Resort’s ‘opening season’ continues with luxurious rooms, elevated eating and conferences and occasions now accessible for speedy bookings; Breathtaking Guerlain Wellness Spa to open in early fall.
Increasing on a gap season of glamour and luxurious, Waldorf Astoria New York unveiled its celebrated crown jewel, the Grand Ballroom, and iconic heritage occasion areas following a masterful restoration. With the return of conferences and occasions to the storied middle of Park Avenue – becoming a member of reimagined resort rooms and suites, and new world-class eating venues – the resort reclaims its place because the cultural beacon of Manhattan, mixing nostalgic glamour with a daring, trendy stage for town’s most spectacular occasions.
Waldorf Astoria New York has been a fixture of New York society for greater than a century. Constructing on a legacy of internet hosting a few of the world’s most memorable moments together with the primary Tony Awards, a few of the earliest Met Galas, and Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame Induction Ceremony, the enduring Grand Ballroom, Silver Hall, Astor Salon, Basildon and Jade Rooms have been introduced again to life.
“Waldorf Astoria New York has served because the backdrop for thus many important moments throughout historical past, together with vital speeches, galas and occasions,” mentioned Danny Hughes, president, Americas, Hilton. “At this time, we unveil the following chapter in Waldorf Astoria New York’s opening season – as soon as once more, this ballroom would be the middle of New York’s social scene. Guests to the property will see the way it blends its storied previous and timeless class with a daring imaginative and prescient for the way forward for luxurious stays and occasions in New York Metropolis.”
Conferences & Occasions Areas
“The Biggest of Them All” – as Conrad Hilton famously described Waldorf Astoria New York – affords almost 43,000 sq. toes of cutting-edge occasion area throughout 14 personal rooms on two flooring and has been house to numerous occasions, weddings and galas.
The landmark property options a few of the metropolis’s most acclaimed heritage venues which have been meticulously restored by famend architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), with inside design by Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR) to protect their authentic Artwork Deco detailing whereas being up to date with the most recent expertise, together with:
- Grand Ballroom:- The Crown Jewel of New York’s Occasion Scene:The three-story, 1,500-person capability area, with landmarked, curtained balconies was fully restored. With state-of-the-art sound, lighting, rigging, and staging, the Grand Ballroom rivals town’s high efficiency venues – able to internet hosting every part from Broadway-style productions to international product launches. Constructing on the imaginative and prescient of the constructing’s authentic architects, Schultze & Weaver, SOM included luminescent cove lighting, constructed inside three tiered covers to duplicate the unique intent and illuminate almost the complete ballroom. Working alongside SOM, PYR accomplished the redesign of the resort’s inside areas to create a way of latest luxurious, whereas preserving its Artwork Deco legacy. The collaboration between the architects and inside designers redefine key relationships between motion, mild, and performance. The ornamental plaster bas aid medallion on the middle of the ceiling, sculpted by Eugene Rochette and Michael Parzini, has been maintained and refurbished, and additional restoration of the unique decor recreates the Artwork Deco feel and look in one of many metropolis’s most iconic occasion venues. SOM additionally made a number of infrastructure modifications to make sure the area is now soundproof and included brand-new audio-visual techniques, modern lighting, and heavy-duty rigging factors inside hid areas within the ceiling. With these enhancements, plus the resort’s hydraulic stage, the resort’s crown jewel is now able to rivaling town’s greatest efficiency venues.
- Basildon Room: An beautiful instance of 18th-century design, the Basildon Room has a most capability of 190 visitors and now gives a lighter and brighter area because of strategic planning by SOM. A number of key components of the area embody the ceiling’s restored frescoes, lunettes, cornices, paneling and fireside mantel, which had been all imported from England’s Basildon Manor in Basildon Park, in-built 1776. Trendy infrastructure, together with new lighting, had been added to the historic ceiling, and SOM up to date the room to its authentic coloration scheme – relying solely on a Thirties postcard from the resort’s archive. SOM fastidiously eliminated layers of paint colours till they revealed these from the postcard, making a palette that mimicked these from the unique coloration scheme and restoring its polychromatic magnificence. Preserving the area’s current attraction, PYR customized the carpet to attract from the unique designs.
- Silver Hall: The Silver Hall is likely one of the most elegant areas throughout the resort, mixing historical past and artistry in a manner that’s uniquely New York. Its significance lies not solely in its architectural magnificence but in addition in its performance; the Silver Hall hyperlinks a few of the most vital occasion areas within the resort, such because the Grand Ballroom, Jade Room, Astor Room, and Basildon Room. Sixteen wall murals, initially commissioned for the primary Waldorf Astoria and painted in 1897 by American impressionist artist Edward Emerson Simmons, had been salvaged from the unique resort for the 1931 building and introduced again to life within the current restoration by ArtCare Conservation. SOM honored the prevailing geometries and reinterpreted authentic supplies to strengthen Waldorf Astoria’s defining architectural language and its standing as a benchmark in international hospitality.
- Astor Salon: A backdrop to hundreds of occasions all through Waldorf Astoria New York’s historical past, together with a 1933 live performance that includes each Cole Porter and George Gershwin on pianos, the Astor Room has been restored and has a most capability of 420.The room now brings in additional pure mild and options stunning columns, which had been uncovered through the restoration.
- Jade Room: With double-height ceilings and home windows flanked by marble colonnades, the light-filled Jade Room has been up to date to accommodate features of as much as 420 visitors. The Jade Room could be paired with features within the Grand Ballroom, or used as a stand-alone venue for intimate banquets and receptions.
Further areas nice for conferences, pre-function gatherings and receptions embody the East Lobby, West Lobby and Boardrooms and Government Assembly Areas. As a part of the resort’s new chapter, visitors even have entry to a brand new tenth ground terrace which can also be accessible for small receptions.
Facilities for occasions will embody a devoted occasion expertise supervisor on-site to make sure seamlessly executed occasions, one of many largest devoted coat checks in New York Metropolis, a personal Grand Ballroom entrance with devoted elevators, an in-house manufacturing advisor for leisure, media suites, and extra. Occasion attendees can arrive through three entrances together with a discreet porte-cochère on forty ninth Road between Lexington Avenue and Park Avenue – the one resort porte-cochère accessible in Manhattan – or through Park Avenue or Lexington Avenue between forty ninth and fiftieth streets.
Lodging + Signature Suites
Following the resort’s transformation from a 1,400-room resort to 375 resort visitor rooms and 372 residences, Waldorf Astoria New York now affords a few of the largest visitor rooms and suites in Manhattan, with nearly all of the resort’s visitor rooms exceeding 570 sq. toes. With resort interiors by Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR) the resort affords 11 completely different visitor room classes, the place rooms are supposed to really feel like personal flats, that includes distinct but linked zones for residing, working, and sleeping.
Along with its luxurious visitor rooms that opened in July, the resort can also be debuting 5 specialty suites this fall, ranging in dimension from 1,550 sq. toes to greater than 5,000 sq. toes.
- Manhattan Suite (1,570 sq. toes with the aptitude to connect with one other room for two,140 sq. toes of area): Impressed by the class of a New York Artwork Deco condo, the Manhattan Suite was envisioned as a collector’s curated residence. With three suites accessible, this suite affords a king bed room, two bogs, dressing space, lounge, formal eating room with seating as much as eight, full kitchen with range and moist bar.
- Empire Suite (2,260 sq. toes with the aptitude to connect with one other room for two,835 sq. toes of area): Conceived as Waldorf Astoria New York’s quintessential New York condo, the Empire Suite invitations visitors right into a world the place American refinement meets English pedigree and Chippendale flourish. The suite affords a full kitchen with electrical range, formal eating desk with seating for six, king bed room, walk-in dressing space, two bogs and ample entertaining area.
- Waldorf Astoria Suite (Over 5,000 sq. toes): The Waldorf Astoria Suite captures the romance of an 18th‑century Parisian residence overlooking the bustle of Park Avenue. The suite is full with a full modern kitchen, eating room with seating for eight, lounge, piano, media and leisure room, and walk-in closet. Company can join the suite with two adjoining rooms and one adjoining suite to create a four-bedroom suite.
