Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.) is a hotel in East Village, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in New York, United States”. It opened in 1931. It is operated by Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts. It is owned by Anbang Insurance Group. It has 1,413 rooms on 47 floors. It stands about 3.4 km from the centre of East Village.[3]
Overview
The Waldorf Astoria New York is a luxury hotel and residential condominium building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Located at 301 Park Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, it is a 47-story, 625 ft (191 m) Art Deco structure designed by architects Schultze and Weaver and completed in 1931. The building was the world's tallest hotel until 1957, when it was surpassed by Moscow's Hotel Ukraina.
From “Waldorf Astoria New York” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1931. It was designed by Schultze & Weaver, in the Art Deco style. The building has 47 floors. It is listed as a New York City Landmark. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 3.4 km from the centre of East Village. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), about 11 km from the centre of East Village.[4]
It is one of 124 hotels in and around East Village recorded in Wikidata, 67 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 38 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Murray Hill Hotel, opened in 1884. See Hotels in East Village.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel — 0.1 km, opened 1926
- The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York — 0.1 km
- New York Marriott East Side — 0.2 km, opened 1923
- Hotel Marguery — 0.2 km, opened 1917
- Lotte New York Palace Hotel — 0.2 km
- Hotel 48LEX New York — 0.2 km
- The Lexington Hotel, Autograph Collection — 0.2 km
- The Lexington Hotel NYC — 0.2 km, opened 1929
- The Kimberly Hotel & Suites — 0.2 km
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City — 0.2 km
See also
- Hotels in East Village
- Hotels in the United States
- Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts
- Hotels designed by Schultze & Weaver
- Hotels in the Art Deco style
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1930s
References
- ^ Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.) (Q1123997). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (New York, N.Y.). Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-02.
- ^ East Village (Q1043326). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in East Village. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.