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Known the world over as New York's grande dame

Location

Midtown (Grand Central Station) (New York)
This is the exciting heart of New York, including Park Avenue's gleaming office buildings, top restaurants, and popular attractions. Grand Central Terminal, the United Nations, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and the Empire State Building are located here, and myriad temptations await shoppers in famous Fifth Avenue stores.

301 Park Ave
New York, NY 10022
USA

General information

What to expect: A superb Art-Deco lobby leads to an abundance of on-site services, including beauty salon, airline office, concierge, theater tickets, transportation, and a choice of restaurants, bars, and lounges. The staff at the International Concierge Desk offer assistance in 50 languages. The business center is available 24 hours daily, and the large fitness center includes personal trainers and massage therapists.

Amenity highlights: Guestrooms are equipped with fax/copier/printers, high-speed Internet access, and work desks with dual-line speaker phones and voice mail. Beds are made with triple sheeting, and all rooms have marble baths. Suites offer twice-daily housekeeping service and nightly turndown.

Property amenities

Among the special amenities at the Waldorf-Astoria are valet parking, 24-hour housekeeping, and round-the-clock room service, which includes a special children's menu to appeal to younger guests.

Valet parking:
$45 per 24-hour period. No in/out privileges.
Fee does not include tax, may vary by weekday, and is subject to change without prior notification.

24-hour front desk	24-hour room service
Activity desk	Audio/visual equipment
Fitness center	Health club
Babysitting or child care	Banquet facilities
Bar/lounge	Barber/beauty shop
Business center	Business services
Catering	Gift shops or newsstand
Cellular phone rental	Elevators
Suitable for children	Coffeemaker
Coffee shop/cafe	Complimentary newspaper
Computer rental	Concierge
Conference rooms	Cribs available
Doorman	Dry cleaning service
Exhibit space	Express check-in/check-out
Fax machine	Internet access
Laundry service	Limousine service available
Maid service daily	Medical services
Multilingual staff	Parking (fee)
Photocopy machines	Porter/bellhop
Restaurant	Rollaway beds
Room service	Safe-deposit box - front desk
Secretarial services	Security guard
Shoe shine	Shopping/stores
Spa (massage)	Translation services
Valet parking	Wake-up calls
Wheelchair accessible

Policies

Extra person charges may apply depending on hotel policy.
There are no room charges for children 18 and younger occupying the same room as their parents.
Rollaways and cribs 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 upon check-in for incidental charges.
All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in.

• Check-in time is 3 PM.
• Check-out time is 12 PM

Dining

Bull and Bear - Steaks, chops, and seafood are the specialties in this popular meeting place for lunch and dinner. It is known for the center mahogany bar where guests can enjoy a cocktail while watching an electronic stock ticker.

Oscar's - This light and bright café designed by Adam Tihany serves all three meals, with an emphasis on typical brasserie dishes.

Inagiku - New-style Japanese cuisine is the specialty in a dramatic setting that includes tatami rooms for extra privacy.

The Cocktail Terrace - Afternoon tea and cocktails are served in this setting overlooking the lobby, with music played on Cole Porter's Steinway on weekends.

Sir Harry's Bar - This bar, with its relaxed atmosphere of chairs around checkerboard tables, is open for cocktails from 1 P.M. to 2 A.M.

Rooms

This 42-story hotel offers 1,245 guestrooms and 197 suites, individually decorated in old-world style. Each room features high ceilings, marble bathrooms, formal window treatments, and crystal-and-brass lamps. Rooms also include a fax/copier/printer with dial-up Internet access, two-line speaker phones, and cable/satellite TV with premium channels and Lodgenet video.

Room amenities

Cable/satellite TV	Coffee/tea maker
Air conditioning	Climate control
Desk	Extra towels, linens, bedding
Fax machine	Hair dryer
High-speed Internet connection	Clock radio
Hypo-allergenic bedding available	Complimentary newspaper
Designer toiletries	Maid service
Mini/honor bar	Iron/ironing board
Modem Internet access	Multi-line phone
Non-smoking rooms	Pay movies
Private bathroom	Voice mail
Wheelchair accessible

Standard room with one bed
One king or queen bed with quilted brocade bedspread and triple sheeting. 200-225 square feet. Decorated in old-world style. High ceiling, marble bathroom, formal window treatments, crystal-and-brass lamps. Fax/copier/printer with dial-up Internet access, two-line speaker phone. Cable/satellite TV with premium channels and Lodgenet video.. Marble bath or shower, designer bath amenities.

Standard Two Double Beds
Two double beds with quilted brocade bedspreads and triple sheeting. 200-225 square feet. Work desk with lamp and chair, minibar. Marble bath or shower, designer bath amenities, and hairdryer.

One-bedroom suite
One king or one queen bed with quilted brocade bedspread and triple sheeting. 450 square feet. Rooms are on all floors of the hotel. Formal entry foyer, separate living area, kitchen or wet bar, and refrigerator. Two televisions, work desk with lamp and chair. Marble bath or shower with luxury bath amenities, hair dryer, and bathrobes. In-room quick check-in/checkout and complementary weekday delivery of USA Today.

Standard - Advance Purchase
Two double beds with quilted brocade bedspreads and triple sheeting. 200-225 square feet. Decorated in old-world style. High ceiling, marble bathroom, formal window treatments, crystal-and-brass lamps. Fax/copier/printer with dial-up Internet access, two-line speaker phone. Cable/satellite TV with premium channels and Lodgenet video. Marble bath or shower, designer bath amenities.

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