W New York Union Square
An ultra-modern hotel you will desire to stay in!
W New York Union Square a grandeur situated in Park Avenue South, now known as “Union Square East” or “Park Avenue South”. It is a smooth blending of modern NYC style and traditional magnificence. Its prime location intersects the neighborhoods of downtown and uptown that pushes you to easily explore every bit of the city. So, planning a trip to New York? then opt for this hotel and have a lifetime of experience.
History check! The hotel’s original name was “Germania Life Insurance Company” later Germania replaced with “Guardian” designed in the year 1911 by the experts Joseph W. Yost and Albert D’Oench in the great Beaux-Arts style.
Moreover, its available vacant space was tenanted for reducing space inadequacy and in 1999, The Related Companies (a privately owned American real-estate firm) decided to revamp it into a hotel consisting of 250 rooms.
In December 2000 the hotel officially began its operations and then in 2006 it was sold for $285 million to Istithmar World. And in October 2019, it was again sold for $206 million to execute the planning of renovation.
Its extravagant architecture includes 21 floors, 244 rooms and 26 suits and its height is 88m (290 ft) long above the ground level.
“Steel plate girders” support its interior structure and it is further comprised of huge windows and high ceilings for enlarging coverage of natural light. Unlike other buildings built in early times on Park Avenue, this building retained avant-garde designs, the 4-storey mansard roof is considered as its most eminent feature consisting of escutcheons, five decorative keystones along with pretty garlands, and dormer windows.
They provide numerous services including wireless internet facility for both guest rooms and meetings rooms, smoke-free policy, and pet policy.
Other plenty of services includes non-smoking public areas, nearby car rentals, grab-n-go breakfast (costs $25), mobility accessible rooms, storage space, baby-siting services, full-service business center, messenger service, pool side drink service, airport transportation, safe deposit boxes, valet dry cleaning, and wait what? A Limousine service? That’s something marvelous!
Union Square provides the basic variety of amenities, including general room entertainment, room, kitchen, bathroom, and business amenities. As well as it offers fitness and recreational activities such as jacuzzi, bowling, bike rentals, fitness center on-site, golf, etc.
Most importantly, in this era of Covid-19, they make sure to give their guests a safe and healthy environment as they always make hand sanitizers available for both staff and guests and sanitize highly crowded areas of their hotel regularly.
The hotel attracts tourists and trendsetters from around the world since its establishment in which its downtown location plays a major role in this.
It is surrounded by some local attractions which a Tourist would crave for! which includes:
- Gulliver’s gate
- Hispanic society of America
- Museum of the American gangster
- Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
- New-York Historical Society Museum & Library Spyscape
- Merchant’s House Museum.
Important places including airport, 402 restaurants and 97 attractions are just few miles away that make the hotel a real tourist attraction for sure.
For all the travel geeks out there! Whenever you visit the New York city try at least a day stay in W New York Union Square Believe us the hotel’s interior, location and each and every part of it will itself keep you hooked to it till your last day and stay in your memory whenever you will think of booking a hotel in New York again.