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The TWA Hotel inside JFK Airport in New York is a 1960s Trans World Airlines-themed hotel located in the old TWA Flight Center. The hotel, located near Terminal 5, can be reached by car or from inside the airport via the AirTrain.
From the airport, take the AirTrain to Terminal 5. To stay inside during inclement weather, follow the signs to the escalator and take it up to Level 3. Follow the hall to the end, and then take the escalator down to baggage claim. Enter the elevator to your far right and take it up to the hotel. From there, follow the iconic red-carpeted flight tubes down to the lobby.
Alternatively, from Terminal 5, you can take the elevator down to the parking garage, exit left, and follow the sidewalk east to the hotel entrance.
Built in 1962, the TWA Flight Center was reinvented as a midcentury modern hotel, which officially reopened in 2019.
TWA Hotel entrance (40.645992, -73.777920)
TWA Hotel arrival and departure board (40.645992, -73.777920)
The hotel contains 512 rooms, a runway observation deck with a year-round heated pool, three bars, a full-service restaurant (The Paris Café by Jean-Georges), and a 24-hour food hall located at the former airline check-in counters. Hotel guests can access the observation deck and pool for an additional $25.00 per person for a 1-hour and 45-minute stay—a fee we found ridiculous considering we were already paying guests at the hotel.
TWA Hotel Sunken Lounge (40.645853, -73.777298)
TWA Hotel check-in desk and food hall (40.645992, -73.777920)
Just outside the main lobby is a 1958 Lockheed Constellation that has been transformed into a retro cocktail lounge called “Connie.” Open from 4:00 PM to 10:30 PM daily, the lounge seats about 75 people in either bench-style seating or original TWA airplane seats, with the bar situated in the rear of the plane.
The hotel also features a museum-like exhibit of flight attendant uniforms, displaying 37 outfits dating from 1945 to 2001.
TWA Hotel view from Paris Cafe (40.645403, -73.777499)
The “Connie” Lounge (40.645633, -73777088)
Room rates are reasonable for an airport hotel, typically ranging in the low $300s per night for a deluxe king room. The rooms are small but clean, and seamlessly continue the midcentury modern theme. The large windows—featuring 4.5-inch glass, allegedly the second-thickest in the world—do a great job of keeping the airport sounds out while allowing natural light to fill the room. There was no coffee maker in the room, but you can easily access the 24-hour food hall at any time.
If you enjoy the style, history, and convenience of an airline-themed hotel, you must give the TWA Hotel a try. Should we find ourselves passing through JFK on an overnight stay to catch an early morning flight, we will return for sure.
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