Hotel chain Westin Hotels Owner Host Hotels & Resorts Architect Emery Roth & Sons | Opening 1981 Management Starwood Hotels | |
Location 212 East 42nd StreetNew York City, New York 10017United States | ||
The Westin New York Grand Central Hotel, previously The New York Helmsley Hotel, is a business-oriented hotel in New York City, New York. It is approximately two blocks west of the United Nations headquarters and a little more than one block east of Grand Central Terminal.
The hotel was part of The Helmsley Collection. In addition to The New York Helmsley, New York City properties in the Collection included The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel, The Helmsley Carlton House, and The Helmsley Middletowne Hotel. The Helmsley Sand Castle Hotel, a resort facility in Sarasota, Florida, was also a part of The Helmsley Collection.
History
The hotel was founded in 1981 by Leona Helmsley, the "self-styled hotel queen".
In 2011, the estate of Leona Helmsley sold The New York Helmsley Hotel to Host Hotels & Resorts.
The hotel became a Westin on October 1, 2012.