: 863
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Express check- in
- Number of floors: 45
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tour assistance
- Currency exchange
- Beauty services
- Dry cleaning service
- Shoe shine
- Elevator/lift
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Internet access - wireless
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Suitable for children
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
This New York hotel offers 863 nonsmoking guestrooms in a 45-story glass tower and an attached 16-story, earth-toned section containing Executive Club rooms. An arc of frosted glass extends up the tower. Lighted after dark, the arc projects a beam of light into the sky.
Rooms feature Heavenly Beds and Heavenly Baths. All-white Heavenly Beds consist of pillowtop mattresses, 250-thread-count linens, down blankets, down comforters, and hypo-allergenic feather-down pillows. Heavenly Baths include shower/tub combinations with curved curtain rods for extra elbow room, dual showerheads, terry-cloth bathrobes, and oversized bath sheets.
Large desks with ergonomic chairs come with two-line speakerphones and high-speed Internet connections (surcharges). Bedside speakerphones are cordless. Other amenities include upholstered armchairs and televisions offering pay movies and video games (surcharges).
Contemporary decor features a gray-and-black color scheme with satin-finish, stainless-steel accents that includes black furniture, gray walls with abstract art, black-and-gray leather headboards, slate entries and bathrooms, and sliding frosted-glass bathroom doors.
Executive Club room guests receive complimentary bottled water, complimentary access to a fitness center, and access to the exclusive Club Lounge. In the lounge, they're served complimentary Continental breakfast and complimentary hot and cold evening appetizers. The lounge includes a cash bar and complimentary wireless Internet access.
Guests of Spa-Inspired rooms receive complimentary use of the nearby fitness facility, in-room shiatsu massage chairs, and spa-inspired CDs. Aroma air diffusers provide mood-enhancing scents.
Smoking is not permitted in rooms or anywhere else in the hotel.
Room Features
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access - high speed
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- Pay movies
- Video-game console
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper (M-F)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Voice mail
- Multi-line phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service (on request)
- Shower/tub combination
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
- Television
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Area Attractions
Broadway theaters - Surrounding area
Times Square - 1 block
Garment District - 1 block
Bryant Park (New York Public Library) - 3 blocks
Rockefeller Center - 7 blocks
Radio City Music Hall - 8 blocks
Madison Square Garden - 0.5 mile
Museum of Modern Art - 0.75 mile
Carnegie Hall - 0.75 mile
Central Park - 0.75 mile
Columbus Circle (Time Warner Center, CNN tour, shopping/dining) - 0.75 mile
Grand Central Terminal - 0.75 mile
Empire State Building - 0.75 mile
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - 0.75 mile
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - 1 mile
Central Park Zoo - 1.5 miles
Chelsea Piers (sports, entertainment) - 1.5 miles
American Museum of Natural History - 1.75 miles
Greenwich Village - 1.75 miles
Metropolitan Museum of Art - 2.5 miles
Soho district - 2.5 miles
Little Italy - 3 miles
Tribeca district - 3.25 miles
Chinatown - 3.5 miles
Financial District - 4.5 miles
LaGuardia Airport (LGA): Approximate driving time to this Times Square, New York hotel is 30–45 minutes and distance is 8 miles.
Driving directions from LaGuardia AirportDriving directions from LaGuardia Airport:
- Take Grand Central Pkwy W to Exit 4 and bear right onto the Brooklyn Queens Expy E (I-278).
- At Exit 35, take the Long Island Expy (I-495) and proceed through the Queens Midtown Tunnel.
- Merge onto Tunnel Exit St (SR-495) and turn right onto Eighth Ave.
- Turn right onto Rodgers & Hammerstein Row (W 44th St), then right onto Seventh Ave.
- Turn right onto Leon Davis St (Adolph S Ochs St) and proceed to the Westin.
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK): Approximate driving time to this Times Square, New York hotel is 50–60 minutes and distance is 15 miles.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): Approximate driving time to this Times Square, New York hotel is 40–60 minutes and distance is 16 miles.
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 boroughs. Taxis are available right outside the Westin.
All prices subject to change.
Activities
Central Park, 0.75 mile north, offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including ball fields, tennis courts, rowboat rentals, horseback riding, and miles of trails for hiking, biking, running, and in-line skating. Rockefeller Center's skating rink, seven blocks away, opens in winter, as does Central Park's Wollman Rink.
Times Square-district athletic clubs offer swimming and racquet sports. A golf driving range is located at Chelsea Piers sports/entertainment complex 1.5 miles southwest of the hotel on the Hudson River.
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
- Playground nearby
Restaurants & Bars
Shula's Steak House and No Name Bar - Fine-dining steakhouse and bar/lounge with football and celebrity photographs. Outpost of chain bearing name of former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula. Orange chairs, mahogany floor and paneling. Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner. Signature 48-ounce porterhouse steaks. Bar service from late afternoon to late night. Bar 10 - Bar/lounge with wood floor, leather seating, bronze-vinyl banquettes. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Eighth Avenue. Open early evening to late night for cocktails, light fare. |
Location
270 W 43rd St
New York, NY 10036
USA
Nearest major airport:
New York, NY (LGA-LaGuardia)
Area:
Broadway - Times Square, New York, United States of America
Important Information
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and Heavenly 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.
- Small pets only
- Pet deposit required
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
